photo credit: dakotaduff Steve Magruder asked: “How [can you] motivate users to see the value of your board when many of them don’t seem to “get it?” ” I sometimes wonder if my site’s mission is lost on people, even though I have striven to make it as plain as day.” ” “… How can I get [.]. MORE >>

The problem was not simply the loss of good jobs to workers in foreign nations but also automation…  Remember bank tellers?  Telephone operators?  The fleets of airline workers behind counters who issued tickets?  Service station attendants?  These and millions of other jobs weren’t lost to globalization; they were lost to automation.  MORE >>

This week’s Resource Recommendation is Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader by Dianna Booher. You’ve met people like them. They have a certain something that makes people notice them: a quiet confidence, a charisma, a presence. Dianna Booher shows us all how to create this type of presence in her [.]. MORE >>

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria is one of the smartest people I don’t know. His GPS (Global Public Square) show on Sunday afternoon is an oasis of civil and intelligent discussion on world events in a desert of. Please click the headline to read the whole story. Current Affairs Custom-fit Communications MORE >>

Growing your business is both an art and a science. It involves so many moving parts, changing conditions, and threats from all sides that it almost seems like a company is “an actual living organism.” Leading & Developing Other Leaders Practical Steps to Influence Professional Development Customer Service Real Estate MORE >>