All posts tagged "business communication"
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Four ways to improve your list of business contacts
When you’re trying to look for a job, it can seem like a very stressful and disheartening experience. You may start out with high hopes and assume you’ll find that perfect position quickly, and then...
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Today’s technology: personalization through automation
In today’s modern marketing world, consumer behavior has changed. We have long passed the point where the main driver for people to buy your products is the price. These days, people would think more about...
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Can keeping your eye off the ball help your business?
There’s a saying in sport that goes along the lines of ‘playing the ball, not the player’. This can be used in business too. You can be forgiven for becoming too focused on goals that...
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‘Leaning out’ instead of ‘Leaning in’
By now, we should all be familiar with Facebook’s CEO, Sheryl Sandberg. She became famous when her autobiography, titled Lean In, became the new feminist manifesto for women in the office. Her book famously suggests...
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Why the power and structure of story matters to your bottom line
Think of the last good movie you watched. It likely had creative visuals, a compelling script, music, rhythm and heroic characters. All these elements came together and made you feel something. They made you feel...
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How communication will make you a more effective leader
Have you ever found yourself in a meeting and your mind wanders to another world? It wouldn’t be surprising if you said yes. The pace and demands of life and work continue to increase and...
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Perfecting the art of the successful business partnership
Going into a new business partnership is often flagged as a risky endeavour—according to one study, the ‘divorce’ rate for business partners is as high as 80 per cent—but every decision (business and otherwise) carries...
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3 ways to answer one of the hardest questions in business: so what?
So what? This is one of the most uncomfortable questions in business. Whether you’re pitching your business idea or going for a promotion, being prepared to answer this question, or a more polite version of...
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Putting efficiency at the core of business growth
No matter what products a company offers or industry it operates in, almost every business ever created has two main objectives: to deliver these products for profit and to grow consistently. Given this, businesses would...
