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Meet Me in Cyberspace - the 411 on Virtual Meetings - Part One
Meet Me in Cyberspace - the 411 on Virtual Meetings - Part Two
The Benefits of Web Meetings
Tips for Choosing a Conferencing Service Provider
Business Conferencing: Interview with an Expert
10 Must Have Office Products
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Meet Me in Cyberspace - the 411 on Virtual Meetings - Part Two
The Benefits of Web Meetings
Tips for Choosing a Conferencing Service Provider
Business Conferencing: Interview with an Expert
10 Must Have Office Products
Visit the RollCall member group - Click Here!
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Human Resources and Job Search (View Discussions)
How to Set Up a Company Volunteer Program in 6 Steps
August 27, 2008
Before jumping in and laying the groundwork for your program you must first figure out what kind of volunteering you will be doing. There are many options, but choosing a cause that coincides with your business goals and interests is important to ensure that all parties benefit from your efforts. You should also consider polling employees to find out what their interests are, if anyone already has a favorite cause they volunteer for and how much employees would like to participate in donating their time and talent to charity. 
How can you draw positive attention to your company, strengthen your community and encourage teamwork in your office? Simple! Start a Company Volunteer Program. Your employees and your community will thank you for it.
Organization and Workflow (View Discussions)
Plan for Success: How to Write a Business Plan
August 27, 2008
A good business plan both defines a business and guides it. This formal document outlines a company's goals, explains why those goals exist, and charts the path to achieving them. It is not the place for hype or optimism. For your plan to be useful, it must be founded in solid facts and realistic goals. Projections should be achievable with hard work; not with miracles or record breaking years. All industry and sales data should be footnoted and include a source list. This is particularly important if you will be using your business plan to solicit venture capital or bank loans. Even if the document is only for internal use, forcing yourself to source your statistics and projections is a good way to check your gut instincts about the company.
Organizing Corporate Events (View Discussions)
Tips for Staying Under Budget
August 27, 2008
There is no need to correspond with a vendor more than once without a quote. By getting a quote up front, you are not wasting any of their time and they are not wasting any of yours. Some vendors will go out of their way to woo you with talks of what they are capable of and that is understandable - it is their job, after all. But it is your job to get this event planned and execute it while staying under budget. If you stress to these types of vendors that you have a bottom line and need a number, they will provide it up front. Being firm in this request is also a great way to bargain for a lower price, if need be.
Planning an event of large scale is already tough enough without a tight budget breathing down your neck at every turn. It is an all-too-familiar feeling for me to have an exec who needs everything under the sun for an event and allows a humble budget in which to pull it off. Get Quotes Up Front
Software and Web Tools (View Discussions)
Viewing Multiple Calendars in Outlook
August 27, 2008
Let's be honest: in the business world, nothing is ever what it seems to be. It would seem that you are responsible for yourself and only yourself. But, as anyone with a staff (or for that matter, anyone with a boss) can tell you, you're actually responsible for a whole world of other people. If you want to set up a meeting with your department (or if you are truly a masochist, try setting up an interdepartmental meeting) you have to figure out not just what time will work for you, but what times will work for any number of other people. Some of you might be Executive Assistants, which means you are in charge not only of your own hours and meetings, but for your boss's as well. If so, you might be considering going out and getting one of those big hour-by-hour planners your elementary school teacher had (you know, the one that had the big list of all the years' homework assignments?). The digital version of the big teacher's notebook is, of course, your Outlook calendar and your boss's.
Human Resources and Job Search (View Discussions)
The Pros and Cons of Using an Employment Agency for Temporary Staff
August 26, 2008
According to research, a typical employment agency will charge 25-40% of the new hire's first year pay to the company choosing to use their services. Conversely, the termination cost associated with a first year entry level permanent employee can equal 30-50% of the employees annual salary when all expenses are considered.
An unstable economy has led business owners to explore other means of keeping up with a demanding workload while keeping costs down. One of these ways is by using an employment agency to match them with qualified temporary workers.
Organization and Workflow (View Discussions)
How to Set Up a Home Office
August 26, 2008
Working from home offers many rewards including convenience and flexibility. One of the keys to success is having a home office that is functional and organized. Below, you'll find a few ideas to help get you started setting up your new home office.
Air, Hotel, and Transportation (View Discussions)
Questions to Consider Before Booking Your Hotel
August 26, 2008
All of this becomes doubly hard if you are not booking the hotel for yourself, but for your boss instead. The last thing you want is for your boss to return from her trip disgruntled at the arrangements you made on her behalf. Whether booking for yourself or your boss, there are some simple questions you can ask yourself prior to clicking that "confirm" button that will make you more aware of what exactly you are getting yourself into.
All too often people traveling on business run into well-camouflaged bumps in the road. Sometimes it's the bigwigs of the hotel business attempting to lure you in by a low room rate only to charge you a load of fees; other times it's the inadequate description of the exact location of the hotel. It seems the odds are stacked against the business traveler when tackling the exhausting task of booking a stay for a business trip.
Software and Web Tools (View Discussions)
Creating and Storing Folders in Outlook
August 26, 2008
If you are at all like the average office professional, you get any number of emails in a day that are related to any one of a million different topics. When you walk into your office on any given day you are probably staring at 3 messages about the brunch meeting you boss is attending next week, 10 project updates, feedback about the status of one of your monthly reports, and at least a dozen updates that you most likely did not need to read in order to do your job effectively. And that onslaught of digital communications will only get more vigorous during the course of the day. The stream comes at you each and every day of the week, every week of the business year, and depending on your culture in the office, maybe even over the weekends. In order to keep track of the ever growing and seemingly endless mountain of emails in your possession, you have to have a way of dealing with it all.
Business Services (View Discussions)
A Review of Skype
August 26, 2008
At first glance, I assumed Skype was just another Instant Messaging service, but I was wrong. Skype is highly revered for its online phone capabilities. With the use of a microphone, you can easily connect with people all over the world. So, have I found an alternative to traditional business conferencing? Check out this in-depth review as I do the leg work to figure what Skype is all about.
As a first time Skype user, my intentions were to review the software and how it could help us in our jobs. Skype offers many different services, most of which are unique and helpful, but is it right for your business?
Job Satisfaction and Motivation (View Discussions)
The Top 10 Must-Have Professional Development Books
August 25, 2008
If you're just starting to build your professional development library, the following ten books are essentials. These are considered the "classics". They are the most widely referenced in business because they offer timeless advice in an engaging way. Check out this list and be sure to share your personal favorites in the discussion.
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