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Digital age workplace: Why soft skills matter more than ever

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Even employees with computer science degrees are struggling to keep up with the changes, which is why there’s predicted to be a 50% hiring gap for AI-related positions this year. More and more roles involve analyzing some data, whether diving into sales performance metrics or calculating your average order value on Amazon.

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Feeling disappointed after reaching a big goal? How I overcame the ‘arrival fallacy’

Work Life

I remember the moment I hit a big sales achievement at work, known as “President’s Club.” ” This is an award that only the top three to five people in a sales organization achieve, so the top 1%. However, many of us find ourselves feeling deflated once the goal is achieved.

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How to keep a workplace functioning in the face of layoffs

Work Life

The reasons for these enormous numbers are multifaceted, ranging from staffing and funding cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and their ramifications, companies leaning in to automation and artificial intelligence to sluggish sales. Engage those leaders and ensure they understand the reasons for the decisions.

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Why the best leaders embrace both ‘agile’ and ‘waterfall’ thinking

Work Life

They realized that they were essentially sending computer files through a low-bandwidth connection (the U.S. billion in sales in 2023. Building this business required attention to detail and customer service. Yet, the company remained sensitive to technology trends. Mail) and disrupted their own business model by pivoting to streaming.

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Build Better Business Relationships and Drive Career Growth by Taking Up Golf or Pickleball

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Lack of confidence can be a barrier to entry Financial planner Jeff Burgess serves as sales team lead for the Associate Board of Ambassadors , Chicago’s young professional American Cancer Society group. I think we have to get back into more face-to-face meetups and real connecting, versus just being on your phone or your computer constantly.”

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Want to Be Wealthy and Well-Known? Follow Rory Vaden’s Playbook for Building Influence and Income

Success

When New York Times bestselling author and speaker Rory Vaden and his wife AJ were at the height of their career after 12 years at a sales coaching company, AJ spoke up about an important issue at work… and got fired. How would they solve that problem in one sentence? And what one revenue stream matters above all others?”

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5 lessons on finding truth in an uncertain world

Work Life

If ice cream sales increase next month, it’s reasonable to predict that heatstroke cases will too. In 1976, two mathematicians announced the first-ever computer-aided proof. Maybe the computer had made an error somewhere? Surely a computer would be more accurate, right? Predictions are easier than taking action.