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Transition, Change, Disruption, New Stuff: How to Lead Your Team Through
Change is hard. Maintaining the status quo can seem so much easier than pushing an entire system into the turmoil that change can entail. When it comes to running a successful startup or small business, however, embracing transition is vital. It can be tricky to recognize the need for changes before it’s too late, but…
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How to Cultivate Autonomy In Your Organization
Micromanaging employees can be the bane of a small business. Not only can it reduce employees’ confidence in themselves and in the leader’s ability to lead, but it can also devalue workplace appreciation, making workers feel unmotivated in their jobs and undervalued by their bosses. Delegating, on the other hand, might be both the least-practiced…
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How to Know When to Shuffle Your Employee Deck
Are you the same person you were a year ago? Ten years ago? Of course not. We’re all destined to evolve due to a variety of factors, whether through sudden, life-changing experiences or a slowly morphing sense of self. Why, then, are we as businesspeople shocked when team members no longer seem to be ideal…
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4 Keys to Ensuring Your Remote Workers Don’t Feel so Remote
The power to choose how, where, and when they work has kept our remote team members satisfied with their jobs, creating low turnover. While keeping our friends around is enough, 87 percent of businesses consider retention a critical concern, especially with the economy steadily improving. But you can’t enjoy these benefits if your remote workers…
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3 Ways Emotional Leadership Will Strengthen Your Team
Of all the professional panels you’ve attended, how many began with a hug? It may surprise you, but that’s exactly what happened at a recent SXSW session on emotional leadership. The purpose of the hug was to remind us all that emotions in the work environment are not only OK, but also might make things…
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Making the Case for Cultural Fit
Good experience and stellar references make job candidates stand out, but culture fit can be the deciding factor. According to a 2016 survey, human resources teams often prioritize cultural fit when looking at recent college graduates — over referrals, classes, and even grades. But evaluating culture fit doesn’t stop when you bring a new employee…
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Three Ways to Optimize Client Communication
Ever get frustrated trying to set up a time to chat with your clients? Do you wear out your thumbs trying to get in touch with them via phone, email, text, Skype, or Slack, only to find they still don’t respond to you? Novelist E.M. Forster famously said to “only connect,” and his wise words…
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3 Steps to Keep Drama Out of The Workplace
Keeping drama out of the workplace isn’t just about political differences. There are countless reasons why you and your co-workers might not get along. Perhaps Jim is always gossiping, or Lisa doesn’t do her job. Occasional office squabbles are unavoidable, but there are ways to keep the workplace as close to drama-free as possible.
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How To Get Your Company Involved in the Community in 3 Steps
Engagement comes from inspiration. It’s important to choose an opportunity that lines up with your products and target audiences or a cause based on your personal interests. After all, there’s nothing worse than involvement for involvement’s sake.
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How to Nurture Your Culture to Promote Excellent Customer Service
The right company culture is an essential ingredient in a business’s recipe for success. With six in 10 respondents to the 2015 Deloitte Millennial Survey stating they chose their employer based on its “sense of purpose,” it’s an important tool in recruiting and keeping talent. But it isn’t just important to employees; it’s important to…
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