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Why I Invite All 900 of My Employees to Board Meetings
April 17, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Open board meetings may seem extreme, but they are part of a strict code of transparency that I believe factors heavily into our innovation and rapid growth...Category: Employee Development and Support, Employee Motivation, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Why I Invite All 900 of My Employees to Board Meetings
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Mistakes — It’s Not the Failures That Define Us So Much as How We Respond to Them
by Jan ShawkeyHere's a quick read on the topic by the nice people at Farnam Street...Category: Employee Motivation, Routine and Positive Messages, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Mistakes — It’s Not the Failures That Define Us So Much as How We Respond to Them
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If You Say This During an Apology, You’re Doing It Wrong
by Jan Shawkey"The difference between a sincere apology and cheap one has a lot to do with how it’s phrased...Category: Interpersonal Communication, Special: ArticlesComments Off on If You Say This During an Apology, You’re Doing It Wrong
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Don’t Just Engage . . . Entertain!
April 16, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"You may feel you can successfully engage listeners with the critical substance of your message...Category: Meeting Skills, Special: Articles, Visual CommunicationComments Off on Don’t Just Engage . . . Entertain!
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Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More from Print Textbooks Than Screens
by Jan Shawkey"As researchers in learning and text comprehension, our recent work has focused on the differences between reading print and digital media...Category: Special: Articles, Teaching Methods and MaterialsComments Off on Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More from Print Textbooks Than Screens
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Ten Tips for Producing Highly Effective Business Videos
April 13, 2018 by Jan ShawkeyHal Landen (photo, left) has the 10 tips at VideoUniversity...Category: Special: Articles, Video Production, Visual CommunicationComments Off on Ten Tips for Producing Highly Effective Business Videos
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Use These 5 Prompts to Show Off Your Software Skills in Job Interviews
by Jan ShawkeyCategory: Job Interviews, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Use These 5 Prompts to Show Off Your Software Skills in Job Interviews
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Yes, You Need Informational Interviews. Here’s How to Land Them
April 12, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Truthfully, I can’t recall the last informational interview I’ve gone on myself...Category: Career Planning, Job Interviews, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Yes, You Need Informational Interviews. Here’s How to Land Them
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Creativity and the Necessity of Giving Up Your Best Loved Ideas and Starting Over Again
by Jan Shawkey"The idea is to live in the middle of ideas, believing in them enough to take action but not enough so they become too big of an anchor when something better comes along...Category: Creativity/Brainstorming, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Creativity and the Necessity of Giving Up Your Best Loved Ideas and Starting Over Again
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10 Strategies to Reduce Money Stress and Improve Your Finances
by Jan Shawkey"In this post, you’ll learn what’s at the root of money stress, and develop ten strategies to reduce it and have a more peaceful life...Category: Financial Management, Special: ArticlesComments Off on 10 Strategies to Reduce Money Stress and Improve Your Finances
