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Let's take a moment to knock digital off its pedestal and point out the obvious.
Technology isn't going to save your business from leaders with poorly developed personalities who lack the warmth, empathy and compassion to treat both customers and employees with respect.
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We live in times of accelerated change and rising complexity. Disruption is everywhere. Politics at home and abroad are in a state of upheaval. In nearly every aspect of modern life, certainty and predictability are elusive.
In short, these are anxious times. People everywhere are nervous and stressed out.
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It’s 2017, and video marketing is on the rise. We’re all aware of the benefits of a strong video marketing campaign, but it can be tough for companies new to video to know where to start.
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To really get to know someone, you don't bother asking about education or experience. No, to quickly gather enough information to decide just how well you can relate to someone on a deeply human level, you have to ask a deep and meaningful question.
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Successful digital enterprises need to embrace more than the latest technologies: they need to embed cultural changes about work, work practices and company management.
They also need to align leadership styles with digital workplace needs, explained Paul Miller, CEO and founder of the Digital Workplace Group (DWG).
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Stop saying "kill me" as a stress release when all hell breaks loose at work.
New research suggests you might get exactly what you ask for, especially if you have a high-demand job with little control over your direction and goals.
Yes, you heard right.
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Nothing telegraphs how much you trust your employees than the freedom to set their own hours.
And that's exactly what I do in my own company.
With the exception of my customer service staff, which needs to maintain specific hours, my employees have flexible work hours, all year long.
David G. Javitch,
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Sex and Software DNA swapping
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All the typical Monday motivation is sure to get some people off to a great start.
But for the rest of us, platitudes about new beginnings and messages about how it's "a great day to be alive" are more annoying that inspirational.
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We continue our What’s in a Name series with ZeroStack, Apcera and Knack.
ZeroStack, Inc.
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Mountain View, Calif.
Number of employees: 32
Specializes in: Self-service and scale-out private cloud
Has this been the company name since it was founded? Yes
Who named the company? Ajay
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Just say "thanks."
Keep the beer, the gratuitous company-branded candies. And seriously, you can even put promotions and salary increases on the back burner ... as long as you make your workers feel appreciated for their talents, their contributions and jobs well done.
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What does it take to become an attractive tech company today? Ping-pong tables, beer taps and nap pods, right?
Not so much, according to Suzy Welch, business journalist and TV commentator.
People give those perks “outsized importance when trying to figure out what makes one company stand apart from another," she
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"Go see, ask why, show respect." The words of Toyota chairman Fujio Cho have become renowned as the basic lean principles on which to build and run a business.
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Team building is a little like being back on the playground during recess, where you're forced to play with the kid who insulted you 10 minutes earlier.
While professional team facilitators swear by what they euphemistically describe as shared experiences that reinforce positive team skills, not everyone is so enthusiastic.
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