Remember Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus? Romantic relationships are one thing, but no one talks much about how Mars and Venus fare at work. In fact, there are significant verbal and nonverbal differences in the way …
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Back in November, I wrote a piece about how we are all in sales to some degree. Even if you’re not selling a product to an outsider, chances are you still have to sell an idea to an internal constituency …
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Recruiting and hiring costs a lot. Assuming a new hire will automatically fall into place increases that cost. How well you integrate newcomers into your organization or department will determine how quickly they make their impact. It may even affect …
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A lot of advice has been given to managers about the need for cooperation. By the same token, management is focused on the need for greater productivity. Who is right? Actually, one message always rings true: that a lack of …
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Not too long ago, I wrote a post Five Steps to Leading Effective Meetings, which is a good starting point when you are preparing to lead a meeting. But the reality is, you can prepare all you want, but many …
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You know the feeling. Your manager gives you an assignment, and when you think you have a good handle how to proceed, you go off on your merry way. You’re independent and a great employee, so you come back a …
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There comes a day in many of our lives when we will briefly become famous. For one of my friends, that day came early on, when he was the first baby born in Boston in the year 1974 (his photo …
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