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How a Fake WordPress Plugin Can Kill Your Site

Syed Balkhi August 7, 2020 While many WordPress plugins have free versions, you can also find pirated copies of the pro or premium versions online. These pirated copies use a “nulled” license key to get you access to the plugin. It’s against most plugins’ terms of service, is illegal, and could put your site’s security … Continue reading How a Fake WordPress Plugin Can Kill Your Site →

Don’t Let the Pressure Kill Your People

Management Excellence

Ellen Mullarkey — May 22, 2020 Our global community has faced unprecedented stress over the last few months. Whether you transitioned to working from home, were met with an unforeseen furlough, or took on full-time childcare unexpectedly, it’s certainly been an adventure! I can’t stress this enough: we were already under too much pressure. According … Continue reading Don’t Let the Pressure Kill Your People →

How Performance Reviews Can Kill Organizational Culture

Performance Review

Dave Brock — December 4, 2019 Follow @davidabrock I’m an unabashed fan of Shane Parrish and the Farnam Street Blog. I study everything they publish, listen to every podcast, read every article and book they reference. It is the single smartest site I have ever found, I encourage everyone to visit and learn on a … Continue reading How Performance Reviews Can Kill Organizational Culture →

Will Chatbots Kill Email Marketing?

Chatbots

Kevin George — November 7, 2019 Follow @imkevin_monk With around 3.7 billion active email users across the globe, leveraging emails the right way can definitely help businesses reach new heights of success. In fact, email advertising spending has already reached a whopping 350 million U.S dollars in 2019. So, it wouldn’t be wrong to say … Continue reading Will Chatbots Kill Email Marketing? →

Kill Your Inefficient Tools and Processes Before They Kill Your Company

Business Development

Daniel Codella — May 29, 2019 Follow @mrcodella — May 29, 2019 As businesses continue to expand globally and distributed teams become the norm, collaboration has become essential to success. Managers and employees are spending 50% more time in collaborative activities. In response to these trends, organizations have been rushing to bring on as many … Continue reading Kill Your Inefficient Tools and Processes Before They Kill Your Company →

Why You Need to Kill Your Annual Employee Survey

Employee Satisfaction

Elizabeth Williams — January 28, 2019 Follow @bizmkter — January 28, 2019 Last time we looked at the five stages of employee survey grief. This is the part where the executive team grapples with the discomfort of learning that, despite all kinds of warm intent, the employees are really no more “engaged” than last year. … Continue reading Why You Need to Kill Your Annual Employee Survey →

25 Ways to Kill Your Productivity in 2019

Productivity

Sarah Sharkey — January 21, 2019 — January 21, 2019 nile / Pixabay For many of us, the New Year indicates a fresh start to many areas of our life. As the New Year gets underway, most people are looking for ways to build a more productive lifestyle. Although many hope to achieve a more … Continue reading 25 Ways to Kill Your Productivity in 2019 →

How Working From Home Can Kill Your Productivity (+ How to Fix It)

Work At Home

Choncé Maddox — January 14, 2019 — January 14, 2019 When I first started working from home I was super excited. I spent the last year working 60-70 hours per week between my full-time job and side business. I figured if I was able to become successful and profitable with only part-time hours, I’d have … Continue reading How Working From Home Can Kill Your Productivity (+ How to Fix It) →

Hunt, Kill, Eat (Metaphorically)

Search Engine Optimization

Erika Dickstein — November 6, 2018 Follow @springinsight — November 6, 2018 As a rule, professional services organizations all go through the same cycle. They hunt, they kill, and they eat. All metaphorical, of course. (Not to say that I don’t periodically have killing on my mind.) Searching for potential leads, converting leads into clients, … Continue reading Hunt, Kill, Eat (Metaphorically) →

3 Sprint Planning Blunders That Kill Employee Productivity

Productivity

Pritam Tamang — May 28, 2018 — May 28, 2018 Improving employee productivity is a serious concern for small businesses. In our recent survey on top technology trends*, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) rated improving employee productivity as one of their top business goals over the next one to two years. There are several creative … Continue reading 3 Sprint Planning Blunders That Kill Employee Productivity →