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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2023

Leading Blog

The Four Workarounds shows how seemingly intractable problems―from public urination to the challenges of delivering lifesaving medicine to remote communities―were addressed using unconventional tactics. Mixed Signals : How Incentives Really Work by Uri Gneezy Incentives send powerful signals that aim to influence behavior.

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How do you negotiate salary over email?

HR Digest

For example, you can rework the offer on company stocks, more sick leave, travel privileges, a career development fee, signing bonus, company car, tuition reimbursement for children, or an expense account. As requested, my expected salary is ($ _) excluding benefits and incentives. Dear (Mr/Ms __) .

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What Works Better — Obedience or Commitment?

Frank Sonnenberg Online

The first four tactics below assume that obedience produces results, while the last three practices value commitment.) They use raises, promotions, or grant additional authority as incentives, and punish people for disobeying orders or failing to achieve results. That may ring true if being obedient is the same as being committed.

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4 Ways to Grow Your Business Organically

Strategy Driven

For customers to know about your company brand, ensure that your marketing tactics fit your target audience. The incentives can include freebies, gift cards, cash backs, product discounts or store credit. However, employee development does not only focus on career advancement. It has to be complete and holistic.

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What’s Your Time Worth? Why Pricing Matters

N2Growth Blog

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. At this stage of my career I tend to look at the nature of the engagement more than I do my rate schedule.

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Are Your Employees Mad As Hell and Not Going to Take It Anymore?

Tanveer Naseer

After all, if you make it clear that the expectations you have of your employees is that they are going to screw up or damage the company’s reputation, what incentive do they have to do otherwise? Specifically, when they see one tactic is working with one group of employees, they simply apply that approach to everyone.

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Why Sales Ops Is So Hard to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

•Administer quarterly sales incentive compensation plans and the goal setting process. The job requires knowledge of a range of sales force decision areas, spanning across categories that include strategy, organization design, talent management, incentive compensation, and sales force automation.