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With the rise in popularity of online marketing, many effective offline marketing methods are easily forgotten when marketing campaigns are planned. Most believe that digital marketing is the only way to get results. While this may be true for specific industries, some of the most proven marketing ideas happen offline. Whether your goal is branding, […]
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Video has become one of the preferred ways to get information. Websites such as Udemy are offering online courses where participants can get education on a variety of topics at their convenience. How can companies leverage the power of video training for more complex topics where one on one instruction is needed and one-way communication
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Millennials represent an increasing share of the workforce and a growing number now occupy senior positions. They are no longer tomorrow’s leaders but the leaders of today. How businesses connect and engage with this growing workforce is important for employee engagement. According to a Deloitte Millennial Survey, two in three Millennials expect to leave their
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Guest Post By Jennifer Davis, CMO of Planar and Leyard In every organization, there are those that are identified as key contributors to the success of the business whether they have exceptional technical skills, great relationships throughout the company and with customers, or a track record of delivering results. We often call these “high
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Companies spend countless hours and thousands of dollars to recruit and onboard a new employee. In fact, some studies (such as SHMR) predict that every time a business replaces a salaried employee, it costs six to nine months’ salary on average. With all that time and effort going into getting a new employee onboard, it
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Why is the topic of Entrepreneurship so popular? The qualities one requires to have in order to be a successful Entrepreneur are several. It is not about skill; it is about much more than skill. Sacrifice, hard work and an unwavering determination for achieving greatness are required. The ability to face multiple setbacks but still
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I had forgotten about the story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 until I read about it again recently. Whether of not you celebrate Christmas, the message of the story applies to all. It is a story of a most extraordinary event which took place in the middle of a blood-drenched battlefield! Two opposing nations,
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This post marks my 200th blog post. I started this blog with 3 goals in mind. First, I always wanted to be a writer. I find that when I put my thoughts into writing, I learn and process information much faster. Second, I have been in a leadership role for over 20 years. However, my
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I get a lot of emails. To manage them, I have an email for several different accounts; work, blogging and personal. There are some emails I skim through quickly, while others I ensure to read every line. Michael Hyatt’s emails are those emails I tend to pay particular attention to. Mostly, because he covers the
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We make decisions every single day. Some of them are big ones that might take some reflection before making them. Other times, our decisions are made without much thought. Then there are those decisions that involve a choice between right and wrong. When you are a leader, you may be faced with these decisions more
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There is no one effective leadership style. In fact, 2 completely different leaders put in the same situation can both achieve amazing results. With all the different management styles and different types of leaders, is there “the best style”? Without putting a finger to the best style, let’s look at the traits that make an
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Leadership is about influence. The most common type of influence is a leader’s ability to impact their team. Sometimes however, you aim to Lead Up. Leading up is about impacting your organization and even your immediate report, a.k.a, your Boss. You do not need positional power in order to lead. You can still make a
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Employee retention is an important part of a company’s plan. Companies that develop strategies to keep their employees engaged, motivated, with an ongoing employee development plan, win more than those who don’t. Employee turnover is an expense that a company who wants to be healthy cannot overlook. One of the first steps in reducing employee
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When I first got my leadership role, I was studying Business in school. I learned several techniques and strategies on all areas of running a business. School taught me about Finance, Accounting, HR policies and procedures, Economics and more. What school didn’t teach me was the leadership practices that I adopted through self learning and
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As a child, I used to play a game where I would imagine myself with Superpowers. My favorite Super Hero was SpiderMan. I loved his commitment and responsibility to his powers and how he used them to do good. His sarcastic shots to the villains that he was fighting always made me laugh. Although he
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