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July 18, 2014
The 7 Critical Thinking Skills
We keep hearing about critical thinking and the importance of developing critical thinking skills. The importance given to the topic might have the opposite effect on us, however, discouraging us from pursuing improvement in this area.
The truth, however, is that there is nothing intimidating about ...
The truth, however, is that there is nothing intimidating about ...
July 17, 2014
Review of Lean In Book
One of the bestselling business books of 2013 and 2014 has been Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg. One might naturally assume that a book on women in the workforce would focus on balancing a ...
4 Reasons Why Leadership Development Fails
Leadership is one of the areas of human resource development which attracts the highest interest and financial investments. There are literally tens of thousands of books on leadership, universities make available thousands of courses and leadership-developing programs, and US companies alone invest tens of billions ...
5 Must-have People Skills
People skills refer to those skills which allow you to get along well with those around you, to communicate efficiently, and to negotiate and resolve conflicts. While they are essential to those working in sales or marketing, they come in handy regardless of what your ...
How to Improve Your Problem Solving Skills
Many people’s jobs consist in solving unexpected problems with maximum swiftness. This is why developing good problem solving skills should be at the top of everyone’s self-improvement to-do lists. Solving problems can be a matter of thinking out of the box, but most often is ...
15 Famous Business Quotes
If you’re looking for a special quote to print and hang next to your desk, or simply to write it down on a sticky note, you’re in luck. We’ve prepared a list of some of the best business quotes ever said:
1. “The greatest barrier to ...
1. “The greatest barrier to ...
July 16, 2014
What Is Conflict Resolution?
It’s impossible for any one of us to say that they were never involved in a conflict. Conflicts are a part of our lives, as well as part of any organization’s life. Conflicts appear when we have two or more parties whose interests, values or ...
6 Inspiring Bill Gates Facts
Bill Gates is considered to be the richest man in the world. His fortune amounts at over $70 billion, which is more than the GDP of over 100 countries. He makes $250 a minute, which means he’ll make about $20.000 by the time you’ve finished ...
The 17 Best Motivational Quotes For When You’re Feeling Down
There are times in anyone’s life when something just seems to be missing. When we aren’t sure we are on the right track anymore and feel we should stop and take a minute to think. The next motivational quotes are an answer to any doubts, ...
Top 5 Customer Service Skills
Working with people can be strenuous, especially if those people are unhappy customers. This is why possessing customer service skills is starting to represent a requirement for more and more positions which at first glance don’t seem to have a lot to do with customer ...
