“Don’t follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your mind that the counsel is wise”- Joan Rivers Making decisions can be daunting. Decisions we make can have an immediate and lasting impact on ourselves and people around us. Those same people can influence these decisions. Throughout our lives, during […] Read more… Read More»
Two years ago, I left the for-profit sector to teach business full-time at a university. Since making that shift, I’ve heard a certain cliché more times than I can remember: “those who can’t do, teach.” This phrase puzzles me every time I hear it. I think that on some level, it’s puzzled society ever since […] Read more… Read More»
Have you noticed folks have been using the #humanbiz hashtag lately on Twitter? #humanbiz is short for The Human Side of Business, our new motto at ExchangeGain. Here are a few short questions, answered, about this hashtag: Can anyone use #humanbiz? Yes. That’s the point of a hashtag, actually. Someone starts using it, […] Read more… Read More»
In today’s technology-fueled world, where email, social media and other forms of electronic communication thrives, are we drawing nearer to each other, or further apart? That depends. There are many digital communication channels available, through which there are proven methods to ensure that your customer messaging creates connection and loyalty. First things first – Do […] Read more… Read More»
Management has become a dirty word. It’s ubiquitous with bureaucracy. It’s an art becoming devoid of meaning. It’s been bandied about in ethics scandals and cloaked under the guise of “doing what’s right.” Yet while managers have done their fair share to mess up the effectiveness of management, it still remains one of our great […] Read more… Read More»
All too often, people who wing it, and succeed, are greeted with admiration. Their success is viewed as a magical ability to ignore hard work, hope for the best, and still come out on top. To them, winging it is a way of life. Winging it is a form of shooting craps. You gamble that, […] Read more… Read More»
Since May 1st, we at ExchangeGain have been honored to feature an amazing group of bloggers in our “New Leadership in the New Economy: Diversity Matters” series. After over 30 posts, there is no doubt: Leadership has changed, for the better. We’re more diverse. We listen better. We learn faster. We’re far more […] Read more… Read More»
When I write a blog post I try to relate the topic through a metaphor that will resonate with the audience. Often, I compare these topics to sports; a subject I’m passionate about. I was excited to write for ExchangeGain because one of the most inspiring aspects of sports is the story of […] Read more… Read More»
We’ve all seen myriad blog posts and articles discussing how to manage/engage/lead/*insert buzzword here* Gen Y. We’ve discussed generational entitlement in Twitter chats, and there are seemingly entire sections of the Internet dedicated to these very topics. Today, I offer my two cents on this seemingly ever-so-pressing issue and how it may be managed effectively—not […] Read more… Read More»
If you write a leadership blog, you know the challenge of dredging the stock photo sites for perfectly politically correct photos of happy business women and men sporting every hue of skin color from creamy white to chocolate brown. If you actually run a business, you know the photo-dredgers have it easy when it comes […] Read more… Read More»
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