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*NEW: Hybrid work is here to stay. The new challenge is making sure it’s not the worst of both worlds

TechRepublic

November 23, 2021

Recommended by Helen Hoddinott

The debate over all in-person vs. all remote work is mostly over and neither side won. Hybrid it is, according to two new surveys. New research from both Google Workspace and Kaspersky finds a lot of contradictions in how people are feeling about hybrid work. A significant group of workers like remote work but another chunk worries about how to network in that setting.

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*NEW: Project Manager Resume [2022] - Example & Full Guide

Novoresume

January 20, 2022

Recommended by Elizabeth Jamischak

As a project manager, you’re the be-all and end-all of any project.

So, you’re great at setting goals, strategic planning, creating budgets, leading a team towards a common goal, keeping tabs on everyone and everything…  Actually, is there anything you can’t do?

Well, if you’re here, chances are your weak point is writing a job-landing project manager resume.

And, yes—it may seem hard to transfer all of your work experience, skills, and professional achievements onto a single piece of paper. With the right guidance, however, it doesn’t have to be!

So, in this article, we will cover everything you need to know about writing an effective project manager resume, including:

Project Manager Resume Example

Step-By-Step Guide to Write Your Project Manager Resume

50 Project Manager Skills to Put on Your Resume …and more!

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*NEW: Why Loafing Can Be Work

The Economist

March 19, 2022

Recommended by Elizabeth Jamischak

A bias towards the familiar shows up at work, too. One such prejudice is about what exactly constitutes work. Being at a desk counts as work, as does looking at a screen above a certain size. Responding to email and being in a meeting are indubitably forms of work. So is any activity that might elicit sympathy if performed on the weekend—typing, taking a phone call from the boss, opening any type of spreadsheet.

This prejudice helps to explain worries about “proximity bias”, the risk that white-collar employees who spend lots of time in the office are more likely to advance than remote workers who are less visible.

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Value Propositions That Work

Harvard Business Review

September 14, 2009

Recommended by Elizabeth Jamischak

The best way to start getting employees and management aligned is to understand the benefit the company is trying to deliver to its customers. Consider that there are only four types of consumer benefits that matter and by extension only four categories of value propositions that work.

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*NEW: What is the 'Voice of the Customer?'

InMoment

2022

Recommended by Helen Hoddinott

For a business, one of the most important ways to stay competitive is to understand the relationship the customer or client base really has with the overall business, the product or service provided, what it really thinks and how it feels about it...

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*NEW: You Can't Benchmark Culture

Strategy + Business

February 25, 2019

Recommended by Elizabeth Jamischak

...But benchmarking culture isn’t feasible. A benchmarking exercise is one of analyzing and copying the things another company does. (Companies can also benchmark their own current performance against past performance.) That won’t work for cultural elements, because every company’s cultural situation is as unique as a fingerprint. 

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