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5 Essential Strategies for Effective Communication

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Today’s must-reads center on effective communication in an office setting. [Read more...]

How to Be Efficient at Work Despite Lackluster Management

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It’s easy to stay motivated at work when you have an good manager at the helm; however, the real world requires that you know how to be efficient at work in spite of ineffective leadership. [Read more...]

Email Spam Costs Businesses $20.5 Billion a Year [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Email spam costs businesses $20.5 billion a year — that’s about $1,934 per employee — in decreased productivity, according to this VisibleGains infographic. [Read more...]

Ridiculously Efficient Productivity: Track, Hack and Attack

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A core tenet of Ridiculously Efficient productivity is systematically hacking your workday for maximum effectiveness using what I’m calling the Track, Hack and Attack method. [Read more...]

6 Principles Managers Can Learn From Effective Hollywood Teams [INFOGRAPHIC]

This Socialcast infographic sheds light on six principles managers can learn from effective Hollywood teams like the Incredibles, X-Men and Ocean’s Eleven. [Read more...]