Fri.Feb 02, 2024

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Boss vs Leader: Two Distinct Management Approaches

Tom Spencer

No one likes a tyrannical, controlling, and disempowering boss. A heavily top-down approach might have worked in the past but this style of boss management is increasingly ineffective and alienating to employees. In the modern workplace, the best managers have instead embraced a more empowering and collaborative method known as lead management. While most companies are already adopting a version of lead management, it is pertinent to keep this distinction fresh in our minds, particularly as we s

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6 Questions to Ask at the Midpoint of Your Career

Harvard Business

It’s common to wrestle with feelings of unmet expectations, missed opportunities, and paths not taken when you reach the midpoint of your career. But experts say that arriving at middle-age is also a profound opportunity for growth and self-reflection. It’s a chance to reevaluate your priorities, draw from your experience, and carve out a path that aligns with your goals for the second half of your professional life.

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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for February 5, 2024

Johanna Rothman

This week's 60 seconds is from a thriller short story I sold to Thriller Magazine. The transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for February 2, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from my story in Thrill Ride magazine, which will be published later this year. Since it’s not yet published, I’m declaring this in progress.

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A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps

Harvard Business

Income inequality remains a troubling issue, despite years of progressive and proactive approaches and legislation. All too often, workers of one particular group (usually women or people of color) are systematically underpaid across an organization. The remedy for such pay gaps is often to focus on those workers who are most underpaid. This article explains why this approach falls short and how using a structured approach to pay equity analysis will help companies not only address systematic bi

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Elevating Digital Operations: Role of Technology Management

Business Consulting Agency

In today’s digital era, a company’s online presence serves as its initial introduction to potential customers. The performance and functionality of a website play a pivotal role in shaping user experience, customer satisfaction, and overall business success. This article explores the significance of seamlessly integrating, customizing, and consistently updating website technology and databases, highlighting the substantial impact these elements have on website performance.

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Strategic Pricing™ – It Is Not Just the Numbers

Granite Leadership Strategies

Designing a winning price in Government contracting involves quite a concentrated effort to compose the technical strategy as well as the strategy to get to that right price. All components that go into an elegant masterpiece must play with each other in a well-orchestrated approach. The strategic price component is not just about the numbers. It is also how the price story and value proposition carry out the complete picture for the intended Government contracting customer.

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Niching up

Seth Godin Blog

Along the way, folks have talked about “niching down” as a way to help a project find focus. But that’s backward. When we identify and embrace the smallest viable audience, we’re moving up. Up the quality hierarchy. Up in responsibility. Up in the likelihood that we’ll make an impact. To niche up, identify the smallest group of people that would be enough to sustain the project.

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