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leadership
Create a Culture to Encourage Ambition
People want to be challenged and to contribute in meaningful ways. When was the last time you talked to your team member, 1:1, to discuss…
Distance Requires More Effort
There’s a correlation between proximity and connection. It’s at the core of long-distance relationships, remote teams, and WFH employees. How we respond to the geographical…
Connection instead of Obligation
How would you feel if your significant other showed up to your date night out of obligation instead of to connect with you? You’d feel…
mindset
Manage Yourself
The worst is executives who have assistants clean up after their bad habits. The best is when executives manage themselves…
Operations
Opportunity Costs of AI
Most of us don’t understand the full range of AI capabilities or the social cost. There’s always a trade-off. The question is “At what…
Personalized isn’t Custom
A common operations objection: “Our work is custom to each client.“ Often the work isn’t custom, it’s personalized. Custom and personalized aren’t the same….
How to Respond to Increasing Client Demands
Per Gallup, the post-pandemic client is more demanding and harder on employees. Here are 6 tips for you and your team to manage expectations….
newest templates
Content Dashboard for Small Businesses
The content dashboard was designed to be a one-stop place for planning and creating content. It includes a place for your resources and tools. Plus…
