Effective Listening
Brenda Bailey-HughesListening is a critical competency, whether you are interviewing for your first job or leading a Fortune 500 company. Surprisingly,…
Writing in Plain English
Judy Steiner-WilliamsPlain English is writing that is clear and straightforward, targeted at the appropriate reading level, and free of jargon, wordiness,…
Gary Hamel on Busting Bureaucracy
Gary HamelIf you want to build a company that’s fit for the future, you need to be a leader and an…
Maria Giudice: Design Leadership in Business
Maria GiudiceYes, an artist can become a business person, but can’t an artist already be a businessperson? For a long time,…
Craft Your Sales Pitch with Competitive Differentiation
Elizabeth (McLeod) LotardoCompetitive differentiation is crucial to high-margin sales that close quickly. When customers view you, your organization, and your product as…
What Comes Next is the Future: Creating the Web
Matt GriffinWhat Comes Next Is the Future is a documentary film about the web—how it came to be, where it’s been,…
Resume Makeover
Jenny FossIf you’re looking for your dream job, you have to be prepared to act quickly. That means having an incredible,…
Plan Your Next Play in IT
Patricia PhillipsFind your next job in the rewarding field of IT. Information technology is one the fastest growing and best paid…
Compassionate Directness
Joey HubbardIn any organization, communicating with directness is vital to success. But to build a truly healthy culture, directness must go…
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Britt AndreattaEmotions are all around us in the office, and it’s important for leaders to understand how to harness them to…
Focusing on the Bottom Line as an Employee
Jane BarrattWhile many professionals are offered training that helps them boost the skills they need for their immediate roles, most are…
Cultivating Cultural Competence and Inclusion
Mary-Frances WintersInclusive work environments can yield greater creative output, boost employee morale, and benefit a company’s bottom line. But even as…
Video Interview Tips
Jenny FossVideo interviews are an important part of today’s recruiting process. Love them or hate them, they’re not going away. This…
Careers in Web Design and Development
Jen KramerExplore creative-oriented career paths in web design and development including user experience (UX) design, user interface (UI) design, internet marketing,…
Mapping Innovation: A Playbook for Navigating a Disruptive Age (getAbstract Summary)
getAbstractInnovation can be a long, tough slog. Consider the Macintosh. In 1968, U.S. government engineer Douglas Engelbart used a keyboard…
QuickBooks Pro 2020 Essential Training
Jess StrattonQuickBooks is designed to make running a business easy, so you can focus on what you do best. Learn how…
Leading Virtual Meetings
Kevin EikenberryView Kevin’s LinkedIn Newsletter Leading virtual meetings is a critical competency for leaders who manage a remote or blended team.…
Dan Lerner: Flourishing in Your Design and Career
Justin AhrensDaniel Lerner doesn’t easily fit into defined categories. Following an impressive career as an agent in the classical music industry,…
Complex Negotiation Tips
Carolyn GoernerSometimes foundational skills aren’t enough to manage complex negotiations. There are too many moving parts to broker, too much at…
Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to Continuous Improvement (Blinkist Summary)
BlinkistGemba Kaizen is an introduction to the Japanese business philosophy of Kaizen, a low-cost strategy that revolutionizes working standards to…
