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How to Respectfully Discuss Contentious Issues at Work

How to Respectfully Discuss Contentious Issues at Work

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that people are more hesitant to speak up at work now than they were a few years ago. I certainly wasn’t shocked when a study our firm conducted in late 2021 of more than 1,400 people confirmed this. After all, we are living in one of the most volatile...

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How Business Can Build and Maintain Trust

How Business Can Build and Maintain Trust

Which organizations do you trust? Government? The media? Business? The Covid-19 pandemic has had a keen impact on how consumers feel about institutions, and it may surprise you that business is actually the most trusted institution in the U.S. — for the fourth year in a row, according to Edelman’s...

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How to Know if Hiring a Sales Consultant is Worth the Money

How to Know if Hiring a Sales Consultant is Worth the Money

Sales consultants can be helpful, but they can also be expensive. Are they worth it? If you're struggling to build sales momentum or if you have a challenging goal you need to achieve, you might consider hiring a sales consultant. Sales consultants have the potential to help you reassess and...

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The Rise of the 15-Minute Meeting — And How to Run One

The Rise of the 15-Minute Meeting — And How to Run One

“Hey, can we get meetings both shorter and more engaging?” It’s a question software CEO Jim Szafranski gets a lot from customers, which range from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.  Szafranski runs Prezi, whose technology allows executives to add visuals and animations to video presentations and...

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The 10 Commandments of Employee Terminations

The 10 Commandments of Employee Terminations

Terminations are always unpleasant, but these rules can make it easier and less risky. You will eventually need to terminate an employee if you own a business. If you are not careful, you will do it the wrong way. This can go spectacularly badly--just ask Vishal Garg if you're not sure. His Zoom...

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Glassdoor Predicts the Top 4 Workplace Trends for 2022

Glassdoor Predicts the Top 4 Workplace Trends for 2022

Instability has been the recurring theme of the last 22 months, and that doesn’t seem to be changing as we enter the third year of the pandemic. Employers want to enter 2022 as prepared as possible to take on the challenges plaguing the workforce, including stress, burnout and financial...

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