Eat Your Career

JULY 5, 2017

In the business world, it can be tempting to believe we’re all operating in the same objective reality. After all, we deal in things like facts and data. We forget sometimes that reality is actually quite subjective; it’s shaped by the observer. Different people can interpret the same facts and data in entirely different ways. In doing so, they can—in essence—create their own version of reality and shift the course of their future.

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JULY 5, 2017

A really fundamental task for assistants is organising your department team meetings. If your organisation is anything like the businesses I used to work for I bet you organise A LOT of team meetings. I know that most of you are aware that some meetings are not the best use of time, but did you know something like $37 billion a year is lost to unnecessary team meetings?!

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On The Job

JULY 5, 2017

Communication seems to be a problem in the world today. It's not that we don't have plenty of ways to communicate, it's that we expect the tool (text, phone, email) to do the job for us. That's never going to work because good communication requires human effort. Years ago I interviewed communications expert Ben Decker, and he provided some great suggestions on how you can become a better communicator -- and use it to help boost your influence at work.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2017

Mastercard believes the sharing economy is large. growing rapidly and here to stay. Key quote from their press release on their recently released sharing economy study: “The sharing economy is experiencing an extraordinary level of growth, transforming the fundamental way industries operate and people experience a variety of things,” said Mark Barnett, President, Mastercard UK & Ireland.

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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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Small Business CEO

JULY 6, 2017

All signs point to it. Within the last few weeks, you may have uncovered your grill for the first time in eight or nine months and fired up some New York strips. A little corn on the cob, freshly-sliced watermelon and homemade cherry cobbler rounded out your family’s all-American picnic. School’s out, so your house is bustling with kids (your own, plus their friends).

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On The Job

JULY 3, 2017

If you want to send shivers down the spines of many company leaders, all you have to do is say one name: Kodak. The Eastman Kodak Co. has become the poster child for big, successful companies that failed in a spectacular way after missing opportunities that were critical for its evolution and survival. In Kodak’s case, it was digital photography, which it invented.

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Productivityist

JULY 5, 2017

I’ve put together these bullet points on personal productivity to celebrate my birthday. That’s why the number is so odd. You may even find some of the points themselves odd, but if you find one that you think would be worth adding to your own approach, then I’ll consider it a gift both given and received. You have time for whatever you want to have time for.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 7, 2017

You’re traveling for business, your eyes veer from the road for just a moment, and all of a sudden “bam.” You’ve crashed into the vehicle ahead of you, and your vehicle is damaged. The person driving the other vehicle may also be injured. A million questions are running through your mind: Will your business’s insurance cover the damage?

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Energage

JULY 3, 2017

How Successful Firms Redefine The Role of Managers. Back in the day, the role of manager was well understood. Businesses had standard operating procedures, and managers supervised the employees doing the work. Whether t hey were part of the industrial revolution or the service economy, managers performed similar enforcement functions. They made sure their dire ct reports could do their jobs—and do them over and over again with great consistency until they were told to do otherwise.

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BioTeams

JULY 1, 2017

Image Source: Chalkdust Magazine. I have been reading Lord Sacks daily thoughts “Celebrating Life” and was impressed by his piece on “The Prisoners Dilemma” The Dilemma in a nutshell is that 2 prisoners are given the chance to do a deal and betray each other. If you want more background I have written about the dilemma previously and it also features heavily in my new book.

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Productivityist

JULY 3, 2017

The first day of the calendar year might not be the best first day for you to start something fresh and new. It depends on a variety of factors, most notably how the rest of your calendar takes shape. Keep in mind that January 1 isn’t the first day of the year for a lot of people around the world. The most common example would be Chinese New Year.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 4, 2017

Having a strong online presence is good for business. Over 70% of today’s customers search for the information they need online, including information about products, services, and brands. In the previous article, we talked about some of the reasons why your business absolutely needs a strong and positive online presence. The next step to take is actually establishing your online presence.

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Productivityist

JULY 7, 2017

Sara Lewis, author of The Rise, once observed the Columbia University women’s archery team for several hours. Through her time with the archery team, she was able to draw some comparisons between success and mastery. ”Success is the ability to hit that ten ring once but mastery is the ability to know that means nothing if you can’t hit it again and again.

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Productivityist

JULY 6, 2017

I’ve written about triggers before , but I’ve yet to write about signals. Signals are different than triggers. Signals are indicators that something needs to happen, and triggers are the incidents that make things happen. Signals often come in waves, sometimes one after the other. Other times, signals are spaced far apart. Triggers show up once and lead to action.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 7, 2017

You made it to the top! You’re CEO, king of the castle and master of your domain. Somehow, this means even more work. Improve your life as a CEO with the tools below to stay organized and successful. RescueTime. As CEO, your time is valuable, and you need to be careful how you spend it. You don’t have the luxury of wasting time on inconsequential tasks, and if you find yourself at the end of the day wondering where all your time went, RescueTime is the solution to your problems.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 5, 2017

Media generally takes up most of the marketing budget for a company, as they pay to have their adverts on the TV, radio, internet ads, as well as sponsored posts on social media. In some cases, this is one of the biggest spending areas a company will make. Apple, for example, increased its ad spend by a massive 50 per cent in 2015, to a record breaking $1.8 billion. photo credit: Elvert Barnes / Flickr.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 6, 2017

You need to hire a qualified veterans disability lawyer if you want a discharge upgrade or to appeal for denial of compensation. If you choose to apply for veterans disability through Veterans Affair department, the process could take a very long time to complete, which can be frustrating. However, hiring an attorney to guide you through this maze can save you a lot of stress and trouble.

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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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Productivityist

JULY 4, 2017

We don’t have much parking available on our street anymore. All of the spaces have been taken up by tenants of homes in the neighbourhood and visitors overnighting more than ever before. Our driveway slants in such a way that getting in and out of our car is nearly impossible when we’re parked there, so we have parked on the street in front of our house for over a decade.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 4, 2017

Today, LLCs (limited liability companies) seem to be the favored form of business organization and they do offer a lot of advantages. But for many small startup businesses there is a lot to be said for having no business organization at all , which is referred to as a sole proprietorship. First what is a sole proprietorship? Basically, it means that there is no legal distinction between you and your business.

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BioTeams

JULY 1, 2017

Image Source: Chalkdust Magazine. I have been reading Lord Sacks daily thoughts "Celebrating Life" and was impressed by his piece on "The Prisoners Dilemma" which I have written about previously and in my new book. Lord Sacks is the UK's chief Rabbi and highlights one vital aspect of the dilemma which I had not previously paid enough attention to - the fact that the two prisoners are not allowed to speak to each other!

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Productivityist

JULY 3, 2017

On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Daniel Lerner and Alan Schlechter. Daniel Lerner is a clinical instructor at NYU and has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where he serves on the teaching staff. He works with musicians, athletes, and executives to improve their performance through developing a healthy psychological state.

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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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