Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Today, I want to talk about taking time to express your gratitude to others, whether you personally know them or not. This has come to light for me because, in the past 2 weeks, Jasmine and I have received personal handwritten notes, little gifts, cards, letters and emails of gratitude from people whose lives we have touched and didn’t even know it.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 3, 2016
The Institute for the Future's (IFTF) Workable Futures: People Transforming Work in the Platform Economy describes 7 "archetypes" of on-demand economy (ODE) workers and their motivations for working in the ODE. To develop these archetypes, IFTF conducted in-depth ethnographic interviews with 31 workers across a range of ages and socio-economic backgrounds. The 7 archetypes are: The Part-Time Pragmatist , who doesn’t see online platforms versus
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Andrea Kalli
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Using holidays as inspiration for marketing campaigns is a great idea. For Halloween, there is no shortage of marketing concepts that can be conjured up (see what I did there?) that play off of each other quite well. Here are 13 Marketing Concept Starter Ideas – How to use Halloween in your business content marketing: — Don’t be scared by xxx. — Cleaning out cobwebs. — It’s frightening how xxx. — Ghouls disrupting your xxx. — Don’t Look Behin
Productivity Bits
OCTOBER 20, 2016
As an active employee, you spend a significant part of your day at the office. During that time, you need to carry out tasks, meet deadlines, interact with co-workers, and still have complete insight into the impact of your work. However, what you are unaware of (most of the time) is how your office affects the way you work. Whether you work at home or in a large company building, office design can impact your mood, your ability to concentrate and stay focused, and your ability to be productive.
Speaker: Chester Santos
Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform
Office Organization Success
OCTOBER 13, 2016
… Over a 30-day period I was able to add 747 new subscribers to my list. … I collaborated with 14 other business owners and helped them build their lists in the process. … One business owner added 354 new subscribers to her list from this event alone. What was this amazing list building event? A Joint Venture Giveaway! What is it? It’s where a group of business owners who all share the same target market, but who all offer complimentary services, come together and “
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Hi, I’m Nicky Christmas and I am a job hopper. There, I’ve admitted it. I’ve spent many years cleverly covering up the fact that I spent most of my career hopping from one job to another in an effort to climb the career ladder. Prior to running Practically Perfect PA, the longest time I spent in any one organisation was 4 years and in that time I took on two different roles.
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Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 4, 2016
J Walter Thompson Intelligence's The Luxury of Less suggests that "pared-down lifestyles" with less stuff are becoming aspirational for the well-off. Key quote: This idea of “less but better”—a phrase coined by the German industrial designer Dieter Rams—has been picking up steam in the wider retail world over the past year, and gained traction when Ikea’s chief sustainability officer Steve Howard argued during The Guardian’s Sustainable Business Debates in January that “i
Eco-Office Gals
OCTOBER 13, 2016
Paper-based meetings are becoming a major inconvenience at the office and in the environment. Offices spend a lot of resources on paper, while the environment suffers from the carbon that paper usage emits. Fortunately, paperless meetings have come to take those nuisances away. Paperless meetings are conducted in digital rooms that provide tools and online document repositories to simulate face-to-face meetings through different computer devices.
Productivity Bits
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Let’s be honest – we’ve all done it once or twice. We came to work early in the morning, especially on Monday and then decided to settle down a little bit by doing some easy tasks first. Seems pretty normal. However, if you are starting off your day with the easiest tasks on your list, you could be killing your productivity levels for the rest of the day.
Tips From T. Marie
OCTOBER 7, 2016
One of the most popular excuses many businesses give for needing ‘in office’ personnel is access to files. Some businesses have whole rooms full of metal filing cabinets. Within those metal behemoths are file folders stuffed with paperwork that may or may not be needed in the daily running of the business. I say may not because I’ve worked in offices where at least two-thirds of the file cabinets in the office were never opened.
Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA
In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Hi, I’m Merryl Futerman and I am one of the founders of PA Insiders. Having worked as a celebrity PA for nearly 20 years, one of the things I love most about the job i[link] never knowing what task is coming my way next. One of these unusual requests formed what would become the seed of PA Insiders. Let me explain. My boss bought an antique grand piano at auction for his country house.
Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Our webinar replay for Helping Your Executive Maintain a Competitive Edge is now available for viewing. Leverage your skills and help your Executive achieve his or her goals by creating a positive reputation both inside and outside the organization. Learning Highlights. As an attendee, you will learn…. What “being competitive” really means (for you and your Executive) and why it’s so important to long-term professional success.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Less than a month ago we wrote about the startup OfferUp raising $119 million to compete with Craigslist. Today Facebook released their Craigslist competitor, called Marketplace. Like OfferUp, it's a mobile first app designed to let you to discover, buy and sell new and used items - mostly with people in your local area. Marketplace is purely a matching service. The buyer send the seller a direct message from Marketplace to make an offer.
Laughing all the Way to Work
OCTOBER 21, 2016
I have always had trouble knowing when to use the words 'then' or 'than'. Sometimes it is easy to figure out, but other times I struggle to figure it out. Well, today I came across a sentence where the person used 'then' and I was pretty sure it should have been 'than', but wasn't positive. Rhymes like '30 days have September', 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' (but there are exceptions), or what a school teacher I worked with taught me about when to use 'I' or 'me' in a sentence (if you can chang
Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP
The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.
Eco-Office Gals
OCTOBER 13, 2016
Over the past six years the University of Liverpool have been in partnership with a company named Vital Energi Networks. Together they have been working towards a goal that essentially aims to reduce the amount of carbon emissions and energy being released from the University. In order to achieve the goal of reducing co2 output by 30% by 2017 various strategically important projects have been delivered.
Andrea Kalli
OCTOBER 8, 2016
Here’s another great video for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. #fightlikeagirl. Stop by my video Showcase page to see what else I’ve been creating lately! Andrea Kalli. Video Virtual Assistant, Video Editing Services. The post Breast Cancer Awareness video #2 appeared first on Video Editing Service & Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Thank you to everyone who has completed the Practically Perfect PA survey. So far we have received just over 350 replies and some great feedback, but we would love to hear from more of you so please do take ten minutes out of your day to complete the questionnaire. I’d appreciate your honest feedback, I really would! I’ll share a summary of the results in November, with a mixture of blogs and infographics!
Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Just over a week ago, I had the honor of attending the Office Dynamics Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. I was there both as a participant and a speaker, and the experience was, indeed, nothing short of revolutionary. As a proud former administrative professional, I consider myself intimately familiar with the unique challenges—and unique rewards—of the field.
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 20, 2016
According to data from the 2014 U.S. Annual Survey of Entrepreneur s, the median U.S. employer small business (those with paid traditional employees) generates less than $400k in revenue. As the chart below shows, in 2014 the median small business had receipts of about $390,000 and about 4 in 10 (39%) had less than $250,000. Only about one quarter (26%) of small businesses generated more than $1 million in revenue.
Clutter Coach
OCTOBER 4, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. In this episode, I’ll talk about how to get tasks off your list faster and how to choose which tasks to speed up. Here are some highlights: Should I write it on my list or not? What’s the surprising benefit of knocking out a task quickly? What’s the important skill that will help with this?
Eco-Office Gals
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Perhaps nothing is so routine as garbage day. At least once a week in neighborhoods around the world, garbage trucks hit the streets to empty waste and recycling bins at homes and businesses. Although these routes are carefully scheduled based on time and geographic location, they are not always the most efficient. The trucks come whether the bins are empty or full.
Andrea Kalli
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Breast Cancer Awareness video – a simple way to show your support. You can use this in your campaigns. Order yours today – special deal – $25. By Andrea Kalli. The post Breast Cancer Awareness video appeared first on Video Editing Service & Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant.
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 7, 2016
At the recent Assist Travel event we were lucky to have Tae Lee, the founder and CEO of Travo talk to our delegates about the future of business travel and the millennial traveller. He covered a lot of interesting points and I thought it would be useful to share his video with you today. I just want to give you a bit more of an introduction to the video.here is what Tae covered in his session: A new generation of business travellers are quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with.
Productivityist
OCTOBER 6, 2016
This piece originally appeared in The Productivityist Weekly newsletter. If you’d like to receive first-run and exclusive content delivered to your email inbox every week (and receive additional bonus offers and a free copy of my manifesto The Way of The Productivityist), sign up here. The start to my year (which begins for me in September) has been hectic to say the least.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Lots of recent studies on the gig economy. So many that one article says you can't swing a cat these days without hitting one. We're dog fans here at Small Business Labs, but we still wouldn't swing a cat. But if we did, we'd likely hit one of these recent gig economy studies: Upwork's 2016 Freelancing in America study - We briefly covered this study last week.
Office Organization Success
OCTOBER 27, 2016
As I’m sure you already know, there are a ton of different list building strategies, and equally as many differing opinions on which one(s) work best. So when I first started purposefully list building (back in 2004), I would try all of these different list building strategies … and none of them really worked! Well, they didn’t work consistently, anyway.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Clutter Coach
OCTOBER 18, 2016
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. In this episode, I’ll offer a bunch of solutions to overcome procrastination. Determining which ones will work for you depends on what type of procrastinator you are. Here are some highlights: What type of procrastinator am I? What are the best tips for beating procrastination?
Andrea Kalli
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Halloween Video – Graveyard Zombies. I just love how this super major creepy Halloween video turned out! This is just one of the Halloween videos available this year. Be sure to check them out. Andrea Kalli. Video Virtual Assistant, Video Editing Services. The post Halloween Video – Graveyard Zombies appeared first on Video Editing Service & Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 6, 2016
As promised, for those of you that couldn’t make Assist Travel this year, here are the rest of the slides from our wonderful speakers. You can find the morning slides here. . How to avoid visa disasters. Assist travel Avoiding Visa Disasters for Practically Perfect PA from Practically Perfect PA. Travel Apps and Technology. Apps and technology at Assist Travel for Practically Perfect PA from Practically Perfect PA.
Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 10, 2016
Tonight at 6:00 pm Pacific Time, Office Dynamics will kick off our 23 rd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence tonight with our Welcome Reception at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. We are excited to welcome more than 450 administrative professionals from 11 countries. This year’s conference theme is The Revolutionary Assistant. So please excuse me for this short Monday Motivator.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult
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