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Make Relationships the Center of Post-Pandemic B2B Marketing Strategy
Prioritizing client relationships within B2B marketing strategies was a powerful tool before the pandemic. Now, it’s an essential one, as COVID-19 placed a new importance on relationships between B2B brands and clients. As many businesses now enter into a growth phase after the instability of...
The 3 Stay Conversations: The Best Way to Improve Employee Retention
Improve employee retention by having these three one-on-one meetings with your staff once a month. We all want to improve employee retention. The question is how? Our knee-jerk answers to this question can feel opaque. Pay, perks, and promotion opportunities could matter… but to what degree?...
Falling Behind on Work? Take These Steps to Get Back on Track
No matter how organized and productive you normally are, there will be times when you'll feel overwhelmed with the amount of work you have to do. Feeling like you’re behind on your work can cause additional stress that can affect your output. It's important to recognize when you're feeling this...
7 No-Nonsense Questions That Challenge People Without Being a Jerk
Successful leaders challenge people. Jerks are just pushy. But the opposite of pushy – being a pushover – isn’t an option for leaders.7 fundamentals of assertive challenge: Rushing to challenge is pushy. Talent enjoys healthy challenge. Healthy challenge brings energy, growth, and confidence. Too...
How to Send Large Files Fast Without Compromising Security
Sending large files over the internet comes with a giant security risk. Files can be hijacked in transit and if you don’t use a secure file transfer system, your files can be accessed by an unknown number of people. For many people, sending large files online is unavoidable. If you can’t get...
Why Impulse Control — Not Following Your Gut — is a CEO’s Secret Weapon
When it comes right down to it, the emotionally intelligent leader looks before she leaps, this data analytics CEO says. Leaders are glorified for trusting their gut and making on-the-spot decisions, but in my experience that’s the easy part of the job. Controlling impulses is far more...
How to Recognize a Toxic Employee and the 3-Step Process for Addressing Them
The tips in this article will help you determine whether terminating or retaining a toxic employee is the right choice. As a business owner, you want to mold your workers into a dream team. Ideally, they will work together enthusiastically and give a rock star performance. But sometimes you may...
Companies are Already Pushing Their Return-To-Office Dates to 2022—Why Some Experts Say It’s a ‘Smart Approach’
Concerns over the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases due to the highly contagious delta variant are sending corporate return-to-work policies askew. In the last few weeks, a handful of the most influential tech companies in the U.S., including Google and Apple, delayed their return dates from...
How to Improve Your Call to Action in a Presentation
Every presentation needs a purpose. And, that is why every presentation you give between now and the day you decide to stop speaking needs a call-to-action. A call-to-action or CTA encourages your audience to do it as it implies – to take action on what has just been presented to them. Without a...