An interesting management training technique involves asking people to walk over hot coals. The message of this potentially painful and dangerous "trick" of Hindu holy men is simple: management is really mostly about courage. Courage is not a skill that is learned at business … [Read more...]
Strategies for Getting the Job You Want
What's the worst mistake you have ever made? If you asked this question during an interview, it will probably make you more nervous than you already are. Will you look like a loser if you admit to making mistakes? Or will the interviewers think you are hiding something if you … [Read more...]
5 Strategies to Increase Holiday Sales
Holiday season, which in eCommerce starts even before Thanksgiving and often lasts until the end of December, is undoubtedly the most lucrative period of the year. What’s more, this year’s sales are expected to increase by another 15.5%. How to make sure you don’t miss out and … [Read more...]
How To Take A Sabbatical From Work
In the US, 24 per cent of small businesses and 14 per cent of large companies offer some form of sabbatical to their employees, whereas in Britain 37 per cent of companies offer sabbaticals. What is a Sabbatical? The term "sabbatical" comes from the Old Testament. It is a … [Read more...]
Effective Ways to Empower your Employees
How can managers encourage their staff to become more active and more involved in the decisions and actions that affect their jobs? Why is it that employees who seem uninterested, bored or cynical at work show lots of enthusiasm, energy and creativity the moment they go home? In … [Read more...]
Effectively Negotiating with the Touch of Persuasion
In this article, we look at a number of elements of persuasive negotiating, including power, arguments, voice and body language, techniques to overcome resistance, and intercultural aspects of negotiating. The aim of the article is to give you a range of options and techniques to … [Read more...]
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