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Daniel Goleman: Why emotional intelligence may be the number one indicator of organizational success
Today’s technology presents unique challenges for social awareness and relationship management at work, making emotional intelligence all the more critical.
Are you the one? How to flex your value and beat out the competition
Why should customers buy from you instead of your competitors? That’s the question at the heart of making a sale in a competitive market, says Matt Dixon, Global Head of […]
Barbara Corcoran: Hiring or firing, these are the keys to create a killer sales team
When it comes to hiring great salespeople, the statistics do not paint a pretty picture. In the U.S., roughly a third of all salespeople leave or are fired from their […]
If you’re making decisions without data, you’re losing time and money. Here’s why.
Every day, humanity generates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. Every minute, users are sharing nearly 500,000 tweets, watching more than 4 million YouTube videos, and conducting more than 3.6 million […]
John Paul DeJoria: How to get your foot in the door and nail the sale
By the time John Paul DeJoria founded John Paul Mitchell Systems, he’d already sold encyclopedias on commission door-to-door, and he understood the importance of persistence in the face of rejection. […]
6 lessons to supercharge your communication and collaboration skills
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Learn the art of conversation, with comedian Pete Holmes
We have a new range of skills coming to Big Think+ this week, including communication, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.
Simon Sinek: What should your company culture be? Start with verbs.
Culture of a company is like the character of an individual,” says Simon Sinek in his Big Think+ video, “Starting with Why: Build a Culture by Design.” We know that […]
How to make the most of meetings, with Tim Ferriss, Elon Musk, and Carson Tate
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Need to hire and get it right? Follow the hiring strategy of an interview master.
While fewer companies these days rely solely on interviews in deciding who to hire, interviews still have value in that they can reveal the difference between a candidate as a […]
This 3-step method will help you hire—and retain—millennial talent
If a new hire is expected to put in 40 hours, 50 hours, or even more at their job, their new position will be their life for as long as […]
Lisa Lampanelli: Read the room like a comedian to improve audience engagement
Connecting with an audience, as any comic knows, means reading that audience. It’s energetic improv in real time—you need to notice who’s engaged, what’s engaging them, and build on that. […]
3 ways to build team trust and achieve the next big thing
“Trust is so important to how we scale an idea. Without that trust, we don’t take risks. And without risk we don’t build that next big thing,” says Nilofer Merchant, […]
The science of productivity: Make better informed choices with Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter and author, Charles Duhigg
The Science of Productivity: Make Better Informed Choices, with Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter, The New York Times, and Author, Smarter Faster Better “Everything happens for a reason” might be a comforting […]
Ask the right questions to elevate motivation with author Dan Pink
Mastering the Art of Sales and Persuasion: Ask the Right Questions to Elevate Motivation with Dan Pink, Author, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us In this lesson, Dan Pink teaches […]
Be the Most productive version of yourself, with CEO Kathryn Minshew
Be the Most Productive Version of Yourself: A Millennial Insider’s Guide to Getting More Done, with Kathryn Minshew, CEO and Co-founder, The Muse Figure out your most productive time and […]
Stand out from the pack, with comedian and author Baratunde Thurston
Social media wunderkind Baratunde Thurston says we’re living in an age of information overabundance, but that this needn’t be a problem. Just as supermarkets offer us many more choices of […]
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