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10/12/2022

10/11/2022

Four ways bosses can create them.

10/04/2022

Onboarding is traditionally an exercise in orienting new employees to the status quo: the existing people, rules, culture, norms, processes, procedures, and behaviors that they will need to be successful in their new job. But leaders today are brought i...

08/31/2022

At some point in your career, even if you’re not in sales, you’re going to have to sell something — whether it’s your idea, your team, or yourself. Here are some strategies for improving your sales skills. Do your homework. Put yourself in the shoes of your customer. Ask: What business probl...

08/18/2022

The Mill is looking for an emerging leader to join our team as Marketing Specialist. If you’ve been working solo or as a coordinator for a few years, & you’re ready to step up to a bigger role and deepen your marketing skills, we want to talk with you! See details & link to apply: https://www.dimensionmill.org/about/

08/16/2022

New research suggests that the highest-performing teams have found subtle ways of leveraging social connections during the pandemic to fuel their success. The findings offer important clues on ways any organization can foster greater connectedness -- ev...

08/11/2022

Work stress is inevitable, but it doesn't have to get in the way of a good night's sleep. To avoid thinking about work in the middle of the night, the author offers five strategies: 1) Make a to-do list. The act of writing down uncompleted tasks decreas...

08/10/2022

Companies often believe they should make their customers' experiences as effortless and predictable as possible. But the authors' research shows that this approach is overly simplistic--and can even backfire. While in some instances (say, watching movie...

07/12/2022

The performance-review process is more biased than people like to believe, with consequences that are harmful to employees and organizations alike. And it's not just the managers conducting the reviews who allow their biases to creep in. Employees do it...

07/06/2022

Should you stay or should you go?

06/09/2022

If you believe that strategic thinking is only for senior executives, think again. It can, and must, happen at every level of the organization; it's one of those unwritten parts of all job descriptions. Once you've accepted that it's part of your job, f...

05/24/2022

When you start out in your career, it's normal to look for guidance as you figure things out. One of the strategies that can help is creating your career board of directors. This board is an expansive network of individuals who act as independent adviso...