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How terminations can improve morale
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBecause terminations are the ultimate confrontation at work, few people feel comfortable conducting them. As a result, marginal employees may end up staying around longer than they should.
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7 signs it’s time to jump ship and become an entrepreneur
Felena Hanson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe popularity of shows like "Shark Tank" and "The Profit," along with the elevation of some CEOs to celebrity status, has given millions of Americans the entrepreneurial bug. This, coupled with lower barriers to entry, has allowed 53 million American workers to become independent — about 34 percent of the total workforce, with some predicting the number will grow to to 50 percent by 2020.
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Managing salesperson stress: How to avoid employee meltdowns
Ryan Clark RetailThe car salesman, in a fit of rage, screamed at his customer that she couldn't change her mind. She had already made her choice to buy from his dealership — she had promised him. This, of course, was all the customer needed to validate her apprehension about the dealer, taking her business elsewhere.
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Secret weapons of successful leaders: Simplify
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn Part 1 of this article, we discussed sleep as one of the most powerful secret weapons of successful leaders. In this article, we will review two more tricks of the trade and ways to implement them right now.
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Creating a culture of productive meetings
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementDid you know meetings can actually be productive? This is not fake news. As leaders, it is up to us to ensure all the meetings within our organization are an efficient and effective use of staff time.
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4 things interviews of tomorrow must discover
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTraditional hiring has largely focused on a candidate's experience and education as the primary qualifiers for a position. Both skills and knowledge can be learned and mastered over time.
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Unconscious bias gone wrong
Simma Lieberman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementA senior leader at a high-tech company called and told me, "I just spent an enormous amount of money and resources for a training program about unconscious bias. It was well-received, and people are still talking about how much they liked it."
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Researchers: ‘Sitting really is the new smoking’
Jessica Taylor Medical & Allied HealthcareMore than 40 percent of working people are sitting at a desk from 9-5, and researchers have calculated that this prolonged sedentary behavior contributed to some 433,000 deaths a year from 2002 through 2011.
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Secret weapons of successful leaders: Sleep
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIt is easy to find MBA programs, seminars, conferences, books and podcasts teaching the various traits and characteristics of successful leaders. While many of us can use these tools to become more strategic, focused, confident and inspiring, having those traits does not guarantee leadership success.
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9 simple tips to become a powerful presenter
Shiv Khera Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementGood public speaking and powerful presentation skills are essential tools for effective persuasion. Persuasion skills are the ability to influence, convince, negotiate and sell — something all of us will need at some point during our lifetime. And I'll bet that most of have been in situations where we've had to say a few words in public but got cold feet.
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