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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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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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The No Excuses Culture
May 2, 2018 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
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How Can You Tell a Great Leader When You See One? Look for This 1 Uncommon Sign
May 1, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"To reach that state of loyalty where people trust you at your every word requires the daily act of exposing your values, beliefs, convictions, and morals to others in close quarters...Category: Management Roles, Functions, and Skills, Special: ArticlesComments Off on How Can You Tell a Great Leader When You See One? Look for This 1 Uncommon Sign
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How Jeff Bezos Solved an Early Challenge
by Jan Shawkey"When Amazon first launched, it aimed to become nothing short of the world's largest bookstore...Category: Distribution and Marketing Logistics, Special: ArticlesComments Off on How Jeff Bezos Solved an Early Challenge
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Friction: The Hidden Reality of What Holds People Back
by Jan Shawkey"How is it that two people delivering the same value to organizational outcomes, in the same role at the same pay, can have a massively different value to the organization itself?..Category: Special: Articles, Work ProductivityComments Off on Friction: The Hidden Reality of What Holds People Back
