No one likes to let an employee go. Whether it is firing someone for cause or being forced to let a good employee go because of downsizing -- it stinks. It's a "keep you up all night worrying" sort of event. Because it is so awkward and difficult -- most people do it badly. They rush it or talk for too long or just don't manage the situati
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Build your brand: Letting Someone Go
Posted by digitalsmash under ManagementFrom http://www.drewsmarketingminute.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 6, 2008 7:46 pm
Life on the Edge: Learning from Facebook
Posted by digitalsmash under TechnologyFrom http://www.businessweek.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 6, 2008 7:44 pm
The social network provides important lessons for executives—and a key forum for innovation and experimentation
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How An Entrepreneur Can Do the Impossible
Posted by digitalsmash under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.betterforbusiness.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 5, 2008 7:06 pm
Are you an “almost” entrepreneur? You have the drive, but you don't have an idea. You have the passion, but you're not quite sure what it's for. Perhaps you're one of the people that say “why reinvent the wheel?”, or “if it was needed, it'd already be done”. If you are one of these people... perhaps you need a square watermelon.
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No One Is Good at Multitasking
Posted by dlanders under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 5, 2008 7:06 pm
Job Advertisement: “Must be good at multitasking.”
Obviously this company is not up-to-date on current research which shows that no one is good at multitasking. Now I realize that you are probably disagreeing with me right now, since you do it all the time, but reality is that our brains are not good at executing our demands to multitask.
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The Write and Wrong of Online Article Writing
Posted by Becky under Online MarketingFrom http://chiefmarketer.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 4, 2008 8:33 pm
The rules for writing online are a bit different from those for print publications. Here's a few tips on how to reach your audience and get your articles read.
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An Entrepreneurial Path to Peace
Posted by Becky under Success StoriesFrom http://www.businessweek.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 5, 2008 1:00 am
By providing small businesses with incubators, Israeli industrialist Stef Wertheimer hopes to give Israelis and Arabs economic opportunities that will lead to peace.
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6 Tactics for Better Search Ads
Posted by TerryJackson under Online MarketingFrom http://tmt.targetmarketingmag.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 4, 2008 7:35 pm
Getting your search ad in the top rankings of search engine results pages might win you more eyeballs, but it doesn't guarantee a click or a sale. Your search ad itself must do some heavy lifting to successfully compete with other listings.
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Top Time Management Tips
Posted by dlanders under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: plethmen on April 3, 2008 8:40 pm
These top time management strategies are used by business professionals in achieving success.
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Blog Marketing Tips Even the Professional Bloggers Won't Share - Tip #1
Posted by JohnH under Online MarketingFrom http://www.marketingpilgrim.com 5866 days ago
Made Hot by: louienews on April 3, 2008 6:12 pm
How many times have you visited one of the many “professional” blog advice sites, and left with little more advice than the ubiquitous (and unhelpful) “build great content?” Andy Beal has decided to share a few of his best tricks.
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Go Green, Save Lives!
Posted by luckycharmer under TechnologyFrom http://www.allbusiness.com 5867 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 4, 2008 9:01 pm
Not only can going green save you money, but it's a great way to give something back to your country. Our country is at war; young American men and women are fighting and dying every day in Iraq. Not wanting to make this a political position piece, I will go so far as to state that the war in Iraq has something to do with oil. And what is oil?
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