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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I have only raised my voice in the workplace twice during my career and both times I have regretted it tremendously. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence.

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Yet, the question as I talked with women in the Purdue leadership program is still the age old one of how to balance it all; career, family, community, and time for oneself. Female leaders need to recognize that taking time off is part and parcel of taking proper care of themselves. He doesn’t ask, he just does.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Think about the marketing and advertising campaigns that get your attention, the clothes you wear, the house you live in, the cars you drive, the cell phone you carry, or any number of other decisions you make and you’ll find that design plays a key role in your decisioning…Design Matters!

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How to Improve Your Sales Skills, Even If You’re Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business Review

At some point in your career, even if you’re not a salesperson, you’re going to have to sell something — whether it’s your idea , your team, or yourself. “Many of them tell me that sales is something they never want to do in their careers.” And that is part and parcel of professional life.

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Will Moneyball Analytics Kill Loyalty and Leadership?

Harvard Business Review

After looking hard at the numbers and algorithms, the smartest — and richest — general managers and franchises have made up their collective minds: They're not paying a premium for yesterday. That's the new quantitative consensus reshaping professional sports worldwide. Yesterday" is a sunk cost. But why not?

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

Anyone who has worked inside a large organization can rattle off a lengthy list of the things that regularly kill promising ideas: conflict with existing businesses, naysayers, management turmoil, insufficient resources. Many companies have figured out how to parcel out small amounts of money to employees cultivating something new.