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LinkedIn will now rewrite your profile for you (seriously)
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“Think of your LinkedIn Summary as your elevator pitch — how would you spark interest in just 20 seconds?” LinkedIn asked in a recent post talking about the importance of your profile page.…
?4 ways to prevent boring and ineffective meetings
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Look at your calendar right now and answer honestly: how many meetings are you actually looking forward to?
Sometimes it seems as if a meeting is scheduled for everything (even to prepare for …
Do your talent plans include critical roles or critical people?
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Like most employers, you likely have a number of employees in critical positions. These roles significantly impact your company’s revenue, growth, and business plans.
The loss of a person holding such a position …
Optimists see opportunities in challenges
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Two hikers were camped out overnight in the mountains. A thunderous voice roused them from their sleep.
The voice said, “This will be the saddest day or the happiest day of your lives,” then instructed them to pack …
The 7 deadly sins of leadership
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In my work as an executive coach, I often encounter leaders who are strong in most areas, but who have one ‘fatal flaw’ that tends to overshadow their strengths.
Like pungent breath, inappropriate …
Five management tips to improve project results
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Organizations seeking to improve their project results should focus on five key aspects of project management:
- Talent
- Benefits
- Project Management Offices (PMOs) and strategic Enterprise-wide Project Management Offices (EPMOs)
- Executive sponsorship
- Agile
Organizations …
How to show leadership in any meeting
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How much of your work time every week is spent in meetings? Depending on your role in your organization, the answer is likely between 35 and 50 percent.
Undoubtedly, many of these meetings …
?Which came first – the sale or the relationship?
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Is the relationship a byproduct of the sale, or is the sale a byproduct of the relationship?
How you answer the question sheds a lot of light on your approach to customers and …
Leverage data to invest in the right customers
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Time, people and materials are all important resources for the sustained growth of a company.
This encompasses who sales representatives or account managers spend their time with and how they’re spending that time …