Companies should not be afraid to embrace social networking sites.
Despite the current recession, buisness is still global. Social networking offers cost effective toolds to help keep employees and teams connected to each other and to management.
When we recover from this recession the knowledge of how to integrate social networking will provide a competiive edge to the companies who embraced it.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Sales is a good job in a recession!
Sales is remaining a reasonably well-paid job, probably because smart firms see sales as even more important when times are hard… and compensate their professionals accordingly.
The amount of sales jobs increased by 11% since 2007 to roughly 16 million sales jobs in the United States in 2008, (the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Arguably the recession was already underway when those numbers were compiled.
So, even though times are tough.... sales is not a bad place to be!
The amount of sales jobs increased by 11% since 2007 to roughly 16 million sales jobs in the United States in 2008, (the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Arguably the recession was already underway when those numbers were compiled.
So, even though times are tough.... sales is not a bad place to be!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Become a consultant!
This snippet from Steve Tobak caught my eye:
"If you think you’re working for a crappy company with bad managers, they don’t have a problem; you have a problem.
So solve it. Quit and go somewhere else.
Better still, try the DIY Management method. If you have a fire in your belly to fix management problems, try your hand at it. Become a manager. Become a VP. Become a CEO. Then you can become a consultant who fixes management problems."
"If you think you’re working for a crappy company with bad managers, they don’t have a problem; you have a problem.
So solve it. Quit and go somewhere else.
Better still, try the DIY Management method. If you have a fire in your belly to fix management problems, try your hand at it. Become a manager. Become a VP. Become a CEO. Then you can become a consultant who fixes management problems."
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Female Talent in Emerging Markets
Bloomberg (01/26/10) Hewlett, Sylvia Ann
"Taking advantage of the pool of highly qualified women in emerging markets such as the Middle East could be the key to the future growth of multinational corporations.
A new study on Women in Emerging Markets by the Center for Work-Life Policy reveals that woman earn more than half of all global tertiary degrees, and women in the United Arab Emirates are as ambitious as American men. However, female executives in the Middle East work in a very difficult job environment that is further complicated by different time zones and cultural mores. Female executives get very little break on weekends, considering an end-of-the-week conference call beginning at 2 p.m. in New York means those in Dubai are still at work at 11 p.m. Friday night. Mothers, daughters and wives are discouraged from working, and local regulations and work rules often put them at a disadvantage.
The study offers some strategies multinationals can use to leverage and support talented women. Multinationals could rotate conference calls across time zones, and provide networking opportunities for senior women. Companies also can lobby local authorities on making the work environment fairer to women, and can provide childcare and eldercare."
"Taking advantage of the pool of highly qualified women in emerging markets such as the Middle East could be the key to the future growth of multinational corporations.
A new study on Women in Emerging Markets by the Center for Work-Life Policy reveals that woman earn more than half of all global tertiary degrees, and women in the United Arab Emirates are as ambitious as American men. However, female executives in the Middle East work in a very difficult job environment that is further complicated by different time zones and cultural mores. Female executives get very little break on weekends, considering an end-of-the-week conference call beginning at 2 p.m. in New York means those in Dubai are still at work at 11 p.m. Friday night. Mothers, daughters and wives are discouraged from working, and local regulations and work rules often put them at a disadvantage.
The study offers some strategies multinationals can use to leverage and support talented women. Multinationals could rotate conference calls across time zones, and provide networking opportunities for senior women. Companies also can lobby local authorities on making the work environment fairer to women, and can provide childcare and eldercare."
Social Networking. Time to turn on the privacy settings?
A survey by CareerBuilder.com of about 2,700 executives in America last year found that 45% of them looked at job candidates’ social-network pages as part of their research, and more than a third of those had unearthed information there that put them off hiring someone. Time to turn up those privacy settings?
In recessionary times it is very smart to stay in touch with as many social and professional contacts as possible. Reinforcing the connections with the people you work with and improving your ability to stay in touch with and expand your “network” of contacts, is a great way to join the digital revolution - in the unlikely event that you are not already on board. I’d like to share a quick and simple method that I use for researching contacts. CLICK HERE to read a short article I wrote.
In recessionary times it is very smart to stay in touch with as many social and professional contacts as possible. Reinforcing the connections with the people you work with and improving your ability to stay in touch with and expand your “network” of contacts, is a great way to join the digital revolution - in the unlikely event that you are not already on board. I’d like to share a quick and simple method that I use for researching contacts. CLICK HERE to read a short article I wrote.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Non-verbal Emotions
We rely on emotions to make good decisions and prioritize information. Non-verbal communication transmits emotion. If we ignore the emotion, we also ignore more than 90% of human communication. If you can identify an emotion as it is displayed, the intensity of negative emotion decreases. When you fail to acknowledge emotion or prevent its revelation, the intensity increases. You can "feel" when this happens on a team.
Learning more about your emotional intelligence is an empowering process. It builds internal strength. The more inner strength and knowledge you have, the greater your ability to be effective, compassionate, understanding and empathic. Some authors refer to this competency as "Empowerment" and "Recognition."
Developing your emotional intelligence is key to managing personal, work-related and team conflict.
Learning more about your emotional intelligence is an empowering process. It builds internal strength. The more inner strength and knowledge you have, the greater your ability to be effective, compassionate, understanding and empathic. Some authors refer to this competency as "Empowerment" and "Recognition."
Developing your emotional intelligence is key to managing personal, work-related and team conflict.
Self Management
At the end of the day, the pinnacle of competency is self management, managing one's own emotion...
I'm working on the final preparations for a client team building event. We will spend a good deal of time on "emotional intelligence." It's not an oxymoron. Fundamental skill for high performance teams.
"To see what isn't shown.
To hear what isn't said."
I'm working on the final preparations for a client team building event. We will spend a good deal of time on "emotional intelligence." It's not an oxymoron. Fundamental skill for high performance teams.
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