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How to stand out amongst smart coworkers
Remember why you were hired for your abilities and skills. Starla Sireno, executive coach at Fearlessness Inc., suggests you find your USP, your ...
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Measuring for Success
BNET Australia blogger Robert Gerrish speaks to performance measurement specialist Stacey Barr about the importance of tracking key indicators in creating a successful business.
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Bruno Uzzan: Augmented Reality Brand Interaction
Bruno Uzzan is the CEO of Total Immersion, an augmented reality software company mixing the real world with some powerful technical wizardry. Bruno shows ...
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Wallstrip: Your Bailout
What's your price?
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Measuring Employee Value
Rick Blabolil, President of Marketing Innovators, explains how to measure the lifetime value of an employee, as well as ways for businesses to get ...
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The Critical Elements of Leadership
Rick Blabolil, President of Marketing Innovators, says that incentivesnot just moneyare an important part of leadership and pushing boundaries.
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Listening Well |Leila's House of Corrections
Are you a good listener? To be a strong manager exceptional listening skills are key. It's important to engage your mind and not just ...
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Coaching for Sales Managers
Linda Richardson, Founder of Richardson Training, explains how managers can use her new book Selling Power to coach their employees. She breaks down a ...
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Perfect Selling
Linda Richardson, Founder of Richardson Training, talks about her new book where she examines the difference between good salespeople and superb ones. Sales calls, ...
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Wallstrip: EZCorp Inc. (EZPW)
There still is an EZ way to make money. EZCorp Inc. (EZPW)
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Daniel Nackovski: Expanding Global Sales
Daniel Nackovski is the President of Across Systems, a translation software platform with more than 20% of the translation tools market in Europe. Daniel ...
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Wallstrip: Black Friday
The Holiday Season: when Americans everywhere unite and reflect on how to get retailers in the black. Happy Thanksgiving Wallstrippers! Safe travels!
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Moving Up to CEO
David DiStefano, CEO of Richarson, explains the changes he made when he took over as CEOexpanding the sales force and transitioning the best salespeople ...
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Sales Training in a 2.0 World
David DiStefano, CEO of Richardson, talks about how the massive amount of data available through Web 2.0 has impacted sales training.
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Being Impartial | Leila's House of Corrections
Great managers know to remain impartial in politics and religion. By avoiding opinionated discussions, watching your body language, and learning to subtly redirect conversation, ...
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Mike Schwartz: Keeping Wireless Costs Down
Mike Schwartz is the CEO of WirelessWatchdogs.com, a company helping businesses keep their wireless costs under control. If you are looking for places to ...
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Wallstrip: Dow Low Can You Go?
Julie talks to the experts on Wall Street to find out just where the Dow is heading.
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Gregg Wind, CPA: Building Your Business
Gregg Wind, CPA is a partner at Wind Bremer Hockenberg, LLP, and is a noted expert in financial planning and business management. With more ...
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How to start networking
By finding people you genuinely like and treating them with kindness, you've already started to network. Don't wait until you need somethingpeople will know ...
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Wallstrip: Where's My Bailout?
Brooke and Sally want some of the bailout love.
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Laying Off Employees |Leila's House of Corrections
There's no easy way to do it. Laying off an employee is one of the biggest challenges for any manager and how you handle it shows the character and values of you and your organization. Learn 3 best practices to deliver the news with respect. If you have questions or suggestions for future video topics, Leila wants to hear from you.
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How to deal with a stubborn coworker
People are stubborn for many different reasons--maybe they're pigheaded but maybe they're too busy, or don't have the skills to execute what you need them to do. Ed Muzio, President and CEO of Group Harmonics, says that you need to understand the reasons for entrenched behavior before you can take intelligent action.
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Malcolm Gladwell: Capitalizing on Human Potential
At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Malcolm Gladwell describes the idea behind his upcoming book, "Outliers." He says that it is important to understand the barriers many people face in achieving their full potentialit's about attitude, economics, and logistics rather than talent or genesand to look at how we can continue to lift those barriers through meaningful work.
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Performance Reviews |Leila's House of Corrections
Are you daunted by the prospect of performance reviews? Giving negative feedback can create anxiety, especially for first time managers. By preparing in advance, controlling the setting and following up, your employees will know you are dedicated to their success. If you have questions or suggestions for future video topics, Leila wants to hear from you.
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What political campaigns can teach business
According to social media analyst Charlene Li, selling a product is much like selling a candidate. The best approach is tap into your core group of supporters, empower them to evangelize on your behalf and then let go! Li says that the rise of social networks has impacted the way politicians communicate with their base and that businesses can learn to have a conversation, rather than "message" their audience. Another tip -- businesses should develop a thicker skin when it comes to negative feedback and respond to criticism in real-time, like politicians are doing via the internet. For more marketing secrets of the 2008 campaigns, read our feature package.
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Malcolm Gladwell: Meaningful Work through Passion, not Genius
At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Malcolm Gladwell, author of "Blink" and the upcoming "Outliers," gives two examples of hard work that later looked like genius. Bill Gates got up at 2am to program as a teenager, while the Beatles played together 1200 times, far more than most bands, before they ever got famous. Success, he believes, is the result of putting your heart and mind into something to create successful, meaningful work.
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Why Email Starts Fights!
Only 7 percent of what we say is conveyed through words -- tone and visual cues make up the other 93 percent. This is why emails are so often misunderstood. Ed Muzio of Group Harmonics suggests using email only when you should: to convey facts and data, and when no emotion or sensitive issues are involved.
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Present Like Steve Jobs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is well known for his electrifying presentations. Communications coach Carmine Gallo discusses the various techniques Jobs uses to captivate and inspire his audience techniques that can easily be applied to your next presentation. For more tips on presenting like Jobs, read our Crash Course.
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Calling a Bully a Bully
Every office has one - loud, rude, egotistical, two-faced, and sometimes even dangerous. Left to their own devices, an office bully can turn your livelihood into a living nightmare. Carrie Clark, co-founder of the California Healthy Workplace Advocates, who promotes anti-bullying policy throughout the country, defines what qualifies as bullying and how to stand up to a growing problem that she describes as a national "epidemic".
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Working with Introverts | Leila's House of Corrections
Don't assume that the lack of an immediate response to a question means a person is unprepared, uninterested, or unknowledgeableyou may be working with an introvert. Introverts like to give thoughtful responses after they've had time to process. Learn 3 ways to forge a relationship with introverts. If you have questions or suggestions for future video topics, Leila wants to hear from you.
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Managing Downturns | Leila's House of Corrections
Fears about the economy affect everyone. As a manager, you need to face things head on. It's important to acknowledge your employees' anxieties but don't make promises. Learn tips for making it through difficult times. If you have questions or suggestions for future video topics, Leila wants to hear from you.
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How to start networking
By finding people you genuinely like and treating them with kindness, you've already started to network. Don't wait until you need somethingpeople will know you're fishing. Starla Sireno, executive coach at Fearlessness Inc., gives tips for nervous networkers: be real, don't think about what it is you need, and treat others as you want to be treated.
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Vineet Jain: Eliminating the Costly File Server
Vineet Jain is the CEO of Egnyte, a company helping small businesses ditch the costly file server and the IT management that goes along with it. Vineet gives us the inside scoop on this new venture and tells us how the increased use of broadband makes it a very cost effective solution for small businesses.
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Siobhan Hanna: Targeting International Markets
Siobhan Hanna is representing Localization World, a conference focused on helping companies cross language and cultural barriers when doing business internationally. As domestic markets suffer in difficult economic times, Siobhan discusses the importance of targeting international market.
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Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki | Book Brief
Guy Kawasaki has long been a popular and respected author, blogger, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. His latest book, "Reality Check," is chock full of advice for any business person looking to outsmart, out-manage, and out-market the competition.
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Saying No | Leila's House of Corrections
Why do so many of us struggle to say no? We want to please everyone but then we wind up overwhelmed and overworked. Consider these 3 tips for refusing with confidence--providing context, avoiding emotion, and recommending alternatives. If you have questions or suggestions for future video topics, Leila wants to hear from you.
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Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte |Book Brief
Do you wince at the idea of attending another Power Point presentation? Well, presentation software isn't the problem, it's how people (mis)use it. Author Nancy Duarte, the founder of one of the country's leading design firms, believes that if people put as much thought and effort into how they present as they do into what they're trying to convey, presentations would become a visual feast. In this video, Duarte shows us how to go from drab to dazzling.
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Dress for Business Success
Whether you're an entry-level employee or a manager, how you present yourself can determine your level of success. Stylist Kristen Harper takes us to Barneys New York in San Francisco to show how all levels of employee can dress for success, regardless of budget or time constraints. For more tips on workplace style, read "What to Wear to Work."
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From Managing to Leading | Leila’s House of Corrections
Don't assume that leadership just happens as you climb the managerial ladder. If you want to take your role as manager to the next level you need to learn to lead more and manage less. Find out how to create your own personal management style with these 5 easy steps. If you have questions or suggestions for future video topics, Leila wants to hear from you.
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Desk Pilates: Complete Workout
Exercise without leaving your desk. Pilates instructor Eleanor Gomez demonstrates a simple workout that will help prevent repetitive strain injury, strengthen your spine, and make sitting, working, and playing more comfortable.
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