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Is it Time to Retire the Title of Manager?
In an era of endless disruption, the word feels increasingly dated. Every year, the professional wordsmiths and gatekeepers of various dictionaries announce their lists of new words deemed to be in sufficiently wide use as to warrant their blessing and inclusion. Among Merriam-Webster’s new...
8 Expressions Never to Use When Answering a Question
Fielding questions is a crucial communication skill. It’s important for job interviews, chats with your boss, dealing with clients, and virtually every workplace situation. But too often we sabotage ourselves by opening our answer with meaningless words. Sometimes we utter these expressions to...
This is the Best Method for Evaluating Someone’s Job Performance
Evaluating someone fairly can be tough. Here’s how you should approach the task. It might sound obvious, but it’s worth stating: Every time you evaluate something, you’re comparing it to something else. Sometimes, that comparison is overt—a product that is being sold for 25% off feels like a good...
How eLearning Can Increase Company Cybersecurity Across the Board
Cybersecurity protocol is part and parcel of every business, but many still relegate it to the realm of IT. While it’s true that IT and tech staff are mostly in charge of setting up and maintaining your business’ security systems, today’s ever increasing digital world means that negligence is no...
12 Ways to End Soul-Sucking Meetings
Poorly run meetings cost US companies $399 billion. The survey says: "We surveyed 182 senior managers in a range of industries: 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work. 71% said meetings are unproductive and inefficient, 64% said meetings come at the expense of deep thinking....
How Do I Manage Remote Workers?
In last week’s article, I wrote about how automation will come into its own in 2020. We will learn more about the ways automation could make us better managers and how it might affect jobs held by humans like you and me. This week’s topic is an offshoot of the automation/tech theme, and it’s on...
Phishing is Getting More Sophisticated. Here’s What to Look Out For
Experts weigh in on the best practices for combating the next wave of data breaches. Many CEOs live in fear that their companies will suffer a data breach. That's for good reason: In 2019 the average breach of U.S. companies cost $73,000. And the cost of the attendant reputational damage with...
6 Ways To Handle A Client You Regret Taking On
We’ve all been there. You needed the cash or the prestige tied to a new client - but they weren’t really a good fit for your services to begin with. Once their payment hits your account, how do you motivate yourself to work with them? How do you reconcile with yourself potentially under-serving...
25 Ideas That Will Shape the 2020s
Fortune asked 25 of the sharpest minds to weigh in on the epic, disruptive, thrilling, terrifying, and fascinating ideas that will mold the next decade. The future is now. Economy and Markets 1. Mariana Mazzucato Business and government will - gasp! - work together again. Warning signs that the...