The terms dark pattern and dark UX sound exactly like design practices the Empire would use to confuse Stormtroopers requesting time off through their intranet (Empirenet?). Unfortunately, the most common targets of these UX practices tend to be us...
Most of us want something more or better than what we have now. Work is typically the #1 thing many Americans report they are not fulfilled with and wish they could change. You don't have to be one of them....
As emails increase, we tune out more and over time become even less responsive. As incoming messages become increasingly challenging to navigate in volume and or urgency, here are a few ways managing your inbox that can be done on...
Being creative as a job - is a tough job. Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Photographer Ben Folds is the definition of creativity at work - he is, among others, a prolific musician, an Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony, an improvisational composer,...
The amount of content we produce every day is truly mind-boggling. There are more than 3 million blog posts created each day and half a million tweets sent every minute...That pace is only accelerating with the growth of the Internet....
Working for yourself, for a company, or even in your personal interactions, technology helps you get the job done: writing and editing, creating spreadsheets, email and calendaring. Google has a suite of tools designed for each of these tasks. There...
Some of us have a hard time delegating -- letting go of work can sometimes be hard! But it's important to remember that delegating and sharing the load can actually make everyone involved more effective. Distributing work among other staff...
This path will help the learner implement practices and strategies to manage and maintain business relationships with customers, clients, partners, and prospects. At the end of the path, learners will be able to identify communication techniques to...
You are always busy. Between juggling multiple project deadlines, conference calls, and meetings, you have a pretty full workload. We get it. For things to run most effectively, you need to schedule, maintain, and update appointments as efficiently as...
Cross functional collaboration happens when a group of people with different functional expertise, often from different departments, come together to work toward a common goal. While this type of teamwork can be rewarding and can result in impactful...
Getting started - as a startup, small business, or entrepreneur - is tough. The startup boom has created such a tsunami of information around developing a successful startup that it's difficult to separate a signal from all the noise. This...
If you’re reading this, you’re interested in the way you speak. Too fast? Not fast enough? To many ummms and errrs? Too ‘flat’? Sounding boring? Everyone has their own voice and communication style. Sometimes really informal. Chatting to...
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What do a lifelong space nerd and a software engineer have in common? In the case of Andy Weir, it's his unique ability to create something from thin air, like best-selling stories, adventures, and tales. In order to create a...
Influencer marketing is probably the most utilized yet least understood social media marketing tactic. Learn all about the subject, including the data behind its ROI, advice on how to create an influencer marketing strategy, how to find the best...
Let’s talk! It is true that anyone can begin a class conversation, but not all conversations are fruitful. It is not enough to simply open the floor for discussion. If you really want to initiate juicy and impactful discourse in...
Large-scale organizational change has always been difficult, and there's no shortage of research showing that a majority of transformations continue to fail. Use these resources to learn how to successfully lead the next change at your organization.
Let's be honest: starting a new job is scary, and meeting a new employee can be just as intimidating. On both sides, neither person is sure what they are getting into and each of them is paying attention to every...
Virtual teams give organizations the ability to source talent from a diverse and dispersed workforce while offering unmatched flexibility to employees in work and personal life. The benefits of virtual teams are clear in today's economy, but they do pose...
You are the one they come to when they need to close a deal, make a hard sell or cultivate a sales mentality amongst their team. You have the "It" factor. You know how to intuit the 'No' and create...
This learning path will guide you through the process of engaging a SME, preparing for the interview, actively listening to their questions and responses, and providing feedback throughout the process and at the end of the project.
Kristen Hadeed knows failure. As the CEO of Student Maid, her first leadership disaster resulted in three-quarters of her workforce quitting on the spot. From that initial failure to handing over day-to-day operations to a leadership team comprised of...
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