Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
The trend towards desiring greater levels independence - and the autonomy, control and flexibility that comes with it - takes many forms. Since we track the future of work, we spend most of our time researching the growth of independent work (freelancing, independent contracting, self-employment, etc.). But there are other aspects to this trend.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
SURPRISE! It’s me, Joan Burge. Those of you who have followed me for a while know I am a big fan of face-to-face time for executives and assistants. Face-to-face time is also beneficial for any manager who meets on a regular basis with their direct reports. Whether you are an executive or an assistant reading this Monday Motivator, here are ideas on what you can discuss when you have face-to-face time or catch up by telephone, Facetime, or Skype on a regular basis.
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Practically Perfect PA
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Enjoy today’s Day in the life: Amy Franklyn, EA at Bird & Bird which is full of Executive Assistant Tips and Tricks. What are the main aspects of your role? I manage a team of PAs and Administrative Assistants and I support the firm’s Head of Corporate and General Counsel. I help the business with […].
Tips From T. Marie
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Location-less offices, remote employees, virtual assistants , and online service providers. This is the changing face of today’s small business offices. Business is becoming less and less tied to a location for various reasons. Reducing the cost of running a business is at the top of that list. Depending on which of the aforementioned choices you make, it can save you money on office space, office supplies & equipment, and even employee benefits and taxes.
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
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Colliers International, a global real estate services and investment management company, recently released their 2019 U.S. Flexible Workspace Outlook Report. According to the report's introduction, its purpose is "to help office occupiers and investors alike to better understand: • The rationale behind using flexible workspace • Examples of leasing models • Types of experience models • The volume and characteristics of flexible workspace in leading U.S. markets • Key issues facing the se
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Welcome to another question for Ask an Admin. This is where the administrative assistant and executive assistant can submit any question they have and their peers will answer the question based on their previous experience. We believe that there are many different ways to approach problems, difficult tasks, and situations so we thought this would be a great way to provide you a place to share your input as well as receive input from others.
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Stephanie LH Calahan
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
No matter what kind of content you intend to create, sometimes the ideas just don't come. Live streams, blog posts, articles, Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat stories, posts, short-form or long-form media — it can all seem like too much sometimes. Staring at a blank screen when you desperately want to create content and serve your audience can be stressful.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Rig Up , an online talent marketplace that connects oilfield workers who are looking for a job with oil and gas companies, recently announced it had raised $60 million in VC funding. The company was founded in 2014 and it pre-qualifies contract oilfield workers and helps them find gigs quickly and easily with energy firms. Thanks to fracking, U.S. oil and gas production has been growing steadily for the last decade, with oil production at an all time high.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
There are many reasons why you should attend an administrative assistant certification or designation course but are those reasons right for you or are you still trying to figure out why you should a certification and designation course? Joan Burge, founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International is the creator of the World Class Assistant course and has helped men and women from around the world get their CWCA designation.
Clutter Coach
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
by I think it’s safe to say KonMari is a verb that’s trending right now in early 2019. Are you looking to KonMari your house? Seems like everyone in America is right now. Marie Kondo’s Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, has touched a nerve with many. Her approach is very simple, does this possession spark joy or not? In practice, you’re going to find things like old tax returns that don’t really spark joy, but you keep them anyway, for other good reasons.
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.
Recruit CRM
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
You might already have an ATS that you’re looking to replace or maybe you’re looking to buy your first system. It’s 2021 and if you’re reading this, you’re probably looking for a new applicant tracking system. With dozens of systems to choose from, choosing the right ATS/CRM for your business is a daunting task! Don’t worry though, You have us here.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Many people envision team meetings as stuffy office-based meetings between employees and management, but today’s economy is simply different. Whether you run an ecommerce business or a digital agency, you might be collaborating with a team across the state, country, or even the world. So, when it’s time for a team meeting, and your team doesn’t have a single location, what do you do?
TED Talks
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
J.D. Vance grew up in a small, poor city in the Rust Belt of southern Ohio, where he had a front-row seat to many of the social ills plaguing America: a heroin epidemic, failing schools, families torn apart by divorce and sometimes violence. In a searching talk that will echo throughout the country's working-class towns, the author details what the loss of the American Dream feels like and raises an important question that everyone from community leaders to policy makers needs to ask: How can we
Recruit CRM
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Ever since I discovered Chrome Extensions, I have been a fan. They are extremely useful and often come in handy. We have curated a list of 19 Chrome Extensions for recruiters, of course, you won’t be needing all of them but feel free to choose the one you like. It’s time to do some serious recruiting in 2019. 1.) Recruit CRM Sourcing Extension. Source candidates & clients from anywhere with the handy Recruit CRM extension.
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.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 2, 2019
In today’s highly competitive world of business, it has become increasingly important for businesses to take steps in order to stay a step ahead of the competition. There are various steps you can take in order to boost your chances of success, particularly in today’s digital era. By making sure you put a strong marketing strategy in place, you can make a huge difference to your success levels no matter what industry you are in.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
From animation and VR to photography and video; establishing a successful – often multi-stranded – approach to digital marketing is vital. You’re not just competing with your neighboring high street SME anymore. Through the rise in globalization and the evolution of the supply chain, you’re competing with every heavyweight conglomerate and entrepreneurial SME the world over in the present day.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
What have you got planned for 2019? Do you know how you’ll be promoting your business in January? How about for December? If you think that planning ahead is only for huge corporations with large marketing departments, then chances are very high that marketing your small business is either not happening at all, or you’re wasting your time with outdated strategies.
Recruit CRM
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
An important part of being a recruiter is communicating with candidates & clients effectively. Email is still, by a wide margin, the best way to reach out to both prospective clients & candidates. Trillions of emails get sent every year, but most end up being ignored. To increase the chances of your emails getting replied to, you need great email subjects & messages.
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 CEO
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
The SEC whistleblower program exists to award eligible whistleblowers who avail original information that facilitates successful enforcement of SEC actions where total civil penalties surpass $1 million. As far as the eligibility for the program is concerned, any individual or group, irrespective of their citizenship, may participate in the SEC Whistleblower program – with a few qualifications and exclusions attached.
TED Talks
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
There's no better way to stop a disease than to catch and treat it early, before symptoms occur. That's the whole point of medical screening techniques like radiography, MRIs and blood tests. But there's one medium with overlooked potential for medical analysis: your breath. Technologist Julian Burschka shares the latest in the science of breath analysis -- the screening of the volatile organic compounds in your exhaled breath -- and how it could be used as a powerful tool to detect, predict and
TED Talks
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Is women's sexuality actually more complicated than men's? The answer is no, says author Sarah Barmak. In an eye-opening talk, she shows how a flawed understanding of the female body has shaped our culture for centuries, debunking some age-old myths and offering a richer definition of pleasure that gets closer to the (actual) truth about women's sexuality.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
We live in a highly unconventional world. Gone are the days of having to go to the bank in order to have access to your money. You no longer have to take a trip to a brick and mortar store to buy groceries or clothing. The internet has also changed how we make money. While traditional full-time and part-time jobs will always be an option, the internet has opened the doors for people to make money by completing a variety of tasks.
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.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Any business that takes itself seriously will make sure calls are answered within a ring or two and that callers feel their question or issue is (or will soon be) resolved before the call is disconnected. Unless you have a very close and trusting relationship with all your customers, it’s impossible to do this with calls going to the wrong staff member, or worse: voicemail; or worst: Missed altogether.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 2, 2019
“The law is hard, but it is the law” This old Roman saying pertains to the harsh yet fair nature of the law. It exists to protect the people from others and themselves. It also helps in preserving the sovereignty of the state. Moreover, it promotes peace and order in any place in the world. A place dissolving into anarchy is not a healthy place to live in, and the law helps us in remembering our rational side.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Like any profession, success as a landlord depends on hard work, determination, sharp business acumen and a touch of good luck. Many people find investing in real estate a stable way to boost their income. However, those who rush in with little advanced preparation may find their landlord journey filled with more money pits than income-producing properties.
TED Talks
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
You know the "forgotten middle": they're the students, coworkers and regular people who are often overlooked because they're seen as neither exceptional nor problematic. How can we empower them to reach their full potential? Sharing her work helping young people get to and through college, social activist Danielle R. Moss challenges us to think deeper about who deserves help and attention -- and shows us how to encourage those in the middle to dream big.
Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry
Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Though running an online business is still an oddity to many people in the public, it’s fast becoming the most popular career option worldwide. Anyone can fire up a simple or complex business such as freelance writing or design, or an ecommerce store supported by social media marketing. In the case of a business run solely online, it’s important to establish a virtual headquarters to run your business from.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Many entrepreneurs feel that appointing a legal practitioner for business purpose is not that necessary and it creates excessive pressure. But, in today’s world, it is really very important to hire a business attorney. The businesses often face criminal accusations like fraud, copyright issues, monetary crimes, etc. and in such case, you may need the help of your business defense lawyer.
TED Talks
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
The path to skill around the globe has been the same for thousands of years: train under an expert and take on small, easy tasks before progressing to riskier, harder ones. But right now, we're handling AI in a way that blocks that path -- and sacrificing learning in our quest for productivity, says organizational ethnographer Matt Beane. What can be done?
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
The growth in technology has brought many changes in how businesses are being conducted, and there seems to be software for every function. Good software will help you in managing different business aspects more effectively than you would by relying on your employees only. Most software is developed in such a way that it can be useful even through a mobile phone, which makes it easy to use them from anywhere.
Speaker: Melissa Hurrington
What’s holding finance teams back isn’t just process inefficiency. It’s culture gaps, reactive mindsets, and missed opportunities to lead real change. In an era of disruption, finance leaders can no longer afford to operate on autopilot and the most resilient teams aren’t just efficient—they’re connected, talent driven, and culture-focused. Join Melissa Hurrington for an exploration into how finance leaders can evolve beyond process and numbers to create adaptive, people-powered teams that thriv
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