Always Take The Time To Listen
Listening is an important, and often poorly practiced, skill. It is so important that many top employers provide listening skills training for their employees. Seem surprising? Not really when you consider that good listening skills can lead to: Better customer satisfaction; Greater productivity; Fewer mistakes; and Increased sharing of information which can lead to more […]
Email Newsletters Not So Irrelevant As Previously Thought
Do you think the email newsletter is dead? We don’t! Email newsletters should not, and can not, be dismissed as simply something irrelevant that “old people use.” An email newsletter has the advantage of a “presumption of connection,” making it an ideal platform for publishers wanting to get their message across to audiences everywhere. At […]
“On a scale of 1 to 10, how lucky are YOU?”
When it comes to conducting job interviews, we’re all familiar with the typical questioning dialogue. A recent article in the New York Times, however, alerted me to a very creative approach to questioning prospective employees. Are Traasdahl, Chief Executive of the advertising firm Tapad, likes to ask how lucky a candidate feels they’ve been in life […]