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A personal elevator pitch. How to talk interestingly about your job?

An elevator pitch is a short overview of your products or services, typically used in face-to-face networking. It’s something that you should have prepared no matter if you work in a corporation, in a small company or if you run your own business. It also doesn’t matter whether you’re a programmer, accountant, lawyer, doctor, realtor …

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Why is praising people at work so important?

Praising demotivates, slating motivates There are different approaches to praising people at work as well as plenty of myths regarding the issue. Some managers believe that praising can actually lower people’s performance. They argue that it doesn’t make sense to compliment people too much because it will make them arrogant and pompous. They are scared …

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