Job Advice Blog
JULY 25, 2016
Piggybacking on our last blog’s topic of interview preparation, I’d like to write a little bit about being nervous on an interview. This week, I had the pleasure of working [.]. The post Interview Preparation Part 2: Nervous Butterflies? appeared first on Free Job Advice Blog.
Small Business Labs
JULY 25, 2016
Defining and Achieving Small Business Success is a new study we recently conducted in partnership with the sales and marketing automation company Infusionsof t. The study consisted of a survey of over 400 small business owners coupled with a set of 26 in-depth interviews with "successful" business owners. These are small business owners who told us they were meeting or exceeding their business goals and objectives and self-described their business as "successful&
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Office Dynamics
JULY 25, 2016
I live by a set of Guiding Principles that have attributed to an enjoyable life that I would consider successful. They are simple and to the point but can have a huge impact on your career and personal life. I’d love to share them with you today. 12 Guiding Principles for a Successful Life. Attitude: Life is 90% attitude. It’s not what happens to you that is important; what matters is how you choose to respond.
Practically Perfect PA
JULY 26, 2016
I’m very excited to launch the first Practically Perfect PA eBook! With the support of Career Moves we have been able to put together a guide to help you prepare for the perfect PA job. Each chapter is dedicated to helping you through the process of applying for and securing the dream assistant role. What can you expect to find in our eBook: I think we have covered everything that you will need to think about when it comes to planning your next career move including the following: Looking
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
Tips From T. Marie
JULY 28, 2016
A quick shout out to my awesome Biz Buddy Vicki Voisin for inspiring this post. She’s always stopping me during one of our weekly chats to say “That’s a blog post!” and many of my best posts have been because of it. The Tips from T.Marie Blog has been around awhile. Almost 9 years to be exact. In all of those years I can count the number of guest posts I’ve had here on one hand.
Small Business Labs
JULY 26, 2016
The Wall Street Journal's Job Satisfaction Hits a 10-Year High—But It’s Still Below 50% covers the results from The Conference Board's annual job satisfaction survey. As the chart on the left below from the WSJ article shows, just under half (49.6%) of U.S. workers surveyed reported they are satisfied with their jobs. While lower by quite a bit than the 60%+ levels in the 1980s, satisfaction is at a 10 year high and well above its low of just over 40% in 2010.
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Practically Perfect PA
JULY 28, 2016
It has been a busy few months here at Practically Perfect PA. I have just finished the regional events and we are just adding the final details to Assist Travel. The first Practically Perfect PA eBook is available for everyone to download and I am just about to launch this year’s Industry Snapshot survey… So busy, busy! On top of all of that, we have opened up bookings for next year’s Assist Conference.
Productivity Bits
JULY 26, 2016
C lear the clutter and add some extra functionality to your workspace with these office hacks. Whether you work from home full-time, or simply enjoy having a workspace in the house when you need it, maintaining an organized space is crucial to your productivity. But when you’re working with limited space and resources, it can be tricky to reach the full organizational potential of a room.
Small Business Labs
JULY 28, 2016
Way back in the early 1960s Mattel released a product call ThingMaker. Kids used the ThingMaker to make creepy crawlers, which were squishy, plastic bugs. Youtube has a 1964 Mattel Creepy Crawler TV commercia l, which nicely describes the product and provides a nostalgic look at life in the 1960s. Let's face it, ThingMaker is a great name for a 3D printer.
Clutter Coach
JULY 29, 2016
by. In this episode, I’ll talk about how you can make it much easier to find your stuff, like your keys, when you pick the right spot to store them. Here are some highlights: Do you lose your keys regularly? You don’t really have ADHD. What are the essential factors for selecting a spot? Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube.
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
JULY 27, 2016
We are chuffed to bits to be guest blogging today for the Practically Perfect PA Blog. After sponsoring the first ever Big Questions event in Edinburgh, we wanted to introduce ourselves to some of you that weren’t able to make it along. One of the main topics discussed at the Big Questions was “ How do we get our organisation to value the work that we do ?
Job Advice Blog
JULY 25, 2016
Piggybacking on our last blog’s topic of interview preparation, I’d like to write a little bit about being nervous on an interview. This week, I had the pleasure of working […] The post Interview Preparation Part 2: Nervous Butterflies? appeared first on JTL Services Inc.
Productivityist
JULY 27, 2016
In my last post , I dove into how journaling can: – Deepen your awareness and connection to your work and yourself. – Give you clarity and confidence to make important decisions. – Propel you towards what you want to accomplish. That all sounds fine and dandy, but how exactly do you keep a journal that accomplishes these things?
Clutter Coach
JULY 26, 2016
by. In this episode, I’ll talk about why you should only purchase what you need in the immediate future and why. Here are some highlights: Warehousing goods creates clutter. Couldn’t you use that space for something more important? How to satisfy the acquisition urge without shopping. Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube.
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.
Practically Perfect PA
JULY 25, 2016
This month we have a fantastic competition for you guys! The wonderful folks at Roomex are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a city break in Berlin. Here are Roomex to tell you a little more about the competition and what they do…. Win a hotel break in Berlin with Roomex. You have enough on your plate. The ink never dries on your to-do list.
Job Advice Blog
JULY 25, 2016
Piggybacking on our last blog’s topic of interview preparation, I’d like to write a little bit about being nervous on an interview. This week, I had the pleasure of working with an extremely friendly candidate in the Southeast for a customer service position. She had the perfect amount of solid experience related to the position […].
Brilliantly Better
JULY 29, 2016
We live in the most frightening, terrifying age of the human kind. There are terrorist attacks against innocent people every day. There are military coups and leaders are turning into dictators. The very United States, the world guardian and the… The post The Evolutionary Shift Of “S**t! We’Re Doomed!” appeared first on Dragos Roua.
Energage
JULY 27, 2016
Show Me the Money Isn’t Where it’s at. Top leaders are shocked when talented employees jump ship. Working with more than 33,000 organizations over the last decade, we’ve seen this reaction before. Leaders left scratching their heads, curiously thinking: but we paid them far above the industry average. Why on earth would they choose to leave? The truth is, “show me the money isn’t where it’s at.” .
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
Practically Perfect PA
JULY 29, 2016
What is Administrate? Administrate is a training management solution built for training companies and internal training departments that helps them run their entire operation. Where traditional solutions are focused primarily on the student experience, they are focused on making the administration of training easier, more efficient, and more visible through their CRM, reporting engine, automated communications, and workflow support.
Small Business CEO
JULY 28, 2016
As a small business owner, setting and achieving realistic and beneficial business goals is necessary for ultimate business success. Without having goals for your business, you run the risk of never reaching as far as you could with your organization or pushing yourself to your professional limits. However, setting business goals isn’t just about thinking about something reasonable you want to achieve and hoping that it happens for you.
Productivityist
JULY 25, 2016
On this episode of the podcast, I chat with my friend Srinivas Rao. Srini is the author of the book Unmistakable: Why Only is Better Than Best and the founder and CEO of Unmistakable Creative. We talk about his book (which I’ve dog-eared to death) and going down the path of becoming unmistakable. We discuss mastery, habits, systems, goals, in depth.
Energage
JULY 29, 2016
Four Job Search Tips for Finding the Perfect Match. As a job seeker, it’s easy to zero in on pay, benefits, and even work-life balance. We refer to these as “The Basics” at WorkplaceDynamics. But don’t skip what may be the most important step of the process: making sure you—and the company you’re considering—are a suitable workplace culture match. Our Top Workplaces research shows perks are least important to employee satisfaction.
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
Practically Perfect PA
JULY 27, 2016
Round two of our regional events took place last week in Leeds and Edinburgh. The Office Superhero… Technology to Help you Fly was a resounding success with just under 100 assistants booked onto each event. Thanks again to everyone for coming, especially those in Leeds who managed to make it across the city despite it being the hottest day of the year!
Small Business CEO
JULY 26, 2016
In many ways the difference between running a small business and being a freelancer is that the pressures are greater. Everything comes down to you ultimately, it’s just that everything amounts to far more things! For freelancers, as for CEOs of small businesses, confidence and assertiveness are key. After all if you don’t have confidence in your own abilities, and demonstrate it, why should a prospective client or potential new hire have any confidence in you.
Small Business CEO
JULY 27, 2016
If you’ve finally made the decision to take your business online, then you’re doing the right thing. Today technology dominates our lives and more and more people head to websites and apps to purchase items or use different services – so if you’re not tapping into this market, you’re missing out. There are a few things though that you should consider first before you put your sites and apps live.
Small Business CEO
JULY 28, 2016
The beautiful thing about living in the modern world is the technological advancements that make it possible for anybody to work from home if they just have the motivation, the right idea, and the tools to do it. Working from home is most everybody’s dream. There is something so appealing about setting your own hours, waking up when you want, doing a couple hours of work, but taking a break and playing with the kids, taking the dog on a walk, or making yourself lunch whenever it pleases you. pho
Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street
In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.
Small Business CEO
JULY 28, 2016
In ever-larger workplaces, it can be very easy for employees to feel lost in the shuffle and unappreciated for their contributions to the organization’s goals. Managers first realized long ago that people want to be treated as more than just a number when they are at work. Employees like to be recognized for their hard work and publicly praised for their dedication. photo credit: TSLAC / Flickr.
Small Business CEO
JULY 27, 2016
Opening up a new startup company comes with many decisions. Where are you going to work? Who is going to be working with you? How are you going to sell your product or service? It is this last question that is the focus of this article. When it comes to selling your product or service, you typically have two primary options — you can sell it directly to a customer, or you can sell it in bulk to another company and let them sell it to their customers.
Small Business CEO
JULY 27, 2016
Owning a business built around alcohol must have seemed a good idea at the time. There is certainly money to be made , and some people are just great building a business based on customer camaraderie and good cheer. Maybe alcohol is the perfect pairing for your restaurant menu, or maybe you see profit potential in a retail store. How a liquor licensing attorney can save your startup business ?
Small Business CEO
JULY 26, 2016
Trying to be your own boss has its inarguable upsides. You can decide on the dynamics of your workplace, choose your own hours, treat staff well and try to maximise profits for yourself. But while that all sounds like a cinch, it takes more skill than you might imagine. Running a business is a marathon. Most small business owners take years, even decades, to hone their skills, using famous entrepreneurs as templates or attending in-depth courses on the subjects of business and finance.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
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