December, 2021

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Building effective workflows with your Executive

Practically Perfect PA

Building effective workflows with your Executive I’m sure you have heard the term workflow a lot. It is certainly something you will have come across if you have ever decided to research how to manage your time best and increase your productivity. It is a term often used in project [.].

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Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for Clients

Tips From T. Marie

I’ve written about client gifting here before. More than once. But what do you do if the holidays are overwhelming you this year and you still haven’t decided what to do as far as client gifting is concerned. Here is a list of last minute holiday gift ideas for clients. Gift cards. When you’re strapped for time there’s nothing like gift cards to help you get your holiday gifting done.

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Supporting Your Executive—Your Sole Purpose

Office Dynamics

Note: While this blog refers to being in a physical office space, you can apply the concepts to a “working from home” situation.

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At Home with Our Founder Jess

The Assistant Room

As we turned 5 this year and have survived 2 years of the pandemic, we decided to go back to the beginning and speak to our Founder ad Managing Director Jess. The post At Home with Our Founder Jess first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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3 Books to Help You Grow As a Leader

Success

Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact. By Jenn Lim. Author Jenn Lim knows a little something about happiness. She co-founded the workplace culture company Delivering Happiness with Tony Hsieh, the late CEO of Zappos.com. Their goal? To teach businesses how to make their employees happier while also improving their ROI.

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5 Ways to Keep Positive During the Holidays

Ian's Messy Desk

The post 5 Ways to Keep Positive During the Holidays appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. It’s easy to place too much pressure on ourselves at this festive time of the year. We get caught up in the demands of spending, entertaining, making things bigger and better than last year. Why? Mostly because we lose sight … Continue reading → You just finished reading 5 Ways to Keep Positive During the Holidays !

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Unmasking Imposter Syndrome on the Let’s Get Social Show

Stephanie LH Calahan

Imposter Syndrome afflicts over 70% of all people, and many don't know it is standing in the way of their dreams and goals. It is prevalent among people considered to be high-achievers. It can show up as overperforming in one area and underperforming in another. I had the pleasure of talking with Eimer Duffy and Phillip Twyford on the Let's Get Social Show, and we talked about this common phenomenon and what you can do about it.

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How to Become an Innovative Leader

On The Job

Anyone hoping to move up the leadership ranks better put "innovative" at the top of their resume. Innovation is highly prized by companies because it means that this person is always on the lookout for new ideas and new opportunities, which are critical in succeeding into today's competitive marketplace. In an XBInsight study of almost 5,000 leaders across a wide range of industries, here are the competencies that innovative leaders share and how you can do the same: 1.

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At Home with Our Founder Jess

The Assistant Room

As we turned 5 this year and have survived 2 years of the pandemic, we decided to go back to the beginning and speak to our Founder ad Managing Director Jess. The post At Home with Our Founder Jess first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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How to Be Heard in a Noisy World

Success

On this week’s episode of SUCCESS Line , I talk to Patrick, a real-estate entrepreneur who recently wrote and self-published his first book. He has already sold 500 copies, which is no small feat, but he has big dreams of best-seller lists and sequels. . He wants to know, “How do I build an audience for my work and hit that best-seller list?”. This is a challenge so many entrepreneurs face, whether they are publishing a book or not.

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Pew Research on The State of the Gig Economy in 2021

Small Business Labs

The Pew Research Center, a highly regarded non-profit, non-partisan D.C. think tank, recently released The State of Gig Work in 2021 report.   The report covers the results of an in-depth survey of Americans who earn money from the gig economy, which Pew defined somewhat narrowly.  They only included workers who earned money by providing the following services via online gig platforms:  " driving for a ride-hailing app; shopping for or delivering groceries or househol

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5 Ways to Make the Holidays More Meaningful

Ian's Messy Desk

The post 5 Ways to Make the Holidays More Meaningful appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Well… Christmas is two days away. How has the holiday season been for you? What do you celebrate, or do you choose not to celebrate? And, as we’re in year two of restrictions and lockdowns, how has that affected your … Continue reading → You just finished reading 5 Ways to Make the Holidays More Meaningful !

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5 easy ways to supercharge your sales process using automation

Practically Perfect PA

5 easy ways to supercharge your sales process using automation Maintaining a sales process as a business owner is a huge challenge. You will likely be using multiple tools and apps for the various tasks, and if they’re not connected, your team will be wasting hours of valuable time on [.].

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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3 Questions You Must Ask to Get Ahead

On The Job

Are you good at your job? If so, congratulations. But it's not enough. If you really want to move up in your career or in your company, then you've got to offer more. You have to go beyond your job description and figure out how your input contributes to the bottom-line success of the company. Here's how to figure out where you also need to focus your energies if you want to move up: 1.

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7 Christmas Hampers for Corporate Gifting

The Assistant Room

To make things as easy as possible for you this year we've pulled together our top 7 Christmas hampers to help you take what can be a hugely time consuming task off of your to-do list and get ahead of the Christmas rush. The post 7 Christmas Hampers for Corporate Gifting first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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Nice Is Not Enough: How Mindy Stearns Builds a Culture of Kindness

Success

We could all use a little extra kindness, and leaders are better placed than most to spread it. Mindy Stearns is so committed to doing her part that she took on the title of Chief Kindness Officer at mortgage lender Kind Lending. You may already be familiar with Mindy’s impressively varied career, which started with doing animal impressions on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey show.

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Study by U.K. Think Tank Finds Gig Workers Satisfied With Their Work

Small Business Labs

The Social Market Foundation is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in the U.K.   They recently released Rides and responsibilities: Understanding the needs and preferences of those who work in the gig economy , a study they conducted that focused on the attitudes and motivations of food delivery riders who work with Deliveroo.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Take Time for Rest and Relaxation

Ian's Messy Desk

The post Take Time for Rest and Relaxation appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. It’s three days before Christmas and things are ready to go. There will be a couple of things that need to be done on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. However, I’m starting my day a little slower, taking time to tweak preparations … Continue reading → You just finished reading Take Time for Rest and Relaxation !

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Moxie Tip #23: Leadership

Virtual Moxie

Truly successful Virtual Assistants lead in a variety of ways: in their profession, with their clients, and in changing the way the world works. No matter where you are in your VA journey, you can always be a leader for someone else. The post Moxie Tip #23: Leadership appeared first on AssistU.

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What Does Your Pride Say About You?

On The Job

Many of us have been taught from a young age that lacking humility is a downfall. Of course, now that social media has come along, it seems that bragging is an art form. We might be able to ignore the celebrity or star athlete who can't quit bragging online, but it can be more difficult to stomach the boss or the colleague who is always gloating. We might believe that we shouldn't brag -- but one expert says that not correct.

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Why are some people irritable all the time? And what can you do?

Ideas.Ted

As a psychologist who’s been in private practice for 25 years, I’ve seen that there are as many kinds of relationship problems as there are humans on this planet. But one issue that keeps coming up is about irritability — or what to do when a close connection seems to be in a bad mood all the time. . Take this letter from a reader, for example: Every day, my sister seems to wake up irritable and then stay that way.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Burnout Can Be a Sign of Big Business Growth—Here’s What to Do Next

Success

Sometimes in life, pain and difficulty can be positive signs. To the bootstrapping entrepreneur , for example, feelings of burnout may be inevitable, but it might actually mean you’re on the right track. If there’s more and more work to be done, your business is probably growing. Many entrepreneurs experience burnout because they mistakenly believe they have to do all the work themselves.

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Forming a Tight Partnership with Your Executive Assistant

Worxbee

When executives and their executive assistants form a tight partnership, magic can happen at work. It’s not just about managing schedules and arranging travel - it’s about forming a strategic relationship where the executive and EA are in it together and striving for success. EAs are in the perfect position to step to this level because they already operate in the executive sphere.

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What is The Future for USD?

Small Business CEO

The US Federal System has printed a lot of unsecured dollars over the past year. Therefore, many people rightly fear an imminent strong depreciation of the dollar, and some even believe that the United States is bankrupt. In contrast to this opinion, some people continue to believe in the strength of the dollar, and in its cloudless fate. The Strength of the Dollar.

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A Review of: Horwood House, UK

The Assistant Room

Located a stone’s throw from London is Horwood House, the newly renovated spa hotel with facilities and options for every away day, corporate event and overnight stay you have ever had the task of organising. The post A Review of: Horwood House, UK first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha