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How to Make Employee Training Count

Startup Professionals Musings

This article was originally published under Jeff Miller’s column “The Science of Workplace Motivation” on Inc.com. When most people think of training , the first thing that comes to mind is a mandatory meeting in a stuffy conference room with a boring instructor walking through poorly designed slides. Even though US companies spent more than $70 billion last year on learning and development , this training stereotype is unfortunately the reality for many employees.

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5 questions I asked my team to help them figure out what really makes them happy

Jeff Hilimire

I took the Dragon Army team offsite last week for a 4-hour retreat to roll out our new Purpose, Vision, Tenets & Values. We had the retreat at the new co-working space downtown, Post Office (which also hosted 48in48 Atlanta a few weeks back!). One of the exercises I took the team through was focused on helping them identify what truly makes each of them happy.

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Top 5 Ways To Reduce Holiday Stress

YoungUpstarts

by Eric Fishman, MD aka Dr. MONQ. The holiday season can be a wonderful time to spend with friends and family. However, for many, it is a period of high stress and anxiety. . Here are some suggestions on 5 top ways to reduce holiday stress: 1. Forest Bathing. Forest bathing has been promoted since 1982, and it encompasses the concept of spending time in wooded areas and ‘bathing’ all the senses.

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Do You Reduce Stress Or Increase Stress?

Feld Thoughts

Mark Cuban had a great line a few weeks ago at the interview I did with him and Charlie Ergen at Denver Startup Week. He said: “I like to invest in people who reduce stress and avoid people who increase stress.” As I was dealing with something yesterday, this reappeared in my brain but slightly modified. “I like to be the person who reduces stress and avoid people who increase stress.” My world is filled with people who increase stress.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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7 Tips for More Confidence at Work

The Startup Magazine

Competence is understood by everyone as being critical to professional achievement, success in the workplace, and even personal satisfaction. However, competence can only take you so far if you lack confidence. Unfortunately, confidence is lacking in very many perfectly capable leaders. Building your confidence doesn’t need a complete overhaul of your personality.

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How To Hire A Small Business Bookkeeper

YFS Magazine

As a small business owner, you’re often told to hire someone to manage your finances, but you’re rarely given advice to make sure you hire the right person.

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Rebuild Your Credit to Get Emergency Funds

The Startup Magazine

If you have a bad credit history, there is no need to worry because you can get loans with bad credit history. With your smart choices, you can rebuild your credit history. It will feel overwhelming to get money with bad credit, but some planning can help you to arrange emergency money on time. Loans to Rebuild Your Credit. You can choose between an unsecured and a secured loan.

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How to Use Email Marketing to Build Brand Awareness

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Use Email Marketing to Build Brand Awareness written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Employing an effective email marketing strategy is an essential tool for building up brand awareness. Many online businesses tend to view email marketing solely in terms of sales. However, building strong relationships with an email list is one of the best marketing strategies for increasing sales performance and strengthening the position of a company.

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13 Gifts Your Employees Will Actually Appreciate

The Startup Magazine

Christmas is drawing ever closer, and bosses across the country are scrambling to discover ways to show employees their appreciation. Stay away from the tired Christmas gifts and give something inspired this holiday season. Check out 13 office-approved gift ideas below and express your gratitude to your hardworking team. A mug warmer. We’ve all been there; you focus on work and realize too late that your cup of coffee or tea has long since cooled off.

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NTT Data Executive Reports Robots are Empowering Humans in the Workplace

SiliconHills

Virtual agents, virtual assistants, bots, and other automated technologies are supercharging workforces, said Doug Reeder, innovation leader at NTT DATA Services. These technologies easily execute tasks that are mundane and repetitive, Reeder said. “They allow people to do less of the mundane things,” he said. Reeder delivered the keynote address Thursday morning at the InnoTech […].

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How to Create a High Converting Landing Page

crowdSPRING Blog

The landing page is a beautiful thing. It exists for one purpose – to convert. Whether you’re looking to turn prospects into subscribers, clients, members or customers, the humble landing page has got your back. Landing pages can be powerful tools. In a study by Marketing Sherpa , 43% of marketers reported that dedicated landing pages are highly effective and 49% of marketers reported that they are somewhat effective.

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Want to Be Like Amazon?

Duct Tape Marketing

Want to Be Like Amazon? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Bryan Eisenberg. Podcast Transcript. C’mon, how are you going to be like Amazon – I mean, why would you want to? Here’s the thing most don’t realize about Amazon – they do so many things like a small business that they are actually more nimble than much smaller organizations and they can teach small business a ton.

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How to Use A/B Testing and Personalization Best Together

ConversionXL

If you ask most marketers, they will tell you that A/B testing and personalization are two completely different things. I respectfully disagree, and I think this disagreement is at the root of how to use them best together. We as growth/performance marketers are accountable for results, often measured with conversions, new customers, or revenue. Every marketer wants higher conversion rates, and A/B testing and personalization are simply two ways to drive more conversions.

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I’m a Finance Professional And I Have Hella Financial Anxiety

Austin Startup

I’m a Finance Professional And I Have Hella Financial Anxiety Last night my financial anxiety woke me up at 4:00am and WOULDN’T LET ME GO BACK TO SLEEP. Anxiety, you’re a son of a b h. I’m sorry for yelling, but I’ve been up since 4:00. Financial anxiety has been a constant companion of mine for the last three years. And it’s kind of weird, because I’ve been crushing the last three years.

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6 Golden Rules Of Perfect Social Media Visuals

YoungUpstarts

by Areg Vardanyan, founder and COO of AYYO Marketing. Social media posts require visuals – no breaking news there. All big companies go all out in hiring the best design groups to create banners, images, or other visuals that impress and stick to memory. Posting free stock photos on your social media is like telling your clients, “hey, I am not so creative” or “look, I don’t care enough to make my own visuals.