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Employers Checking Social Media

Career Advancement

“There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.”. Weed through your old photos and remove anything too racy or inappropriate on social media. If perception management (and your social media image) is important to you, hire leadership coach Joel Garfinkle. Brian Koslow~.

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To Hold Someone Accountable, First Define What Accountable Means

Harvard Business Review

As prescribed in the commonly used responsibility models — RACI, RAPID, and the others — accountability should fall to one (and only one) person per item, even if the work involved requires input and contributions from others. We don’t advocate for one position versus another.

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A Bad Reputation Costs a Company at Least 10% More Per Hire

Harvard Business Review

A few years ago, domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy was known for its racy ads featuring NASCAR driver Danica Patrick and The Biggest Loser star Jillian Michaels. While they may have gotten attention in the media, they didn’t help the company do one important thing: hire women. Figure out your employee value proposition.