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How to Post on Social Media Web Sites Effectively
Submitted by Leslie Allan on July 28th, 2010
How can you improve the effectiveness of your on-line social networking? Here are my top ten tips for getting the most from your social media contributions.
Tags: advertising, keyword, networking, online, social media
Posted in Communication, Marketing | Comments (1)
Email Communication Blues | Tips for Recovering Your Sanity
Submitted by Leslie Allan on July 27th, 2010
Email can be a blessing and a curse. What do you do with people who don’t respond? How can you make the communication more two way? Here are a couple of valuable email communication tips sure to help you get more out of your email system.
Tags: communicate, culture, feedback, productivity
Posted in Communication | Comments (5)
Pricing and Marketing Your Book
Submitted by Leslie Allan on July 15th, 2010
Authors ask how much their e-book or product is worth. They want to know for what price they can sell it on the market. Here I give some useful tips on how to price your e-book or product and what to include in your marketing strategy.
Tags: advertising, customer, market, product, profitability
Posted in Marketing | Comments (0)
Building Employee Trust – What Does It Mean?
Submitted by Leslie Allan on July 14th, 2010
When we want to build employee trust in our managers, what exactly do we mean? This post examines the various components of employee trust so that we do not miss aspects that our employees consider vital in nurturing a productive employee-manager relationship.
Tags: competency, employee, integrity, manager, organization, survey, trust
Posted in Change, Communication, Performance, Talent | Comments (0)
Learning and Development Practices in USA and UK
Submitted by Leslie Allan on July 5th, 2010
The corporate learning and development landscape has changed radically over the last few years. The latest research by Bersin & Associates draws a picture of how organizations are meeting the dual challenges of rapid market downturns and the imperative to develop outstanding employees.
Tags: budget, development, e-learning, employee, leader, learning, market, online, results, survey, trainer
Posted in Research, Training | Comments (0)
Employee-Manager Trust: How Do Employers Rate?
Submitted by Leslie Allan on July 3rd, 2010
Read the startling results of Right Management’s survey on employee trust in managers and get some practical tips on how to improve trust in your organization.
Tags: communicate, company, employee, employer, feedback, manager, organization, survey, trainer, trust, worker
Posted in Communication, Research, Talent, Training | Comments (0)

