Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Do you have what it takes to be Revolutionary? Well, I have finally recuperated from hosting our big conference. It was a huge success and was worth all our time and energy. Our event this year was much bigger (in numbers) than 2015 and we were in a much larger convention space area than ever in the history of Office Dynamics so it took a tremendous amount of mental and physical energy on my part for 4 full days and nights.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Two interesting articles caught our eye last week and both had to do with the gig economy and education. HBR's Why I Tell My MBA Students to Stop Looking for a Job and Join the Gig Economy  is written by a MBA program lecturer at Babson College. Key quote on reason for suggesting to MBA students that they join the gig economy: The problem is, jobs aren’t what they used to be.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Hi, I’m Merryl Futerman and I am one of the founders of PA Insiders. Having worked as a celebrity PA for nearly 20 years, one of the things I love most about the job i[link] never knowing what task is coming my way next. One of these unusual requests formed what would become the seed of PA Insiders. Let me explain. My boss bought an antique grand piano at auction for his country house.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 27, 2016

As I’m sure you already know, there are a ton of different list building strategies, and equally as many differing opinions on which one(s) work best. So when I first started purposefully list building (back in 2004), I would try all of these different list building strategies … and none of them really worked! Well, they didn’t work consistently, anyway.

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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

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Our webinar replay for Helping Your Executive Maintain a Competitive Edge is now available for viewing. Leverage your skills and help your Executive achieve his or her goals by creating a positive reputation both inside and outside the organization. Learning Highlights. As an attendee, you will learn…. What “being competitive” really means (for you and your Executive) and why it’s so important to long-term professional success.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Stride Health's Stride Study: Health Coverage in the Gig Economy  covers how gig workers access and use health insurance.  The study's key findings are: Gig workers are uninsured at three times the rate of average Americans : 35% of those surveyed were uninsured while only 10.5% of all Americans remained uninsured. The majority of workers plan to get coverage: 55% of workers who are currently uninsured plan to shop for a new plan or get coverage from another source.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 27, 2016

I travel a lot between September and November. As a matter of fact, I wrote this while on a flight from Whitehorse to Vancouver. It was the second flight I had taken in as many days, as I flew from Vancouver to Whitehorse the previous day. After that flight, I flew from Vancouver to Dallas early the next morning. All in all, I spent about 20 hours in the air over that two week span.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Just over a week ago, I had the honor of attending the Office Dynamics Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. I was there both as a participant and a speaker, and the experience was, indeed, nothing short of revolutionary. As a proud former administrative professional, I consider myself intimately familiar with the unique challenges—and unique rewards—of the field.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Last week Intuit released the Slideshare presentation  The Future of Small Business. It covers 5 broad trends that are driving the growth of the small business sector of the economy. These are: World-class business infrastructure: Small businesses have the ability to build upon technology infrastructure that was once the sole domain of large organizations, such as cloud computing, manufacturing and distribution.  Insightful data: With 90 percent of the world’s data generated in the l

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Through strategic outreach programmes and carefully tailored content, small businesses can begin to make their online presence felt and climb up the search engine rankings in a process known as Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Search marketing enables you to optimise your website to attract the your target audience. As many as 59% of small businesses predict that over a quarter of their revenue will be generated online in the next five years, making search marketing is increasingly important.

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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.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 24, 2016

On this episode of the podcast, I speak with “The Sleep Doctor” and author of The Power of When, Dr. Michael Breus. We discuss the ties between chronotypes and productivity, what his chronotype is, how leveraging when you do something can impact how well you do it, and much more. I’ve long said that fighting your body clock is a bad idea, but I’m no scientist.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 26, 2016

For startups, the greatest resource is the employees. The most successful startups are the ones who hired employees who really believed in the mission of the company and feel invested in the product or service being sold. But how do you find these employees? When it’s time to find new staff for your startup, here are a few tips to make sure you are hiring the best of the best.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The biggest brands in business didn’t become so famous by sheer chance. There are numerous smart decisions and careful planning that helped them achieve this. Every small business dreams of the day that their business can reach countless consumers from all over the world, but very few genuinely reach this point. Regardless, there is plenty of room for success further down the mountain; you just have to know which strategies to implement.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 24, 2016

So you want to open a restaurant. You’re a great cook and your friends and family have told you that you should do this for a living. So what exactly is involved in a venture like this? You should know that according to Alleywatch , almost 60 percent of all restaurants fail within the first five years of opening. That’s a daunting statistic but with some careful planning, you can make sure you maximize your business’s chance of success.

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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.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Most of the businesses require a fax system to transfer important documents. Human resource documents, tenders, purchase forms, quality reports, quotations are important documents for an organization that needs to be safe hands. Retail businesses are in utmost need of this kind of system. Transmitting critical documents is a regular part of an everyday operation in a retail organization.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In the world of marketing, demand creation is the process of creating demand for specific products where none might currently exist. Sometimes called push marketing, creating demand is far more involved– and perforce, often more expensive– than traditional marketing and branding, which typically seeks to meet or satisfy existing needs. Often, business or startup owners realize they need to generate demand when their innovative and new service or product sits on the market with only a

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Let’s be honest; it’s not uncommon for business owners to have personal finances which are in the toilet. It’s tough to start a business, no matter who you are. If you are like most people, you weren’t independently wealthy when you started your business. Your new company was a big risk. It probably still is. photo credit: Raphael J M Souza / Flickr.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 25, 2016

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carbonite. All opinions are 100% mine. Whether you are a solopreneur or the owner of a 100-employee company, you can’t underestimate the importance of data protection in your business. I know what I’m talking about because I have the been-there-done-that. Read on, and you’ll see why losing your data sucks – big time.

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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.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Occasional urgent financial requirements may come up. It is a common problem all over the world, especially for small businesses and the average household. Many individuals and businesses in European countries are increasingly facing the brunt of a volatile Euro economy. In a connected common circulation market, economic conditions of one member state inevitably affect another, and vice versa.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Are you planning on starting a blog that is focused on healthcare? Or do you already have a healthcare-focused blog that you want to improve? Then keep reading for a few tips that will help you set up a great blog or enhance an existing one while delivering quality content to your readers and followers. Ask Experts for Help. Whether you interview experts or you seek out professionals who can write posts for your blog as guest authors, it is always a good idea to include professional voices on yo

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 27, 2016

If you have a small business, then you know that trying to go international is a tricky proposition. Let’s face it, it’s the stuff of much larger organizations. Or so you think. In fact, a number of small businesses are taking a look at the opportunities to expand into the UAE. photo credit: Billy Richards / Flickr. For one thing, the country is located at a strategic crossroad between east and west.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Are you considering getting a green office? Many businesses are investing in greener, environmentally friendly workplaces. This is because green offices have a number of advantages, such as allowing you to conserve energy and giving the employees a clean and pollution free space to work in. photo credit: Zhao / Flickr. Green offices are become an increasingly popular attempt to help protect the environment by saving energy and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.

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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

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 24, 2016

While champions of the digital era will have us believe print is dying out, you only need to look around you to see that print marketing is still very much alive and well. On any given day, we’re bombarded with billboards, magazines and posters – all pointing us towards a product, service or brand – and whether we realise it or not, these marketing materials influence our buying behaviour.

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