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5 Productivity Products and Services to Boost Company Morale

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Their large, flat leaves filter toxins, which makes your office air healthier to breathe,” says Kasey Hurd, Arbor Day Foundation e-commerce manager. Verizon Business Checks does just that for free, year-round. “Fiddle leaf fig plants are highly efficient at purifying the air.

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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner, says, “ We invest in the very best founders who identify as women, people of color or LGBT in the United States. That didn’t work out, but in August 2017, Pitts left Verizon to become Hamilton’s full-time partner. I personally identify as all three.”

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It’s Not the End: Why Creating an Exit Strategy Sets Your Business Up for Long-Term Success

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Having a plan to exit helps manage risk by reducing exposure to potential downsides if conditions change and is especially important for startups or high-risk investments that face higher levels of uncertainty.” Make sure when you go to sell the company you don’t run out of money and negotiating power. Ask for directions. billion.”

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Managers, Can You Hear Me Now?: Hard-Hitting Lessons on How to Get Real Results

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The foundation of our managers’ philosophy relies on one main, undeniable point: a manager’s number-one priority is to deliver results.”. – Denny F. For managers, behavior is the real key to achievement. In Managers, Can You Hear Me Now? Managers, Can You Hear Me Now?: Are you delivering? Related articles.

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Measuring the Impact of Social Media

Customers Rock!

Most companies, however, view social media ROI in the same way they view the legendary pot of gold. In order to answer this question, one must consider the true cost of managing a social media program. Per social media manager Rachel Gross (shared in an interview I did with her for my book , p. What are the costs?

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Lithium’s Customer Heroes

Customers Rock!

I have attended two of these events in the past – as a Lithium customer (Verizon). Having been a Lithium customer for the past two years, when I was the Verizon Community program manager and social media strategist, I am probably a bit different from other “thought leaders” who attended the briefing and the event.

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The New Role of the Executive Assistant

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For many companies, the ability to work virtually wasn’t seriously considered before COVID-19. One thing that 2020 taught many companies very quickly was the need to adapt and overcome. In the months since, several companies have discovered that remote work is actually to their advantage. Time to re-think assistant roles.

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