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5 Things to Stop Saying Today If You Want More Success and Happiness
May 4, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"How we perceive ourselves, and the internal stories we tell about who we are, will indeed shape our experiences," writes Kathy Caprino (photo, left) in a piece at Forbes...Category: Routine and Positive Messages, Special: Articles, Work ProductivityComments Off on 5 Things to Stop Saying Today If You Want More Success and Happiness
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Bad Writing Is Destroying Your Company’s Productivity
by Jan Shawkey"A hidden source of friction is slowing your company down...Category: Business Writing, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Bad Writing Is Destroying Your Company’s Productivity
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Jeff Bezos Explains His Famous One-Character Emails
May 3, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has a notorious habit of sending his executives an email that has a single character: a question mark," writes Julie Bort (photo, left) in a piece at BusinessInsider...Category: Email, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Jeff Bezos Explains His Famous One-Character Emails
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Can I Negotiate Salary or Will I Lose the Job?
by Jan ShawkeyTheresa Merrill (photo, left) answers a question from a TheMuse...Category: Job Interviews, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Can I Negotiate Salary or Will I Lose the Job?
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Lean Innovation Management — Making Corporate Innovation Work
by Jan Shawkey"In the last five years “Lean Startup” methodologies have enabled entrepreneurs to efficiently build a startup by searching for product/market fit rather than blindly trying to execute...Category: Developing a Business Mindset, Miscellaneous, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, UncategorizedComments Off on Lean Innovation Management — Making Corporate Innovation Work
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Your Brand Is Killing Your Business. Here’s What to Do about It
by Jan Shawkey"If good brands don't communicate exactly what the company does up front, they quickly make themselves synonymous with those products or services...Category: Special: Articles, The Art and Science of MarketingComments Off on Your Brand Is Killing Your Business. Here’s What to Do about It
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Product vs. Solution Selling: Learn It from a Plumber!
May 2, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Our leadership team recently got into a conversation about product selling versus consultative selling...Category: Employee MotivationComments Off on Product vs. Solution Selling: Learn It from a Plumber!
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How to Open and Close Presentations
by Jan Shawkey"In this clip Mark Powell provides best practice tips for opening and closing presentations...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: VideosComments Off on How to Open and Close Presentations
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The No Excuses Culture
by Jan ShawkeySteve Blank (photo, left) discusses his No Excuses Culture...Category: Organizational Communication, Persuasive Messages, Special: ArticlesComments Off on The No Excuses Culture
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3 Things You Need to Stop Thinking Right Now
by Jan Shawkey"Have you ever wanted to reinvent yourself and start all over?..Category: Organizational Communication, Special: Articles, Special: PodcastsComments Off on 3 Things You Need to Stop Thinking Right Now