5 Tips to Make Sales Work For You
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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Tips for Running Effective Meetings [INFOGRAPHIC]
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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How to Get Clear Direction from Your Boss
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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How to Capitalize on Unpredictability
The last few years of economic and job market uncertainty have caused many of us to nearly have stress-induced heart attacks, but some fellow professionals have come out better than ever. Why? Business consultant Donna Every thinks she has the …
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How to Be More Optimistic at Work
I was born a pessimist. From a young age, my thoughts have gravitated to the glass half-empty mentality, negatively impacting my own life satisfaction and my relationships with others. Over the last several years, though, I’ve been working to change …
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Rule #1 in Business: It’s Not About You
Every day, I get at least three requests from people who want to write guest posts on my personal blog. I have given up responding to these people. Why? Because looking at my blog for 30 seconds will tell you …
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Addressing an Inefficient Process
It’s one of the great injustices of Corporate America. Complex processes spring up around everything, and only some of them make sense. As someone with an eye toward improving productivity and adding to the bottom line at your organization, inefficient, …
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