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Before moving your top sales person into sales management, there are some key considerations.
Left: Logic, detail, patterns, facts. Right: Meaning, possibility, imagination. How do you use your brain at work, or how does it use you? Choose your discipline and compare your answer.
Elizabeth has been making personnel decisions at RIM since the BlackBerry looked more like a pager than a smartphone. She shares over a decade of wisdom and strategies for keeping a startup attitude in a global enterprise.
LinkedIn is an extremely powerful and effective sales tool, says Lee Salz. But it's also a unique tool, and so requires an approach that focuses on value first and selling second.
What a mix this week! From the Cold War nod of "how social media can tell you if an employee is unhappy at work" to why CIOs need to be like warm-blooded egg-layers, to the usefulness of 'Productive Narcissists' (and why Obama may be one), this BoW has something for everyone.
Having a great employer reputation is important, says Kristina, but it's only important if top-shelf professionals are the ones who feel good about your company. The trouble with most employer branding she says, is that it focuses on the perks, and not on the quality of the teams or products.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that more Canadian CEOs come from R&D than their stateside counterparts. What’s your CEO’s alma discipline?
Companies often let good people go because their work and job is easy to quantify. That's not only unjust, says Peter Bregman, but indicative of the willful ignorance that plagues many companies.
A good personal/resume site a tremendous advantage in a highly competitive employment market, says Trevor. He goes on to outline four must-haves for a professional online presence.
Fact: 59% of Canadians would be in financial straits if they missed a paycheque. Are you in their boat too?
One of RIM's top executives talks about preserving quality in the face of explosive growth, shares the secret of great developer/tester relationships and talks about the company's unique perk.
Trying to stop headhunters from siphoning talent is a waste of resources, says Kristina. She suggests that it's better to spend time and money on creating a company that people couldn't imagine leaving.
Do you max out your days-off or is your vacation time like Loch Ness: the odd sighting but mostly myth?
One Red Question: Love your job? Loathe it? Tell us how you really feel....but do it in one word.
Plenty of Canadian content this week, from comparing moon landings to startup creation to silver linings for both small business and job-seeking boomers.
Are SMBs the pistons driving economic recovery? Many say yes -- and just as many say no. The question here is, do you think you'd succeed if you started your own tech company?
It can be hard to let go of a failing enterprise, says Suzie Dingwall, but making emotional decisions is one of the signs that it's time to do that very thing.