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Avoid making one of LinkedIn's dirty dozen mistakes to greatly increase your success building relationships & establishing your credibility. 
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Here is another great article from Leadership Freak on GRIT. Enjoy!
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Businesses can’t afford to make mistakes when customers are watching. Learn the 19 most important rules of Facebook etiquette now.
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Another terrific article by Melonie Dodaro, a leading Social Media expert. Take a few minutes to read the most important 19 rules in using Facebook for business, I promise you will learn something valuable!
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Looking for a new job can be hard, but getting support and staying motivated is important to keeping your spirits up. These inspirational quotes will keep you on track.
Ann Zaslow-Rethaber's insight:
I probably get asked once a day what the secret to finding your dream job is, and I always try to give practical suggestions, such as going to www.indeed.com and looking for a job or more accurately a profession, that calls to you. Find something that you would do, even if you were not being paid. Life is just too short to spend such a large amount of time doing something that you do not truly enjoy. I suggest going and finding that job, and then looking at the job requirements, and then make it your goal to go out there and acquire those skills and experience. Here are some fantastic, motivational quotes to help you along the way.
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Email is taking a lot of flak lately. And why not? We're inundated with it. It's cold and impersonal. People abuse it passive-aggressively for their own political agendas. And it can be --to be frank -- addictive. Yet, no matter how much we gripe about it, and whatever options may be out there like Slack, email is here to stay. For now, at least. But we can all do email better. Much better. I've been witness to --and often the victim of --a range of email offenses in my working life. And yet, even today, I see people continue to commit the same email offenses that I thought would have become forgotten or even outlawed by now. So in the interest of raising awareness around these offenses, and with the hope that we can see them committed far less frequently, here are five difficult and uncomfortable things that you should never, ever put into your emails at work. Especially if want to build --and keep -- the relationships that matter to you most. Via The Learning Factor
Ann Zaslow-Rethaber's insight:
Cardinal rule # 1...NEVER put anything in an e-mail, that can at any point in the future be referred to as 'Exhibit A". Read more to learn of 5 more important rules to keep in mind when utilizing e-mail to communicate.
The Learning Factor's curator insight,
March 21, 2017 6:20 PM
People say the darnedest things in their emails.
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Take it from someone who hates boring powerpoints. If you apply these 4 takeaways you'll look like a professional presenter. Or you can have your money back - … Via Dr. Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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As more and more hiring managers request candidates to create PowerPoint presentations as part of the interview process, I thought you may enjoy an easy to follow 29 step slide show on how to create an impressive PPP .
Riley Steffen's curator insight,
May 22, 2020 4:19 AM
A reiteration or pull back to why and how PowerPoint can be so effective. Applying these simplistic rules to presentation software will increase the viewership and engagement of students and peers alike.
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“Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.” –Brian Tracy
Ann Zaslow-Rethaber's insight:
There are many 'standard' interview questions that seem to come up over and over again. It is so smart to be prepared for those questions, and have ready answers at hand. Role play with someone, practicing your replies to some of the most common ones, that you can bet will be asked at some point during the interview process.
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Great teams are led by great leaders, and great leaders all share traits that are absolutely essential to their ability to lead. These are the 5 most important traits leaders have - if you're a leader, they will transform the way you lead for mind-blowing rewarding results. Contact Ann at ISC for proactive information. Via The Learning Factor
Ann Zaslow-Rethaber's insight:
Fantastic points on what characteristics make a good leader. I would also add transparency, I have found that employees thrive when having a very clear picture of what earns an A and conversely what merits an F. It is very disconcerting for employees when working for someone when they are never quite sure where they stand,
The Learning Factor's curator insight,
February 19, 2017 5:33 PM
Great teams are led by great leaders, and great leaders all share traits that are absolutely essential to their ability to lead.
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Two sales executives, Simi and Tony, get real about privilege and the affects of the pay gap on women of color.
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The goal of any employment interview is to discover how a candidate will perform in his new environment. Traditionally, interviewers try to predict
Ann Zaslow-Rethaber's insight:
Matching the interview process to the position is an important part of interviewing. If you are interviewing someone for what will be a long sales cycle with multiple steps, it is imperative to have a similar interview process. If you are interviewing someone for a position that requires great attention to detail, that will be something that would benefit from testing that particular skill set during the vetting process. In positions that require employees to make decisions on a case by case basis, conducting SITUATIONAL INTERVIEWS can be worth their weight in gold, in terms of the information that it gives you with regards to how this particular candidate will react in specific circumstances. Give some thought to the types of situations that will require your employee to make a decision, and then try to replicate that during the interview process, in order to get a crystal clear view to what you can expect if you hire this candidate.
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Having trouble with what to wear during a job interview? Don't let a fashion faux pas ruin your chances of getting hired.
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There seems to be such variations these days between companies in terms of what constitutes 'business casual', I thought a quick article on the basics may be helpful.
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When you know what’s next you can prepare and perform. Structure provides predictability. Predictability enables preparation. Preparation raises confidence. Confidence is energy. A 5 step one-on-one any leader can do: #1. Provide brag time. What one result from last week makes you proud? Tell me one thing you did really well last week. What one…
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I love "Leadership Freak' for excellent suggestions on mentoring. This article offers 5 very straight forward suggestions that are guaranteed to get your coaching calls the results that you are looking for. Read more to learn how to have your team come away from your coaching sessions feeling empowered, and armed with a clear picture of where they are needing to go, and most importantly, how to get there.
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Don't wait until the week before your annual review to start collecting data and anecdotes that demonstrate your worth. Via The Learning Factor
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It's hard to believe we are days away from the end of the 1st Quarter of 2017! Many of you will be having Quarterly Reviews next week, & I thought this article was timely. Ultimately, setting & achieving goals is what work ( & life, for that matter), is all about, so having clear, set goals, and a definitive path to achieve those goals, is critical to meeting those objectives. It always amazes me how often employees are not clear on precisely what is expected of them, and what will earn them a promotion, and conversely, what will cost them their job. There are also many managers out there that do not set clear, achievable goals for their employees. As always, communication is the key to success. Making a point to continually be touching base with your direct supervisor, verifying that you are doing the right thing, and asking what you can do to be a superstar, will set you head and shoulders above 90% of the others. It makes no sense to hold your breath during your review, wondering what the reaction of your manager will be. You should always be cognizant of your goals and objectives, and be focused on achieving those goals on a daily basis. If you are not crystal clear on what you need to be doing in order to get the biggest raise possible and align yourself for a promotion, ASK! If you are a manager and your employees are consistently not meeting their objectives, work on making those objectives as clear as possible, and then focus on holding your team accountable during the execution phase, rather than just at the finish line. Read more to learn 'Best Practices' in coming out of your Reviews with a 5 Star Rating!
The Learning Factor's curator insight,
March 23, 2017 7:02 PM
Don't wait until the week before your annual review to start collecting data and anecdotes that demonstrate your worth.
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They keep falling short. But you want them to reach the next level. Establish an affirming context for growth. A transformative growth point: Years ago I was asked to work with a manager who didn’t see their own potential. Her annual reviews were the same. "You need to improve your people skills." She was succeeding…
Ann Zaslow-Rethaber's insight:
Fantastic article on how to coach employees and have them come away feeling empowered and positive about making changes. "Growth begins when we believe that others believe in us".
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Brian Tracy explains the 80/20 Rule and how to use it for goal setting. A.k.a. the Pareto Principle, this time management technique maximizes productivity!
Ann Zaslow-Rethaber's insight:
The Pareto Principle is a subject that I have been fascinated with for a long time now, and no one is better than Brian Tracy in explaining how it works, and most importantly, learning how to take understanding of this very real law of human behavior, and turning that into increased success in achieving your stated goals. Once you start paying attention, the Pareto Principle shows up in a multitude of ways. For sales managers, you will discover that you consistently are getting 80% of your sales, from 20% of your people.
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Have you ever shared a frustrating situation with your boss, a colleague, a family member, or a friend and they kept jumping in and offering solutions (many of which you had already thought of yourself)? I certainly have, then realized I didn’t need or want them to resolve the situation for me. All I really… Via James Schreier
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Terrific article on the importance of 'just' listening. Time is the single most valuable thing that any of us have, and actively listening to someone shows that you value their opinion, and care about their feelings.
malek's curator insight,
February 20, 2017 6:24 PM
Listening is one of the Rare business and social skills
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In this special Making Sen$e edition of Ask The Headhunter, Nick shares insider advice and contrarian methods about winning and keeping the right job, on one condition: that you, dear Making Sense reader, send Nick your questions about your personal challenges with job hunting, interviewing, networking, resumes, job boards or salary negotiations. No guarantees — just a promise to do his best to offer useful advice.
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Another terrific article from Melonie Dodaro listing 12 Important Etiquette Rules for Linked In. Take a minute to read this, there were a few suggestions listed that were new even for someone to spends quite a bit of time on LI. Enjoy!