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Managing the Emotional Side of Job Search
February 21, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Don't let the emotional roller coaster slow your search...Category: Career Planning, Job Interviews, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Managing the Emotional Side of Job Search
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Billionaire Mark Cuban: ‘One of the Great Lies of Life Is Follow Your Passions’
by Jan Shawkey"'One of the great lies of life is 'follow your passions,'" says Cuban as part of the Amazon Insights for Entrepreneurs series...Category: Career Planning, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Billionaire Mark Cuban: ‘One of the Great Lies of Life Is Follow Your Passions’
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Don’t Be Afraid to Stand Out — Be Afraid of Blending In
by Jan ShawkeyAccording to Liz Ryan (photo, left), "One of the biggest job-search mistakes you can make is to play it safe...Category: Job Interviews, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Don’t Be Afraid to Stand Out — Be Afraid of Blending In
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Communicating Concisely and Clearly Across Cultures
by Jan Shawkey"What’s the requirement of being a good intercultural communicator?..Category: Intercultural/Diversity, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Communicating Concisely and Clearly Across Cultures
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5 Interview Tips for Seasoned Leaders
February 20, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"When you’ve been in the workforce for a long time, the idea of starting from Square One by going through the hiring process again can be daunting...Category: Job Interviews, Special: ArticlesComments Off on 5 Interview Tips for Seasoned Leaders
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How to Evaluate Intercultural Mistrust
by Jan Shawkey"In the previous article I had you look at unreliable criteria for deciding whether to grant or withhold trust in an intercultural context...Category: Intercultural/Diversity, Special: ArticlesComments Off on How to Evaluate Intercultural Mistrust
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Amazon’s Grocery Store of the Future – No Cashiers, No Registers, No Lines
by Jan Shawkey"Amazon Go is being called the grocery store of the future, where lines and cashiers don't exist...Category: Distribution and Marketing Logistics, Information Technology, Special: VideosComments Off on Amazon’s Grocery Store of the Future – No Cashiers, No Registers, No Lines
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Barnes & Noble Is Killing Itself
by Jan Shawkey"I’ve been chronicling the slow demise of B&N for years now, watching the company bleed out, drop by drop, until it has become a shell of its former value...Category: Financial Management, Special: Articles, The Art and Science of MarketingComments Off on Barnes & Noble Is Killing Itself
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Here’s What Introverts Find So Annoying about What Extroverts Think
by Jan ShawkeyAccording to Christina DesMarais (photo, left), "Anywhere from a third to half of the population fits the definition of being introverted, meaning these people are at their best in quieter environments compared with the extroverts who do well with a lot of stimulation...Category: Interpersonal Communication, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Here’s What Introverts Find So Annoying about What Extroverts Think
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Gender Communication Barriers and Techniques
February 16, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"In Strategic Communication class, 4 MBA students share information and techniques on gender related communication barriers...Category: Interpersonal Communication, Special: VideosComments Off on Gender Communication Barriers and Techniques
