Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
Wow…. Something is definitely in the air… it is something that disrupts our lives; pushes us out of our comfort zones; often causes stress and pressure, but can be rewarding and invigorating. Can you guess what it is? CHANGE! I have been speaking on change since 1990. It has always been a great topic because everyone can relate to change personally and professionally.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
About 3.9 million Americans are working in the on-demand economy, up from 3.2 million this time last year. The number is forecast to grow to 9.2 million by 2021. This is about a 23% compounded annual growth rate. This is part of the findings of the recently released Intuit 2016 Dispatch From the New Economy: The On-Workforce study. This is the 2nd year of this study and Emergent Research again partnered with Intuit on this research.
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Andrea Kalli
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Don’t forget to make a Video Sizzle Reel for your business portfolio or “best of” videos? Show your best work. Your portfolio. The best pictures at your event. The highlights of your testimonial videos. A sizzle reel, or showcase reel, is a great way to give people a peek at who you are and what you’re about, in a short amount of time. 60 seconds is an ideal length for a sizzle reel.
Clutter Coach
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
by Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. You can leave a review here! In this episode, I’ll talk about how asking yourself what the worst that can happen is can help you make decisions. Subscribe: iTunes ⋅ Stitcher ⋅ Soundcloud ⋅ YouTube ⋅ Google Play. This podcast is based on my book, 52 Simple Ways to Get Organized, available on my website.
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
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Achieving company goals, increasing revenue, and one-step ahead of the competition is on the mind of every CEO and manager across the globe. However, one of the biggest obstacles managers come across is the gap between the skills needed to achieve the aforementioned objectives and the skills of the workforce. Technology has allowed for things to develop a lot faster nowadays, which makes these “skill gaps” a lot more common than they used to be.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
San Francisco's real median household income has increased from $55,221 in 2000 to $88,829 in 2016. This will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with SF's tech boom. What is surprising is the real median household income for the U.S. in 2000 was $57,790 - more than $2000 higher than San Francisco's. Since 2000 SF's median household income has surged about 60%.
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Clutter Coach
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
by What are the best habits? The ones that work for you. Why do they work? Because they are tailored to you in all your quirky glory. It’s said that the early bird gets the worm and that early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. But, frankly, I am not a morning person. Never have been. When my mom woke me up for breakfast on school days she usually had to try several times.
Productivityist
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
. This episode’s guest is Claire Tompkins (a.k.a. the Clutter Coach). Claire works with clients to organize and declutter their homes and offices, to manage their time, and get things done better. She works with artists, writers, entrepreneurs, and more as a professional organizer by creating simple, practical systems for real people. If you’ve been following the podcast and my other work, you’d know how big a fan of simple I am.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Owning a small business provides many perks, but unfortunately there is one major pitfall when it comes to being a small business owner and that is being vulnerable to a cyber attack. Small businesses can be easy targets for cyber attacks as many small businesses simply don’t have the resources and money to put into a huge IT team to ensure that all of their important business and client information and documents is secure.
The Art of Admin
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
None of us want to deal with more forms, checklists or templates right? We just don’t have the time (or the patience). But, what if I said that templates are one of the easiest ways to unlock time in your. The post Save More Time With Savvy Templates In 3 Easy Steps appeared first on The Art of Admin.
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.
Clutter Coach
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
by I am happy to announce that the interview Mike Vardy did with me for The Productivityist podcast is now available. We had a terrific conversation about productivity, of course, and also habits, how to start, what clutter is, and today’s topic, resistance. You can listen here. What is resistance? It’s when you don’t do the thing you said you wanted to do.
Productivityist
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. – Albert Einstein. In my years of studying productivity, I’ve found that my greatest asset is to never stop asking questions. It’s led to some of my best work. Asking yourself great questions can do the same for you. But what questions should you ask?
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
At first, I felt euphoric. It was 2012. I had ditched the 9-5 and I was my own boss. I no longer had to ask permission to leave work early and I could pick the kids up from school whenever I wanted. But it didn’t take long for things to change. Sometimes I wasn’t putting the hours in when I should be. Other times I found myself pulling all-nighters and getting grumpy from the lack of sleep.
Three Shots Ahead
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Emergency Kit bag – Grab Bag I know I am a planner. I try to be spontaneous but I accept that I am organised and like to plan. I read two articles recently that made me realise that I might.
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.
Brilliantly Better
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
This is a guest post by Harrish Sairaman. The mind controls everything a person does – the way that he/she thinks, feels, moves and reacts is governed by what goes on in the mind. Because of this, improving one’s mind is… The post Hypnosis for Better Performance appeared first on Dragos Roua.
Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
This article is part of a series. Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. It’s no exaggeration to say that I truly believe one of the core reasons we are all here on this planet is to learn. As humans, we have been endowed with the amazing gift of intellect. To squander that is, in my opinion, the height of arrogance.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Let’s face it: Getting customers is easy most times compared to actually keeping them. There’s so much competition to contend with these days, it’s near impossible to keep running with the best prices in your industry, your city; your little cozy niche that nobody knows about… Yet! Then one day Joe Bigtime, who’s been watching your every move and figuring out how to do it even better than you, strolls into town and upsets everything you’ve been working toward.
Three Shots Ahead
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Earlier this month I’d spent a frosty Tuesday in the docks of East London keeping warm and toasty in the University of East London’s archive library. The area used to be the hub of London’s Docklands up until the middle.
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.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Do you want more Instagram followers –silly question, of course you do. More Instagram followers mean more exposure for your blog, site or business and more eyes on your business mean more publicity for you. So, follow these tips below to see how to grow your following. Tell People About Your Instagram Account. If you have a large following on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or have a blog, tell people to follow you on Instagram for more content.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
The goal of a marketing campaign is to help your audience understand the brand, increase awareness and engagement, and of course, generate sales. The best marketing campaigns go above and beyond to resonate with consumers by playing into emotions and generating excitement for a product or service. Regardless of the industry you’re in, there are always unique ways to create effective and relevant marketing strategies.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
In this digital era with the internet making communication and productivity so much easier, it is becoming more and more common for entire staffs to all live in different locations working remotely. Telecommuting is something that is made possible not only to one specific type of career or only a few. Recent research shows that over half of Americans have a job that has potential to be done remotely.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Brexit has been one of the most important news items of the past 12 months, and whether you were for or against leaving the EU when the vote was held, chances are that as a business owner you have some concerns about how it will affect you. There has always been a saying in business however that every crisis brings with it its own opportunities – so can you really stand to benefit from the current volatility caused by the Brexit situation?
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
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
If you plan on starting a business, or perhaps plan on keeping a business going, by taking into consideration different types of loans, then it’s important to understand the ramifications of each possibility. Five types of transactions that can have an effect on your business financial possibilities include dealing with student loans, small business loans, loans from family and friends, private loans, and then the choice to take on credit card debt as a form of self-loan.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Ever noticed how every smart entrepreneur refers to their employees as a team? That’s because they know the value the right people bring to their companies. A business cannot be successful without the right people. photo credit: Kompania Piwowarska / Flickr. That might sound obvious, but many small businesses ignore the importance of their human resources.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Many business owners hear the term expansion and assume that we are talking overseas, and yet expanding even within the same town carries many different duties with it. For a start, there is finding the right property and deciding what makes it a good space to expand to. There are different factors which will affect what kind of property you might want to go into, such as its location and proximity to conveniences for staff.
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