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FlyingSolo Live: Fiona Toy
Can a "virtual assistant" help you extend your business reach? We hear from Fiona Toy of Virtual Admin Solutions.
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Flash: Coming to a Living Room Near You
At the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch talks about how the company's Flash software is coming to new devices ...
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Stop the Drama and Do the Work
Workplace conflicts that turn into melodramas can hurt productivity and team morale. Ed Muzio, president and CEO of Group Harmonics, explains how such conflicts ...
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Email Missteps | Leila's House of Corrections
Email has become the de facto way to communicate in the workplace. However, it is often overused and misused. Watch out for these missteps ...
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Does Hulu Hurt Big Media?
At the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco, CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith shares his thoughts about the free online video service Hulu and ...
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Jonathan Austin: Lead with Purpose, and the Profits Will Come
Best Companies, which puts together the Sunday Timess Best Companies to Work For listing, can clearly link employee engagement to exceptional profitability. But what ...
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The Hero Within
Barry Trailer of CSO Insights explains how you can become your own hero by not worrying about the last sale or even the next ...
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Why Is There Resistance to Enterprise 2.0?
At the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, Dan Keldsen and Carl Frappaolo, co-founders of Information Architected, offer their insights into why some companies ...
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FlyingSolo Live: Angela Raspass
Founder of "Ideas into Action", Angela Raspass talks to Robert Gerrish about how to use marketing to stand out from the crowd.
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Small Footwear Maker Finds Right Fit In Larger Corporation
Ahnu Footwear was recently acquired by Deckers Outdoor, the makers of Uggs and Teva shoes. What has changed since the buyout? Correspondent Sumi Das ...
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Rosemary Howard, AGSM Executive Programs
The Executive Director of AGSM Executive Programs describes what Australian leaders and managers can do to improve their performance on the global stage.
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Is Email Dead?
At the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Labs and author of "The Facebook Era," explains how social web ...
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How to Connect with the C-level Executive
Tim Askew, CEO of Corporate Rain International, offers advice on selling to top-level executives. Among his tips: keep it simple, focus on how you ...
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Overcome Negative Thinking | Dodging Landmines
Is the economy getting you down? Executive coach Barbara Russo offers ways to squash negative thoughts that may be causing you fear and anxiety ...
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The Power of Touch in the Workplace
The right kind of touch at the right time can enhance your credibility and increase your communication impact. Carol Kinsey Goman, author of "The ...
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FlyingSolo Live: Suzy Jacobs
At Sydney's FlyingSolo Live event, Robert Gerrish speaks with Suzy Jacobs, national director of the Athena Network for women in business.
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Craiglist Founder: Why Large Companies are Dysfunctional
Craig Newmark tells entrepreneurs what they can learn from his experience as founder of Craigslist. He also discusses his role at the company as ...
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Virtual Trade Shows
Russ Rothstein, CEO of Sales Spider, explains how virtual trade shows can help companies grow sales and extend their reach, while saving time and ...
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Artisan Distilling: Selling Luxury Spirits Amidst A Recession
Renowned distillers Ansley Coale and Jorg Rupf started making Hangar One Vodka in 2002 with a goal to make their spirits with the freshest ...
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Gen Y Don'ts | Leila's House of Corrections
Members of Generation Y are arriving at the workplace with a different kind of attitude. While they may seem high-maintenance, they are also high-performing. ...
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Email Missteps | Leila's House of Corrections
Email has become the de facto way to communicate in the workplace. However, it is often overused and misused. Watch out for these missteps before hitting the send button.
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Does Hulu Hurt Big Media?
At the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco, CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith shares his thoughts about the free online video service Hulu and why the media company has been reluctant to join the platform. Smith believes the company needs to continue focusing on its core content, making sure its programs get seen, paid for, and counted. (Disclosure: BNET is published by CBS Interactive, a unit of CBS.)
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Steve Jobs is Back
For the first time in a nearly a year, and five months after undergoing a liver transplant, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes center stage at the companys 2009 music product launch event. Jobs thanks the Apple community and urges everyone to sign up to become an organ donor.
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Stop the Drama and Do the Work
Workplace conflicts that turn into melodramas can hurt productivity and team morale. Ed Muzio, president and CEO of Group Harmonics, explains how such conflicts play out and how to resolve them, so everyone can get back to work.
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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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Flash: Coming to a Living Room Near You
At the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch talks about how the company's Flash software is coming to new devices such as game consoles, smartphones, and TVs. Lynch says Adobe is working with chip vendors and TV manufacturers on a variety of different television platforms to bring more interactivity to the living room.
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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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Overcome Negative Thinking | Dodging Landmines
Is the economy getting you down? Executive coach Barbara Russo offers ways to squash negative thoughts that may be causing you fear and anxiety about your job.
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Four Secrets to Liking Your Work by Ed Muzio, Deborah J. Fisher, & Erv Thomas | Book Brief
Unhappy at work? You're not alone. Studies suggest that 7 out of 10 people are dissatisfied with their jobs and often want to quit. In "Four Secrets to Liking Your Work," author Ed Muzio suggests that quitting may not be the answer. Instead, he offers tips on how to enjoy the job you already have by understanding your own behavior, negotiating tasks, and mastering your motivation.
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Small Footwear Maker Finds Right Fit In Larger Corporation
Ahnu Footwear was recently acquired by Deckers Outdoor, the makers of Uggs and Teva shoes. What has changed since the buyout? Correspondent Sumi Das talks to the companys president, Jim Van Dine, about the challenges of maintaining a small business culture inside a larger organization. Van Dine also talks about his unique hiring philosophy, which is based on the childrens classic "Winnie the Pooh."
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The Power of Touch in the Workplace
The right kind of touch at the right time can enhance your credibility and increase your communication impact. Carol Kinsey Goman, author of "The Nonverbal Advantage: Secrets and Science of Body Language at Work," offers several tips for using touch appropriately and effectively in a business setting.
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Burn Your Org Chart
The organizational chart can be a valuable tool for establishing authority and responsibility within a company. But Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics, explains why it doesn't reflect the real world.
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Is Email Dead?
At the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Labs and author of "The Facebook Era," explains how social web platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, are impacting businesses. She says email is slowly being replaced by social networking applications -- a shift driven by young people.
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How to Ace a Job Interview | The Body Language of Business
Even the tiniest gesture can say a lot about you. Carol Kinsey Goman, author of The Nonverbal Advantage, explains how to use body language to make a positive first impression at your next job interview.
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Constructive Criticism |Leila’s House of Corrections
Are you the type of manager who has a difficult time telling an employee how to improve? If so, learn how to give criticism constructively. If you have questions or suggestions for future video topics, Leila wants to hear from you.
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How to Handle Chronic Complainers | Dodging Landmines
Every workplace has one: a chronic complainer who finds fault with everything. David Goldman, employment and labor attorney, discusses how to manage these negative people and when to get Human Resources involved.
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Change By Design by Tim Brown | Book Brief
In "Change By Design," author Tim Brown argues that design is not just about creating elegant objects or beautifying the world around us. The CEO of the celebrated design firm IDEO says design is a way of thinking that allows any leader to convert problems into opportunities at every level of business, in any industry. He calls this new methodology Design Thinking and explains how it can transform your organization into a heaven of innovation.
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The Hero Within
Barry Trailer of CSO Insights explains how you can become your own hero by not worrying about the last sale or even the next sale. He says, instead focus on the current opportunity and improving your sales mastery.
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Gen Y Don'ts | Leila's House of Corrections
Members of Generation Y are arriving at the workplace with a different kind of attitude. While they may seem high-maintenance, they are also high-performing. Here are some mistakes to avoid to get the most out of them.
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Artisan Distilling: Selling Luxury Spirits Amidst A Recession
Renowned distillers Ansley Coale and Jorg Rupf started making Hangar One Vodka in 2002 with a goal to make their spirits with the freshest ingredients. To do this, they use old-fashioned pot stills. The technique is less efficient and more expensive than conventional methods, but they believe their approach makes their beverages taste better. Correspondent Sumi Das takes a tour of their distilling factory and finds out how their hands-on production process and unique marketing approach help them compete with larger spirits makers.
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