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- How to Sell Services More Profitably
- In every industry, products are becoming commoditized faster than ever. To stand out from rivals, many manufacturers have begun offering value-added services (installation, training, ...
- The Customer-Centered Innovation Map
- We all know that people "hire" products to get jobs done. Office workers hire word-processing software to create documents. Surgeons hire scalpels to dissect ...
- In Praise of the Incomplete Leader
- Have you ever feigned confidence to superiors or reports? Hidden the fact you were confused by the latest business results or blindsided by a ...
- What Is Forced Ranking?
- Forced ranking is a controversial workforce management tool that uses intense yearly evaluations to identify a company's best and worst performing employees.
- Office Designs for Optimizing Collaboration
- The nature of work has changed considerably since the first cubicle was introduced in 1968. Today's workplaces need to be as adaptable and collaborative ...
- Mastering the Art of Effective Decision Making
- Two managers can be equally knowledgeable, yet one may be wildly successful while the other mediocre at best. What's the difference? The ability to ...
- Running Effective Teams
- Managing remote teams, developing employees, and dealing with turnover all require planning and coordination. Learn how to make your team more efficient in five ...
- Mastering the Art of Motivation
- What can you do to make sure employee enthusiasm doesn't drop off once your new hires fall into a daily routine? This collection of ...
- Office Design: How to Build a Better Office
- A well-designed office is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to retain workers and make them more productive.
- How to Build and Manage Great Teams
- Effective team managers understand what type of group model best suits the task, what key skills to look for in team members (and which ...
- How to Manage Independent Contractors
- Federal Express is just the latest company to face big IRS fines for mishandling contractors. Here's how to manage ICs the right way.
- How to Manage Overachievers
- Overachievers are not like other employees. You need to lead them differently if you want to take advantage of all they have to offer. ...
- How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations
- In order to get the best out of your far-flung employees, you need to establish a clear communication routine, take extra steps to build ...
- How to Nurture New Ideas
- From Henry Ford's assembly line to Apple's iPod, every great innovation started with a great idea. But in the business world, it's a lot ...
- How to Run an Effective Meeting
- Have you ever sat though a pointless meeting and calculated just how much money was being wasted as a dozen well-paid professionals zoned out ...
- How to Fire the Employee Who's Holding You Back
- Donald Trump makes it look easy, but the words you're fired are always difficult to say. Here's how to let an employee go the ...
- How to Manage Your Boss
- It's nice to imagine that the success of your career rests upon your basic competence at doing your job, but that's only half the ...
- Cocreating Business's New Social Compact
- Executives and social activists working together? It's true: after decades of mutual distrust, corporations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are collaborating to combat poverty around ...
- The Wisdom of Deliberate Mistakes
- If you're like most managers, you frown on mistakes--yours and others. Why? Your organization demands optimum performance. And it rewards you based on the ...
- Breakthrough Thinking from Inside the Box
- Imagine attending a meeting at which you and your colleagues have to invent an idea for a new business. The only instruction you're given ...
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Where's the Line?
Ethical Decisions: For Leadership Only?
Monster.com, the Internet job-listing giant, has a quiz on its site called "Test Your Business Ethics." The quiz is aimed at entry-level employees who are new to business and presents...
The Corner Office
Executives and Charity: One CEO's Approach
How much should executives contribute to charity, either personally or by setting policies for their company? The figures of corporate performance tend to be rather bleak. According to a recent...
Business Hacks
How Do You Manage Your Invoices?
Freelancers, independent contractors, and small businesses all face the same challenge when it comes to invoices: What's the fastest, cheapest, and easiest way to manage them? Lifehack.org rounds up various...
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