Today’s the first day back at work after a long holiday weekend. It also happens to be Cyber Monday, the online equivalent of the day-after-Thanksgiving retail shopping phenomenon Black Friday. According to research performed this month by CareerBuilder, 29 percent …
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This Thanksgiving I am making three desserts – a chocolate chip pumpkin cheesecake, layered pumpkin cheesecake brownies, and white chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies. While I do love to bake, this is above and beyond even for me. It’s in …
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Sustaining team motivation during the holiday season is a tall order. After all, your team members would probably rather be anywhere else than at work, and it’s difficult to keep them duly focused on the tasks at hand. What can …
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On this blog, we talk a lot about how to reach your full potential as a leader. One of the most important things you can do along these lines is to cope productively and bounce back from failure.
Micromanaging is defined as insisting on having a say in an employee’s work at every opportunity, and every manager does it to some extent. Why? Primary reasons include the belief that you can do a task better yourself and the …
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The business world will change dramatically in the next 10-25 years. For one thing, due to a declining worldwide birthrate, the U.S., China, India, Europe, and parts of South America will struggle with labor shortages as the Baby Boomers retire …
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Over the past several years, there has been a rise in virtual working teams and a rise in fluid teams. A fluid team is one composed of individuals who work together to complete a project, but once finished, they disperse …
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