Arik Hanson — December 13, 2018 — December 13, 2018 For the first 15 years of my professional life, when I was working as a full-time employee, I had a mantra: “Always be looking.” Quite simply, I was always looking for a better or different job. Now, that didn’t mean I didn’t like my current … Continue reading “Never Stop Looking” — Follow These 4 Strategies and You’ll Always Have a Job
Rick Goodman — December 7, 2018 Follow @DrRickGoodman — December 7, 2018 Tumisu / Pixabay As you strive to build a corporate culture of accountability, there’s one thing that can stand in your way—and that’s blame. You’ve probably seen it happen a hundred times or more, either within your own business or elsewhere: Something goes … Continue reading How to Stop the Blame Games
JaeMi Pennington — December 4, 2018 — December 4, 2018 geralt / Pixabay In 1909, Harry Gordon Selfridge, founder of Selfridge’s department store in London, coined the infamous phrase, “the customer is always right.” It was meant to be a message to customers that they will get good service at his stores, but it was … Continue reading Good Client Relations Start With Good Counsel – Stop Blindly Saying ‘Yes’
Nurture your email subscribers with a sequencing strategy, taking care to identify where customers are on the buyer’s journey, and providing great content. Jessica Foster on November 5, 2018 Your email list is one of your most prized possessions. With users becoming increasingly skeptical of subscription pop-ups and “freebie” opt-ins, getting people to join … Continue reading Stop monthly newsletters: Learn how to make the most of your email list
Rick Goodman — October 29, 2018 Follow @DrRickGoodman — October 29, 2018 There’s a question I like to ask young leaders: What kind of person do you enjoy working for? In other words, who’s your ideal boss? You might be surprised at how often I get the same answer. “Someone who’s not a micromanager,” people … Continue reading Stop Being a Micromanager Today
Ryan Estis — October 17, 2018 Follow @RyanEstis — October 17, 2018 “I was stuck in meetings.” It’s the default answer for how senior leaders spend the majority of their time, and it’s wreaking havoc on organizational productivity. That isn’t just my opinion. Researchers from Harvard Business School and Boston University surveyed 182 senior managers … Continue reading Stop Wasting Time in Bad Meetings
Taylor Gordon — October 15, 2018 — October 15, 2018 According to a recent study, workers feel a greater sense of anxiety and lower relationship satisfaction when they check emails during non-working hours. I found this study coincidently after coming to the conclusion that my own work-life balance has been suffering lately because of how … Continue reading How and Why to Stop Checking Emails After Hours
Jacqueline Nagle — October 9, 2018 Follow @https://twitter.com/SpeakableYOU?lang=en — October 9, 2018 To assume is the most dangerous thing. I keep slipping back into the assumption that for all of us involved in the world of work – whether in our own business or a career – we understand the importance of storytelling. How powerful … Continue reading Stop Fighting With Logic
What You Can Do To Stop Fake News, Ads: Boycott by George Simpson , Featured Contributor, September 6, 2018 Before you sit through the Senate hearings (or read Sheryl Sandberg’s 10-page self-congratulatory opening remarks), I hope you read this BuzzFeed story about how researchers from the advocacy group the Campaign for Accountability just spent $35 … Continue reading What You Can Do To Stop Fake News, Ads: Boycott
Lacy Boggs — August 31, 2018 Follow @blogspiration42 — August 31, 2018 geralt / Pixabay Email is dead. Long live email. This is an ongoing debate in online marketing. Not only are we swamped by more email, we have a lot more other things competing for our attention. Plus, Google is giving the consumer tools … Continue reading Stop Acting Like You Know How to Do Email
