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How to Sell Your Ideas: Prepare for Success Whether the "product" is a tangible object, a concept, or a proposal, everyone needs to know how to make a sale. Naomi Karten gives you some resources to examine and some questions to ask yourself before you attempt to sell so that you can best prepare for success. |
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Dare to Delegate, Then Reap the Rewards Some managers just don’t realize when they should be delegating tasks or projects. While delegation is one of the underdeveloped management capabilities, very few companies offer training in how to do it. Naomi Karten gives warning signs you're taking on too much and tips on improving delegation. |
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Embrace the Cubicle: Open-Plan Offices Make You Less Productive Studies suggest that workers in open-plan offices actually tend to be less productive, unhappier, and even unhealthier than people who work confined to their own personal spaces. Even if you hate your cubicle, it turns out it probably gives you fewer distractions, less stress, and reduced sick days. |
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How Well Do You Convey Your Expertise to the World? There are two facets of being an expert—having the knowledge and skills to be an expert and being seen as an expert by others. Anuj Magazine looks at what it means to be an expert and why it's important for experts to examine how they convey their expertise to the world. |
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Learning to Tolerate Working for a Bossy Boss Not every boss is bossy. But some are. And it’s no fun working for one. If your bossy boss piles on an unreasonable workload, shouts down suggestions, makes all decisions unilaterally, and issues orders and directives with no hint of caring about employees, Naomi Karten has some tips for you. |
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3D Printed Airway Tube Saves Baby’s Life in Groundbreaking Procedure A baby was diagnosed with a rare condition that prevented his breathing on his own. University of Michigan researchers were able to use a 3D printer to fashion a splint to open the child's airway, and now he breathes fine. 3D printing could well be the future for life-saving medical procedures. |
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Women in the World of Information Technology Rajini Padmanaban looks at the current role of women in the world of information technology, and how individuals and companies are working to get more women involved in technology fields. |