Archives for March, 2010
Office Christmas Parties – The Right Etiquette
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
We have compiled some handy words of advice on how to avoid ruining your good reputation at work by playing it safe at the office Christmas party so you turn up for work the next day unscathed.
You want to be able to go back to work with some anonymity after the work office party. How [...]
Female Entrepreneurs: Avoid Falling Victim to the “I Can Do It Myself” Syndrome 2
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Time is valuable and no one can afford to spend time on tasks that are non-revenue generating. In the state of today’s economy, every business is looking to reduce costs and increase revenue. The “I Can Do It Myself” Syndrome tells sufferers that they can save X amount of dollars if they just do it [...]
Female Entrepreneurs: Avoid Falling Victim to the “I Can Do It Myself” Syndrome
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
According to the Center for Women’s Business Research, as of 2008 10.1 million firms were owned by women (75% or more), they employed more than 13 million people and generated $1.9 trillion in sales. Many women are becoming entrepreneurs and stepping out on their own, but that doesn’t mean they have to go it alone.
I [...]
Teamwork – It Really Does Make The Dream Work 2
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
The level of trust that the pilots have with each other is understandable the level of trust that they have with the enlisted men and women who maintain their aircraft, and support the team is equally amazing. For the Blue Angels every mission is critical. A successful performance is a matter of life and death. [...]
Teamwork – It Really Does Make The Dream Work
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
The third week in May is a very special week in Annapolis, MD. It is Commencement Week for the United States Naval Academy midshipmen, and every year the Blue Angels rehearse on Tuesday and perform on Wednesday afternoon. This year, for the first time in many years, several friends and I went to see this [...]
Hiring A Personal Virtual Assistant 2
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
4. Request price and service quotes. Learn about the management of the company that employs your assistant – after all, the management will be responsible for ensuring your VA’s attendance and effectiveness. Look for professionalism and quick response time.
5. Choose a virtual assistant services provider. Once you’ve narrowed down your search to a handful of [...]
Hiring A Personal Virtual Assistant
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Personal virtual assistants have received a lot of attention during the past few years. Much of this attention has come from the success of Timothy Ferriss’ book The Four Hour Work Week. In the book, Ferris outlines strategies to eliminate one’s daily busy work by outsourcing tasks to a low-cost virtual assistant, or VA. Business [...]
Challenge By Choice and Resistance to Team Building 2
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
This should placate any ‘resistant’ members of your team who are resisting based on physical or mental reasons. In saying that however, the team building facilitators, and your team, should encourage all team members to participate to their fullest in every activity.
Next, being told you’re coming on a team building day, without knowing too much [...]
Challenge By Choice and Resistance to Team Building
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
I hate this sort of thing”, “What are they going to make us do?”, “Do I have to go?” – all common comments and questions when certain team members are ‘faced with’ a team building day. Follow ‘team building’ on Twitter and you’ll see these types of comments almost every day.
So, how to win these [...]
What I Love About Cooking Team Building 2
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
So, yes, cooking team building can be fun. At the same time, it produces great results. It gets people on equal footing (getting the CEO washing up with a junior clerk is great to see). Team building events with cooking bring them together immediately as interaction, communication, team work and strategic thinking all play an [...]