As I was working on this morning’s roundup, one quote kept ringing back at me: “If you do a job where someone tells you exactly what to do, they will find someone cheaper than you to do it.”
10 years, 8 months ago
Next time you make a presentation, or lead a team meeting, consider the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art's slogan, "Think. Breathe. Speak."
There are lots of reasons it might be hard to cobble together a decent resume.
It’s no longer a game of hard-ball. Today’s negotiations are about more than just money
10 years, 9 months ago
In many books, authors will preface their “lessons” with stories and parables about their lives or others lives in order to solidify a lesson. Learn how to automatically skip to the ending with these reading hacks and still understand the lesson at the end of the day.
Science offers ideas about how to reconstruct that feeling of long, slow days you remember from when you were a kid.
Sales managers must play many different roles to ensure that the entire company succeeds.
10 years, 10 months ago
Your youngest employees are creative, bright, and a complete disaster to manage. Here's how to turn the mess around.
11 years ago
The study found that extreme extroverts and extreme introverts get just about the same (not great) results – and that the people who get the best sales results are those who can flex between introverted and extroverted behavior.
Here is a four step process to hone your ability to successfully sell anything to anyone.
You got the job interview. You prepared by studying the company and thinking about your interview answers. Now what? What separates candidates who get job offers from everyone else? It turns out that interviews are not merely about answering the interviewer's questions.
11 years, 3 months ago
Important Thing to Note No. 1: You're not as bad a speaker as you think. "When we have people give talks in shyness groups, they often do much better than they thought they did.
Take this quick self-assessment and improve your public speaking skills.
What should you look for as you recruit new hires in 2013? As an employee yourself, what traits will serve you best in the years ahead?
Great insight moves your career, organization, or business forward. The problem? Most people are terrible at asking questions. Learn from the pros how to do it right.
11 years, 4 months ago