EXTREME TEAMS: Why Pixar, Netflix, AirBnB, and Other Cutting-Edge Companies Succeed Where Most Fail Workplace teambuilding activities have increased dramatically over the past two decades—by, studies indicate, more than 50 percent. In all kinds of companies, leaders believe that when you bring bright, motivated people together for a common purpose, they’ll gel into a … [Read more...] about How to Make Teamwork as a Competitive Advantage
Book Reviews
Emotional Stories that Sell: Techniques for Deeply Moving Buyers’ Decisions
As brain science now proves, emotions play a critical role in decision making. Human beings make rapid, subconscious, emotional decisions in one part of the brain, and then justify (or possibly adjust) those decisions more rationally in another area. Research also shows that we recall information more clearly and easily when it's attached to emotion. "If you want to … [Read more...] about Emotional Stories that Sell: Techniques for Deeply Moving Buyers’ Decisions
Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It
Below is an excerpt from the book Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus (Warner Business Books/Hardcover; ISBN: 0446531790; 224 pages) It ain't bragging if you done it. - Dizzy Dean >>RELATED: Promote Yourself: Learn to Brag About Your Business Myth #1: A Job Well Done Speaks for Itself It's not my father's workplace anymore, or even … [Read more...] about Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It
Effective Networking For Professional Success
[This article is based on the following book: Effective Networking for Professional Success: How to Beat your Competition to New Jobs and Contracts by Rupert Hart, Stirling Books, 1997, 125 pages] We are living in an age of corporate downsizing, and freelance consultants, or self-employed workers are growing by the day. Networking is one skill you need to practice to get … [Read more...] about Effective Networking For Professional Success
Work From Home Ideas. 463 Ways To Make Money From Home.
Are you fed up working for your boss? Are you doing OK but would like to earn some extra money? Do you never have any money? Do you want to leave the rat race? Are you working flat out for low wages and you just want more? Have you got an expensive wedding coming up? Do you fancy a holiday but haven’t got any disposable income? Are you bored and have nothing to do … [Read more...] about Work From Home Ideas. 463 Ways To Make Money From Home.