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9 Low-Cost and No-Cost Ideas for Motivating Employees
Managing and motivating employees can be an incredibly challenging responsibility – and also one of the most satisfying – especially when your employees surpass your […]
C-Suite Take Note: Culture Matters (and What to Do if Yours Sucks)
“Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.” —Tony Hsieh, founder of […]
New Year’s resolutions? What resolutions? Five Steps to Get Motivated Again and Achieve Your New Year’s Goals
, get I know how hard it can be to stay motivated day after day (year after year). Everyone struggles with this (including me!). But […]
10 Tips for Increasing your Project Management Skills
Norman Vincent Peale, the author of The Power of Positive Thinking, famously declared, “Plan your work, then work your plan.” Those words underscore the importance […]
Defining Success in Your Terms
Broadcasting & Cable (B&C) magazine hosted its 4th annual Women of New York Keynotes and Cocktails event in NYC on Thursday, April 24th. I attended […]
Secrets to a Successful Career Change
Winning careers, like winning start-ups, are in permanent beta: always a work in progress. —Reed Hoffman, LinkedIn cofounder and […]
A Path to Leadership: Informal to Formal
Do you lack a formal leadership title in your organization? Is someone who’s not going anywhere standing between you and a vice-president or director position? […]
Network Smarter, Not Harder
The richest people in the world look for and build networks. Everyone else looks for work. —Robert Kiyosaki, American investor and author of Rich Dad […]
New Year, New You
Egads, where did last year go?! I know it’s just my imagination, but it certainly does feel as though time goes by faster and faster […]
The Art of Negotiation
If you think negotiating skills are only for sales people, think again! Every single relationship in your life entails some negotiation. True, it’s often linked […]
