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Leadership and career

January 22, 2016

Job Interview: No, You’re Not Cool Enough to Fake Your Way Through It

There is only one reason people hire someone: to solve their problem. Can you do that? Maybe. But you won't get the chance unless you make it through the interview. Don't fake it or take shortcuts. Arrive prepared. Six Things you MUST do in Preparing for an Interview: Research the…

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Leadership and career

January 20, 2016

HR Technology Evolving at a Radical Pace

New research provides an in-depth analysis of the differing issues that matter most to HR professionals and job seekers CHICAGO – January 19, 2015 - SilkRoad (www.silkroad.com), a global leader in cloud-based talent management solutions, today announced new TalentTalk research on the “State of Talent Management,” with a live webcast to follow on February 3.…

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Leadership and career

January 15, 2016

How to Give Feedback — and How to Take It

Everybody likes getting feedback. Oh wait, that’s wrong. Nobody likes feedback. Feedback is just a fancy word for criticism. And to make it worse, it’s criticism the recipient is supposed to be grateful for because it will help them do their jobs better. I sounded pretty defensive there, didn’t I? …

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Leadership and career

January 13, 2016

5 Unexpected Ways Businesses Can Use Smartphones to Drive Profit

By: Kirill Storch No matter the product, service, industry, mission or corporate philosophy, nearly every business is bottom-line-driven. And there is no shortage of ingenuity as to how companies try to glean more profit out of existing processes. Every so often, a new technology emerges that radically changes the productivity…

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Leadership and career

January 8, 2016

8 Habits of Charismatic Leaders

While working at GE Capital many years ago, I had the pleasure of working with Gary Wendt, then CEO of GE Capital. He had developed a reputation of being a very charismatic leader. In my own contact with him, I would typically come away feeling very good about myself, and…

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Leadership and career

January 6, 2016

Leadership Imperative: Learning How to Use The 5 Principles of Engagement

By Steven D. Goldstein If you were able to covertly drop into most companies, almost every day you could see executives who have no idea what is happening in their distribution centers, managers who had no idea they were losing customers until it was too late or global corporations who…

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Hiring

December 28, 2015

The 4 Worst Hiring Mistakes You Can Make

Whatever duties your “real” job entails, few tasks are important as selecting, hiring and on-boarding top-level talent for your team. While a great hire adds tremendous value to your company, a disastrous hire chews up valuable resources (time, money, morale). Considering the true costs of hiring the wrong person, you…

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Leadership and career

December 21, 2015

How to Deal with Toxic People at Work

On the list of workplace challenges, few items are as vexing as having to deal with toxic people. You know the folks I’m talking about. They’re bullies, they’re childish, they’re vindictive, they’re unpredictable, they’re…everywhere. Chin up. You can succeed in spite of whatever real or imagined sabotage you suspect them…

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Leadership and career

December 15, 2015

To Retain Your Top Employees, Do These 4 Things Right Now

What’s the use of constructing a top-notch team if your next construction project involves installing a revolving door on your company? I’m referring to the cycle of hiring – and then losing – top people. Watching a rock star employee walk out the door is heart breaking and (let’s admit…

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Leadership and career

December 14, 2015

The Blue Jean Lawyer’s Tips for Successful Holiday Company Parties (AKA How to Make Sure You Still Have a Job on January 2nd)

By: Tina Seymour Demoran As the holiday season has descended upon us, I thought I'd pull together a few tips from over 22 years of attending parties, both big and small, thrown by my employers. Even though this lawyer only pulls the business suits out of the closet for court…

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