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How a Collaborative Culture Can Attract Young Professionals

Tom Spencer

Employee productivity being assessed by work completed not hours worked Professional services organizations have traditionally measured productivity by the number of billable hours worked rather than by the work produced during those hours. Ambitious young professionals value workplaces that recognize and reward productivity.

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How to Assess Entry-Level Product Manger Positions

Tom Spencer

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

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Productivity and Creativity – awkward bedfellows or birds of a feather?

Ben de Haldevang

For me, the bit that’s really interesting and that feeds well into the current discourse is the differentiation between productivity and creativity. Even 20 seconds googling will provide you with images of linear progression, mathematical equations etc when thinking about productivity.

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Somatics & Leadership: Preview of April General Meeting

Women in Consulting

Backed by award-winning services and support teams, Blackbaud’s comprehensive set of Internet solutions, featuring Blackbaud NetCommunity and Blackbaud Sphere eMarketing along with our industry leading peer-to-peer and event fundraising solution, Friends Asking Friends , is designed to meet the evolving needs of nonprofits.

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How to Stay Ahead of the Game in Instructional Design Technology

Clarity Consultants

In the fast-paced world of education and training, the saying “knowledge is power” has never rung truer. They understand that education and training are ever-evolving, and to create impactful learning experiences for businesses, their team must stay on top of this change.

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How “Brainwriting” Can Get Better Ideas Out of Your Team - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KELLOGG EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

Read more from Kellogg Executive Education: What to Do When You Have a Dysfunctional Team Member. Research indicates that in a typical six-person meeting, two people do more than 60 percent of the talking. The process helped save a key off-site meeting and can get your team working more productively—without the headaches.

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The ROI of eLearning: Measuring the Impact of Online Training on Organizational Success

Clarity Consultants

First, online training is a convenient approach to continuing education in the workplace. Instead, employees participate at times that are convenient to them, ensuring organizational productivity. For example, it can identify productivity bottlenecks, skill gaps, and similar issues that are prime targets for improvement.

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