Sat.Jul 16, 2016 - Fri.Jul 22, 2016

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How can you help your Executive with travel delays?

Practically Perfect PA

Picture the scene. You’ve planned your Executive’s business trip to a tee. It is perfect. The itinerary is flawless, the hotels are top notch, the ground transport has been planned to whizz your Exec around the city. You are confident your Executive will be able to cope with all of the business trip details while you are sitting at your desk in your office.

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How to Create Your Don’t Do List for Increased Productivity

Office Dynamics

I have been preparing to teach the last 2 modules of my 12 part Star Achievement Series to a long-time client in Charlotte in early August. In so doing, I came across a piece I love, but can’t take credit for and want to share it with you. I bet like me, you never thought about creating a Don’t Do list. By the way, I love Daniel Pink’s work and encourage you to dig deeper into the resources he offers.

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Why You Need to Fail to Have a Successful Career

On The Job

Not many people get pay raises, promotions or great new jobs because they fail. "Fail" is often a dirty word and can kill careers. Have the word "failure" follow you around for long, and you may even start to believe you are one. But Baba Shiv, a professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, explains that it's how you approach failure that makes the biggest difference.

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LinkedIn on the Power of Weak Ties - Implications for Coworking & Freelancers

Small Business Labs

In 1973 Stanford professor Mark Granovetter described the powerful role that "weak ties" – links among people who are not closely associated - play in spreading ideas, finding jobs and helping people join together for action. Fast Company's What LinkedIn Data Reveals About Who Will Help You Get Your Next Job  covers research by LinkedIn showing the power of weak ties continues to be unabated.

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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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The Practically Perfect Business Traveller’s Guide to Berlin

Practically Perfect PA

What to do at Berlin’s #appsworld. Since opening its doors to the world since the fall of the wall, Berlin has become a bustling, cosmopolitan and hugely popular destination for business and leisure travellers alike. It’s no coincidence that a city with such historical and cultural significance should become a key exhibition hub for industries to showcase their innovations.

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Success is in the Little Details

On The Job

What do dirty, worn sneakers have to do with turning around a business? If you’re LEGOs, it means everything. LEGO executives – who had been told countless times by experts that they were in trouble because future generations would lose interest in the building blocks – decided to pay an 11-year-old boy a visit in 2004. The boy was not only an avid LEGO user, but was passionate about skateboarding.

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What is Universal Basic Income?

Small Business Labs

We've been getting a lot of questions about the universal basic income (UBI) these days.  The concept is simple. Under a universal basic income system citizens (in some proposals, residents) of a country would regularly receive an unconditional sum of money from the government. Under almost all UBI schemes everyone would get the UBI regardless of whether they work, how much they make or their net worth.

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5 Things Every Office Should be Replacing with Online Technology

Tips From T. Marie

We’re well into the 21 st century, so why is it that so many business offices are still using outdated office machines and systems? It’s like they are clinging onto old business machines like a two-year-old clings to Mommy’s leg when she appears to be leaving them. It reminds me of how long it took businesses to replace typewriters with computers.

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Practically Perfect PA giveaway: The Green Hat People winner…

Practically Perfect PA

Thank you to everyone who entered the Green Hat People and Practically Perfect PA giveaway! I can now announce the winner… drum roll please… is: Victoria Meir. Congratulations Victoria! We will contact you to get your details! Thanks again to The Green Hat People for hosting such a fantastic giveaway. The Green Hat People. Green Hat People design Active Meetings, Workshops and Business Games capturing and engaging audiences on an entirely new level.

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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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4 Tips to Make Your Talking-Head Videos More Engaging and Natural

Andrea Kalli

Talking-head videos are an important part of any video marketing strategy. Whether you’re introducing a new product, talking about an offer or delivering some training, you’ll have to use talking-head videos. Most videos of this type are robotic and don’t connect with the audience in a meaningful way. Here are some tips you can use to make your talking-head videos more natural and engaging.

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Podcast 012: Stick to the list

Clutter Coach

by. In this episode, I’ll talk about why you should never go shopping without a list. Here are some highlights: A list keeps you focused and goal-oriented. How to reverse your shopping strategy. You are not immune to impulse buying. Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube. This podcast is based on my book, 52 Simple Ways to Get Organized, available on my website.

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The Truth About Setting Affordable Rates

Tips From T. Marie

If I had a dime for every time someone complained that people won’t pay their rates, I’d be rich. Well, not rich exactly, but I’d have a few bucks for Starbucks instead of Dunkin’ Donuts. What do I tell them? I tell them it’s because they are focusing on the money. Never, ever focus on the money. The truth is that people will pay what you’re charging and more to get what they want.

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5 Business Lessons to Adopt from Innovative Technology Companies

Office Dynamics

Technology is synonymous with terms like “new,” “cutting-edge” and “futuristic.” From the days of the automobile revolution, innovative technology has changed the way we run our businesses and live our lives. Henry Ford gave us an affordable automobile, but he also gave businesses the ability to do things differently with the innovation of the moving conveyor belt.

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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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Overwhelmed?…Turn Your Unproductive Hours Dealing With Interruptions Into Time Well Spent

The Art of Admin

In this post, you’re going to discover the 3 most valuable questions you can ask the people you support in order to reposition yourself from being overwhelmed by the extra workload and hours spent on interruptions to feeling in control. The post Overwhelmed?…Turn Your Unproductive Hours Dealing With Interruptions Into Time Well Spent appeared first on The Art of Admin.

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Podcast 011: But it was a gift!

Clutter Coach

by. In this episode, I’ll talk about what do with gifts you’ve received that you don’t like. Here are some highlights: I can’t get rid of this. Aunt Jane gave it to me. I don’t want to hurt my friend’s feelings. What about the memories this gift brings back? Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube.

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The Huffington Post: Biohacking the Organization

BioTeams

An excellent article on Bioteams by Doug Kirkpatrick, US Partner at NuFocus Strategic Group concludes: “The power and elegance of bioteaming is indisputable. Whether organizational leaders will detach themselves from the perceived security blanket of traditional, artificial hierarchy in order to fully experience that power is another question entirely?

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The Productivityist Podcast: Stephan Spencer

Productivityist

On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast, I speak with Stephan Spencer. Stephan is a man of many talents and projects, including hosting The Optimized Geek and writing the book The Art of SEO. The focus of our conversation is on optimization. And I’m not just talking about search engine optimization (although as a Patreon supporter you will hear about his fascination with that subject matter).

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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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Say Yes First, Learn How Later And Broaden Your Knowledge Base

The Art of Admin

You’re going to discover why I would say yes first and learn how later through my career as an administrator and how you can follow the same method to get new and exciting results. Our knowledge only extends so far, The post Say Yes First, Learn How Later And Broaden Your Knowledge Base appeared first on The Art of Admin.

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4 Ways to Boost The SEO of Your Online Business or Website

Small Business CEO

You don’t have to be an SEO pro to boost your website rankings on Google. I know it sounds hard to believe, but it’s true. There are a whole bunch of small and even simple things you can do to help improve your website’s SEO. And in this post I am going to show you just how easy it can be. Are you ready? Let’s go… Add External Links.

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The Huffington Post: Biohacking the Organization

BioTeams

An excellent article on Bioteams by Doug Kirkpatrick, US Partner at NuFocus Strategic Group concludes: "The power and elegance of bioteaming is indisputable. Whether organizational leaders will detach themselves from the perceived security blanket of traditional, artificial hierarchy in order to fully experience that power is another question entirely?".

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What a Difference 6 Years Makes.

Audacious Admin

Six years ago I worked at a law firm. My boss gave me some vague details on a conference they wanted to attend. It was in Boston for IT Administrators. While researching it, I stumbled upon information on the International Association of Administrative Professional (IAAP) Education Forum and Annual Meeting (EFAM). At that point I had been an Executive Assistant for 14 year and had no idea there were conferences & associations specifically for my job.

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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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5 Traits of the Best Boss I Ever Had

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I’ve had many amazing bosses and my luck with finding the best bosses is quite unheard of. Many I’ve worked for were the most down to earth, humble, smartest, kindest and richest people in the world, but you would never know it by meeting them. My bosses were not extraordinary in terms of charm, looks, humor, or personality. By all outward appearances and spending a few minutes or even an hour with them, you’d walk away not realizing you were in the company of some of the greatest business peopl

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Tips For Displaying Product in Your Store

Small Business CEO

In business, there isn’t a necessarily a right way to display product in your store. Every business sells different things and so it’s up to the entity to decide what is most effective for them as pertains to the product they’re selling and the motive they have. For instance, if you’re a display only type store who doesn’t have a lot of product on hand, there is no need to have a plethora of clothing racks in your store.

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Even The Smallest Home Businesses Need An Online Marketing Plan

Small Business CEO

Even if you are simply a crafter making natural skin care products, jewelry, or you are an artist painting watercolors, you still need to market your business if you want to sell the things you are creating. As a creative person, you’d probably love to do something your enjoy for a paycheck. And, it is possible, if you set up an online marketing plan.

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How to Choose a Business Dissertation Helper

Small Business CEO

Are your undertaking any postgraduate business studies part-time , such as an MBA program, while you’re running your business? If so, you’ll eventually need to do a business dissertation to finalize your study. A business dissertation topic may cover various fields of study. Some of these popular fields are accounting, behavioral sciences, marketing, and finance.

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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