tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247334902024-09-01T16:48:38.941-05:00Thoughts on business development and strategyRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08737058947889623029noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24733490.post-32939367063508268322010-04-11T16:44:00.003-05:002010-04-11T16:52:38.801-05:00

Here's a great little tip on how to get more productivity out of your meetings. A simple and basic idea that is often neglected is to give your meetings an agreed upon outcome prior to the discussion. By having everyone focus on the detailed outcomes or objectives, you can help make the most of the meeting. Read the tip here, via the Business Writing communications blog.

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Eleven new RSS feeds featuring some of the most popular subject areas have just been created. Now you can keep track of new articles by subject by subscribing to any one of the feeds below:Full Feed (All articles)New feeds:BooksBusinessCommunicationEthicsFinanceHRManagementMarketingMotivationPerformanceProductivityUse the new feeds to keep track of the latest content in any given topic area

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Many of you, I'm sure, may have read a previous post on the website which outlined the ways that business leaders can overcome resistance to change. Well, if you have, and you've applied some of what was outlined in the article, I'd love to hear your comments as to how things worked out.Were you able to convince an employee unwilling to adapt to a changing work environment? Did you get them

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In business, good negotiation skills can give you an advantage over your competition, your suppliers, and of course even your customers. However, as confident as you may feel about your own negotiation skills, it is important to remember that negotiating across different cultures brings with it its own set of challenges and opportunities.Author Jeswalde W. Salacuse has written an article for the

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In order to motivate someone, you must have an understanding of the driving factors behind that person’s existing behaviour, and organizational systems in place which will foster employee motivation.Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs states that human beings need to fulfill certain types of wants and desires in a specific order. From the more basic to the more complex levels, the human needs

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Effective communication skills are essential to organizational success; this should come as no surprise to anyone. However, most people fail to realize the importance of improving upon their own communication skills.An interesting article from PaulsTips offers seven straightforward ways that these important skills can be improved upon.The seven strategies are:Keep the message simpleKnow your

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There's a great little article from Fast Company Now that discusses the most effective strategies to use when trying to create a persuasive presentation.According to the article, the top five strategies (with the percentage of firms that actually use them) are as follows:Sharing facts: 73.5% Offering a solution: 62.1% Sharing a new idea: 52.8% Telling a story: 51.6% Changing a perception: 50.9%

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So simple and straight-forward, yet so easily overlooked is the notion of how responsive you are to your office e-mail and how it affects the perception of your professional reputation.The article "How can Responsiveness help your Professional Reputation" at the Email Overloaded website uncovers some examples of how, by promptly replying to colleagues and business clients (even if you don't have

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