Jason Hogg, Senior Lecturer at Cornell University The relationship between a boss and an employee can make a huge impact on performance, work culture, productivity and communication in any job. Naturally, expectations and social norms are different between colleagues and supervisors — but how can you maintain that balance? Here are some tips on how bosses from […]
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Vivek Gupta, Chief Executive, Global Infrastructure Management Services, Zensar Technologies In today’s increasingly global business landscape, employees interact with colleagues, customers and prospects from different parts of the world on a regular basis. The ability to connect with people from various cultures is key to creating strong business relationships. But it can be difficult to form
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Lida Citroën, Author, Your Next Mission Many veterans leaving military service go straight into government jobs, professional careers on Wall Street or Main Street, or work in trade jobs such as construction or manufacturing; however, many former military personnel are drawn to more risky and exciting options such as entrepreneurship. To many veterans, self-employment represents
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David Berman, President, RingCentral How RingCentral Maintains Core Values During Rapid Growth When Vlad Shmunis, RingCentral’s founder and CEO, brought me on to his team, he asked me to lead the company’s growth with larger customers and rally the organization to the next level. In startup mode, the team was very small, fast and intense. As
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Dr. Michael R. Burcham, CEO, Nashville Entrepreneur Center. One of the most important things you can work on today is figuring out who you (really) are, what you are passionate about, and how this should influence (and build) your personal brand and reputation. You should constantly build and nurture your personal brand – it is the
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Matthew Kenefick An unfortunate part of business is dealing with account receivable (A/R) disputes. In any business, getting paid is the bottom line. The best strategy is to avoid A/R disputes, which can often be accomplished by properly identifying and addressing credit risks, and identifying and responding to problems early. But when A/R disputes are
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Are you often faced with conflicting situations and mixed-message demands from your board, your team, key stakeholders, and the market? Take risks to grow dramatically and protect your current stability. Seek to maximize sales and watch the bottom line. Build future leaders and prove leadership excellence now. Paradox thinking is “and” thinking. It enables balanced management of interdependent conflicting objectives. Adopting
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James T. Carroll When negotiating stock or other forms of equity in their companies, executives too often deal in terms of percentages: an offer letter with a new employee may promise her “options for 2% of the company” or a commercial agreement might entitle a vendor to “5% of the company’s common stock.” While the
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Developing and representing your brand effectively on social media is one of the most important tasks to think about when jumping into social media marketing. By doing so, you bring brand awareness and cohesiveness to your audience to build familiarity and trust. Representing your brand on social media is fairly simple as long as your
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“You can pretend to care, you cannot pretend to be there,” wrote Texas Bix Bender in his book Don’t Squat With Yer Spurs On! Bender was describing a vital feature of leadership—command presence. People who spend more than twenty minutes in the military know the power of command presence. Officer school candidates are drilled on the
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