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How to Improve Your Managerial Skills

Strategy Driven

A professional career as a business manager, regardless of size, scope, or industry, demands a certain set of skills, unlike many other job roles. Competent managers are able to keep the metaphorical ship afloat, but if you aim to become a successful, well-liked, and impactful leader, there is more to be done.

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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Are you likely to adopt a new software application that is poorly designed? You bring up Apple, a shining example (no pun intended) of design being part and parcel of brand. While this position may seem a bit harsh, it is nonetheless true. In today’s blog post I’ll examine why design matters.

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

At the storage and software company EMC Corp., Many companies have figured out how to parcel out small amounts of money to employees cultivating something new. business units and functional groups like marketing or human resources set out “challenges” that they’d like employees to work on. Invest real money.