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The “Little Things” That Hold Back Agile Teams

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Management
From http://www.mendix.com 4166 days ago
Made Hot by: businessluv on July 6, 2013 11:20 am
Being Agile is hip, but not all teams and organizations are equally adaptable. While stodgy cultures and individual attitudes are often to blame, the “small stuff” may go unnoticed – and sometimes the small stuff counts, big time. Team leaders are wise to pay attention to details (including those t Read More
It's great that people whom you don't know personally want to connect with you on LinkedIn. We all know how valuable business networking can be. But really, you SHOULD scrutinize requests before you accept them willy-nilly. Read More
Have so much data to share in your marketing materials that your head is spinning? If you have a lot of data that needs to be visualized, a scatter plot, a.k.a. an X-Y plot, may be the most useful: They can help your audience quickly identify patterns and correlations.

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There are a lot of reasons to post a great restaurant review on Yelp. But no matter how many ways you look at it, being threatened by the owner isn't one of them. Read More

5 Tips for Working With Data Visualization

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Marketing
From http://www.allanalytics.com 4219 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on May 16, 2013 5:28 am
Data visualization has become a red-hot analytics topic of late, but for Ford Research & Advanced Engineering's data science team, it's long been standard fare. That makes Mike Cavaretta, technical leader for predictive analytics there, the perfect go-to guy for advice on exploring and presenting d Read More

Weird Reasons Not to Hire Someone

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Human Resources
From http://www.enterpriseefficiency.com 4222 days ago
Made Hot by: sophia2 on May 8, 2013 3:03 pm
There are companies in China and Australia that refuse to hire those born under certain zodiac signs. But that might not be the strangest reasons for hiring choices.
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Too often, people make simple charts hard to read by using software defaults and not thinking about reader needs. Here's one simple fix that can better represent the data and make it easier to read.
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Really Great Ways to Ruin a Job Interview

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Human Resources
From http://www.mendix.com 4229 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on May 1, 2013 11:13 pm
No, it’s not okay to answer your phone, answer questions with painful literalness, take an interview in the middle of another job interview, demand alternative beverages to those offered, or otherwise come off as if the interview isn’t your top priority. But those are, in fact, the boners that some Read More
Tips and guidelines for designing an office dress code that employees will embrace.

>>When explaining the office dress code to new hires, Joan Cear uses a simple measure: What if you were called to an urgent client meeting? Read More

7 Management Lessons from Downton Abbey

Avatar Posted by estherschindler under Strategy
(Editorial) 4278 days ago
With upwards of 20 regular characters, all working together with a clear staff-management relationship, the TV show Downton Abbey has a thing or two to teach us about relations on the job and management skill. Read More
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