#Leadership: How To Create A High Performing #Culture…At the End of the Day, People DON’T Really Care About the Company, they Care about Themselves. Let’s be Honest, IF People cared More for the Company then #Turnover Wouldn’t Exist.
The individual motivations that propel each and every worker are impossible to appeal to at mass. In fact, just motivating a single person can be challenging let alone encouraging 100 or 1,000 employees to exert another one percent effort. There are two approaches organizational leaders often take to stir the motivational pot and turn those employee […]
Strategy: 9 #LinkedIn Super Tips For #Job Seekers, #Brand Builders & #HiringManagers…To make Sure you aren’t Squandering your #Networking Opportunities, we Tapped LinkedIn Experts (Including one Directly from the Source!), along with some Super Users to Share their Best LinkedIn Tips
It’s hard to believe that when LinkedIn first launched in 2003, it attracted as few as 20 new signups some days. But now, logging on to the social professional network can feel a bit like swimming in a sea of names, faces, titles and status updates. George from accounting is celebrating his three-year anniversary! Colin […]
How to Negotiate a Severance Package
Please Allow 20 Seconds to Download Don’t sign any termination papers until you’re sure you’ve made the best deal you can.
How to Deal with Being Laid Off
It happens to the best of us: you’re called into someone’s office and told — surprise! — today is your last day. That’s why everyone should have a plan.
Your #Career: How to Get a #Job you’re Not Qualified For…What Do you Do When you Know you’d be Great at the Position, but your Background Doesn’t Make you an Obvious Fit? How do you Compensate for a Less than Conventional #Résumé?
The job postings all begin the same way: first the overview of the position, followed by a list of qualifications. And if you’ve been steadily climbing the ranks of your industry one rung at a time, it’s likely you’re in good shape — the gig sounds good and you’ve got the obvious experience to back […]
#Strategy: 5 Reasons Your To-Do Lists Aren’t Working For You…Lists can Change your Life if you Use Them Correctly. It Seems so Simple to Write a List But There’s Actually a Right Way & Wrong Way to Do it If you Want to Be Successful
Over half of all Americans admit to feeling overwhelmed, according to a study by the Family and Work Institute. Most people say they feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. But according to Paula Rizzo, life doesn’t have to be that way. She says that the secret to […]
Your #Career: If You Want to Seem Smarter, Pick up the #Phone… Don’t Email the #HiringManager your “Thank You” Note. Call them.
If you’re most comfortable reaching out and following up with potential employers via email, you’re hardly alone. But according to new research, you’re also not doing yourself any favors. One good reason to ditch the computer and pick up the phone: you’ll actually seem smarter. Don’t email the hiring manager your “thank you” note. Call them. […]
#Strategy: How to Be More Nimble Than Your Competition: 5 Tips…These Strategies can Help you Banish Bureaucracy & Stay Agile
When you’re a new company you can be fast and nimble, and you don’t have any bureaucracy mucking up your ability to get things done. But how do you retain that agility as you scale? Girish Navani, CEO of the cloud-based electronic health record giant eClinicalWorks, has some ideas. The high value he places on […]
#Strategy:The Ultimate Guide to Using #LinkedIn Successfully…. LinkedIn Redirects 4 times as Many Users to Company Home Pages as Facebook/Twitter. So, If You/Your #Company Don’t Yet have a LinkedIn #Strategy, Where do you Get Started?
If you follow my column, you know I’m a fan of LinkedIn. Since I moved to Europe four years ago, LinkedIn has proved to be a lifeline, connecting me with numerous leads to some very productive professional relationships. If you check out the infographic below (thanks to Internet Marketing Inc. and its “rescue team”), you’ll see I’m […]
#Strategy: 11 Things Ultra-Productive People Do Differently……When it Comes to #Productivity, We all Face the Same Challenge-There are only 24 Hours in a Day. Yet Some People Seem to Have Twice the Time; They Have an Uncanny Ability to Get Things Done
When it comes to productivity, we all face the same challenge—there are only 24 hours in a day. Yet some people seem to have twice the time; they have an uncanny ability to get things done. Even when juggling multiple projects, they reach their goals without fail. Time is really the only capital that any […]