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How to Stop Your Boss Throwing You Under the Bus

The Assistant Room

Do you routinely find yourself being thrown under the bus? Do others confuse your role of successful business support professional with the profile of office scapegoat? Are you regularly taking the fall for others wrongdoings or mishaps with absolutely no idea why? Well…you are not alone. The post How to Stop Your Boss Throwing You Under the Bus first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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10 Things Exceptionally Successful People Do on the Weekends

Success

It is one thing to be successful and it is another thing to be exceptionally successful. But to attain a high level of success, you have to be willing to put in the work. Because the theme of the modern-day careerist is this: How do you get more done in less time? So although a lot of people see the weekend as a time to hang out and relax, exceptionally successful people have a different idea of how Saturdays and Sundays should be spent.

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The Rise of Ecommerce Nomads

Small Business Labs

The Verge's Road-Tripping With Amazon Nomads looks at people who travel across the country looking for merchandise they can sell for a profit on Amazon. Key article quote defining Amazon Nomads: " merchants who travel the backroads of America searching clearance aisles and dying chains for goods to sell on Amazon. Some live out of RVs and vans, moving from town to town, only stopping long enough to pick the stores clean and ship their wares to Amazon’s fulfillment centers." These nom

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Winning at Calendar Tetris, Sponsored by Cabinet

Executive Leadership Support Blog

This ELSx webinar is sponsored by Cabinet, the fastest scheduling software for executive assistants. Let’s face it: scheduling is a major part of the EA role. We must be fast, organized, and two steps ahead of our executives when it comes to managing their time. Although scheduling may seem simple, there are many shortcuts, best practices, and tips for not only surviving but thriving in this part of the job.

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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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Moxie Tip #4: Communication

Virtual Moxie

You cannot afford to under-communicate, or communicate late. If you’re worried that something you’ve done (or not done) will upset your client, not communicating will just make it worse. No matter what you need to say, communicate what needs to be said quickly. The post Moxie Tip #4: Communication appeared first on AssistU.

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How the Pandemic Changed the Way Americans Spent Their Time

Small Business Labs

The New York Times article More phone calls, less shopping: how the pandemic changed American lives, down to the minute examines data from the American Time Use survey to show the changes in how Americans spent their time last year.   The article charts below (click to enlarge) shows the biggest winners and losers, timewise.  The key change from 2019 is that during the second half of 2020, Americans spent ten waking hours a day at home.

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How to be a Leader When You Have Less Experience

Eat Your Career

This video is an excerpt from a live Q&A session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video is available in the Career Success Library. A participant in our recent Q&A session asked: “What are some strategies to be an effective leader when there are colleagues in your team who are more experienced and also have been at the company longer than you?

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Moxie Tip #4: Communication

Virtual Moxie

You cannot afford to under communicate, or communicate late. If you’re worried that something you’ve done (or not done) will upset your client, not communicating will just make it worse. No matter what you need to say, communicate what needs to be said quickly. The post Moxie Tip #4: Communication appeared first on AssistU.

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10 Habits of Ultra-Likeable Leaders

Success

Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural traits that belong only to a lucky few. In this article, originally published on LinkedIn Pulse , Dr. Travis Bradberry explains how being likeable is under your control, and it’s a matter of emotional intelligence (EQ). If you want to be a leader whom people follow with absolute conviction, you have to be a likeable leader.

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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 Get a Job After Military Service

On The Job

Women in the military who decide to transition into civilian life will find that their proven work ethic and dedication to getting a job done are valuable attributes to private-sector employers. But, challenges remain in finding work post-military. For example, military job titles can be confusing to private-sector hiring managers. Or, female service members may never have had a civilian job before, so they may not know how to write a resume and cover letter or prepare for a job interview.

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4 ways to make people feel valued at work, even when you’re not all together

Ideas.Ted

This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. Remember how it felt when someone looked you in the eye, gave you a firm handshake and said with feeling, “Thank you so much”? In today’s digital workplace, we can do the same thing — what I like to call “value visibly” — by being attentive and aware of other people and clearly communicating “I hear you” a

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The Science Of Video Marketing For Small Businesses

Small Business CEO

Statistics of recent years speak volumes about the active transition of both users and marketers to a separate type of content – video. Netizens give about 70% of their traffic to watching videos and other media. Given this attractive figure, small businesses are also turning to video in the race for consumers’ attention. Today we’ll take a look at how video marketing is driving the exponential growth of projects, how it improves Google rankings, and how to professionally create and edit m

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10 Quick Tips to Help You Slow Down, Make a Plan and Push Forward

Success

SLOW DOWN. High achievers tend to be prone to overworking themselves. The next time you feel stress over your schedule, take some time and get serious about narrowing your priorities. Read: Lecrae’s Restoration Project. GIVE AND GET. New members of Achievers, our startup social network, are asked for two things when they sign up: One give, and one get.

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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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Monday Moving Forward – Filtering Out The Noise

Brilliantly Better

Time to publish another installment of the weekly “Monday Moving Forward” series, a series in which we post, surprisingly, only Mondays, because that’s when we have more chances to feel unmotivated. Mondays have a bad reputation, and, to a certain extent, it’s justified. That’s why I decided to try out various approaches, tips and tricks.

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Here’s how wildfire smoke affects the body — and how you can protect yourself

Ideas.Ted

In the US, fire and health officials began issuing warnings about wildfire smoke several weeks earlier than normal this year. With almost the entire western half of the country experiencing drought , signs pointed to a long and dangerous fire season. In recent weeks, smoke has turned the sky hazy across a large swath of the US as dozens of large fires burn , and a lot of people are wondering what’s in the air they’re breathing.

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Passwords: The Key to Protecting Your Business

Small Business CEO

Did you know that the average password contains eight characters or less ? That’s not secure—far from it! And yet, 90% of internet users are in fear of having their accounts hacked. If that’s the case, why aren’t people using more secure passwords? The topic of passwords is a difficult one, especially when it comes to business. It’s not uncommon for employees to take the easy route and use the same one-or-two passwords across all their work accounts; they may even use the same passwords th

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3 Ways to Practice Radical Kindness with Your Employees

Success

Good leaders know they must be kind to employees. There is no way around it in 2021, as the pandemic redefines what is most important to workers. Today, we’re in the thick of what economists are calling the Great Resignation, where more than 40% of workers want to switch employers. The reasons vary, but employers’ hesitancy to embrace hybrid working is a factor.

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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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Ep 125: Ask Me Anything – Working with an Unresponsive Executive

Go Burrows

In this Ask Me Anything episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast , I do my best to help with a listener’s scenario and question about working with an unresponsive executive. CONNECT WITH ME. My LinkedIn. The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant. Ask a question for a future episode by emailing me at podcast@leaderassistant.com.

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Best New Social Media Features to Boost Engagement!

Jennie Lyon

Do you seek out all of the latest news about social media? As a digital marketing expert and virtual assistant who focuses on social media, watching trends, new features, and announcements from social media networks is simply part of my job. I need to be on top of everything to offer my clients the best… The post Best New Social Media Features to Boost Engagement!

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How to Boost Your Relationship With VIP Customers

Small Business CEO

VIP customers are a blessing for any business. VIP customers are akin to assets that appreciate in value over time. One of the biggest benefits of having—and leveraging—existing relationships. In fact, studies have shown that it’s 6 times more difficult to acquire new customers than to keep existing customers. To make sure your customers treat you the same way the business thinks about them, you have to make them feel special.

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Beyond Gold: What Happens After You Achieve Your Biggest Goal?

Success

If your definition of success involves pushing yourself to achieve a goal , there’s no one more successful than Olympic Gold medalists. Every two years, we watch their victories replayed on highlight reels, forever freezing them at their athletic peak. But in the meantime, they’ve had to find out where to go after reaching the top. Gymnast Carly Patterson was just 16 when her dazzling performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics made her the second American woman ever to win the all-around competitio

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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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I Think Ivy Lee Was Right

Productivityist

The concept of to-do lists has been around for ages. Sure, the way they’ve been constructed over the years has changed but the concept is largely the same: put together a list of things you either need or want to do. Humans haven’t really changed all that much, either. If you’ve ever read How to Live on 24 Hours a Day , you’d know this.

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Thinking Outside Of The Loyalty Card

Brilliantly Better

It looks like these days I’m experiencing a variety of ways to think differently. Whether it’s thinking outside of the jar, or realizing the obstacle is not the bottleneck, I’m exposed (luckily) to all sort of different perspectives. Todays was no different. The Benefits Of Working From Coffee Shops No, this is not going to. Read more.

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Seven Facts You Need to Know About The Green Card Lottery

Small Business CEO

Working, studying, starting your own business, buying real estate in the USA – all this may become possible thanks to the Green Card. This cherished card confirms your residency permit and gives you the right to employment in the USA, as well as serves as the key to obtaining the U.S. citizenship. One of the most popular ways to get a Green Card is to take part in the annual Diversity Visa Lottery.

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In Retirement, Olympic Gold-Medalist Michael Phelps Is a Mental Health Advocate

Success

The American Dream lies to us in all kinds of ways. Among the worst is that pursuing it will bring happiness , and if it doesn’t, there is something wrong with us, and to solve that, we have to try harder, be better, achieve more, remain almost delusionally optimistic. Michael Phelps is a fascinating case study in optimism. He had the audacity to believe that he could become the best ever at his chosen profession, and then he validated that optimism by doing so.

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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