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Women in Leadership: Their Impact in Driving Innovation

Farah Yasser Salama

March 6, 2023

Women Make Great Leaders Too! Women have come a long way in the world of leadership, breaking barriers and shattering…

Out of Office Message – How to Get More Out Of Yours

Charles Smith

March 4, 2023

What is A Good ‘OOO’ Message? Use These Templates and Examples to Make Yours Great Out of office email messages…

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How to Build a Category Strategy Plan That is Simple and Practical

Darren A. Smith

March 2, 2023

Discover How to Build a Category Strategy Plan in 4 Steps Category planning and category strategising can be a topic…

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HR Operations Manual: What It Is, How to Write One + Free Extract

Lucy Lewin

February 28, 2023

The HR Tool You Never Knew You Needed To think, if you had told me five years ago that I…

Autocratic Leadership – A Controversial Leadership Style

Charles Smith

February 27, 2023

How to Lead From the Top and Bring People With You Autocratic leadership is a style of leadership characterised by…

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The 9 Animals of the Time Management Jungle

Darren A. Smith

February 26, 2023

Time Management is the King of Soft Skills, so it’s appropriate we talk about the Time Management Jungle and the…

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Having Difficult Conversations: Why You’re Doing It Wrong

Darren A. Smith

February 25, 2023

You are Approaching Difficult Conversations All Wrong. Stop! Why do they call a boxer that wants to be the best,…

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Management Coaching Styles: The Definitive Guide

George Araman

February 24, 2023

Improve Your Management Coaching Styles With The Help Of Our Two Experts in HR, Learning & Development, Web Psychology, and…

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Report Writing Training in 10 Minutes

Annie Bay

February 22, 2023

Here’s How to Write a Report for Managers Why do report writing training? Writing a report can often feel overwhelming.…

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The Big 5 Personality Traits: The Five Factor Model

Farah Yasser Salama

February 19, 2023

Understanding the Five Broad Dimensions of Personality: an Introduction Personality traits are the distinguishing characteristics that shape how individuals think,…