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By Drew Hansen Ten years after publishing its research on the War for Talent, McKinsey produced follow-on work reemphasizing the need to make talent a strategic priority . Despite launching expensive programs to attract and retain talented employees, many senior executives remain frustrated with the results and admit their own failure to pay close enough attention to these issues. The following  statement captures the underpinning of any effective talent strategy: What's needed is a deep-rooted conviction, among business unit heads  and line leaders, that people really matter -- that leaders must develop the capabilities of employees, nurture their careers, and manage the performance of individuals and teams. Simply put, leaders are responsible for developing the talent in their organizations. Yet, while many acknowledge its importance, few deliver the coaching and training at scale to develop their people. Recently, PDI Ninth House publis...

Follow these simple tips to earn money—lots of it—by strategically pursuing the highest paying jobs. Daniel Bortz, Monster contributor   Want a bigger paycheck? Of course you do. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to get a job where you can make money—lots of it. In fact, 63% of workers said compensation was “very important” to their overall job satisfaction, a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey found. Unfortunately, the average raise is only 3%, according to WorldatWork's 2017 Salary Budget Survey . So how can you make money fast instead of waiting for your salary to grow over time? By revving up your job search to focus on jobs that pay well. Yeah, that sounds obvious, but there’s actually a science behind it. Wharton management professor Matthew Bidwell found that external hires get paid, on average, 18% to 20% more than internal workers who get promoted to the same position. Translation: To see a big pay increase, switch companies....

by Rahul Varshneya You are already a salesperson, whether you knew it or not. Read these four tips to tune up your skills. Selling is the most basic and fundamental skill required for successful entrepreneurship. However, I’ve heard from many aspiring entrepreneurs who are scared to death of selling. What they don’t realize is that they’ve been selling all their life. In fact, all of us have been selling all our lives in some form or another, whether it be a reason as to why your parents should buy you a bike or an explanation as to why an interviewer should hire you. Selling is not an art but a skill that anyone can master. Here’s how: 1. Provide a solution to a problem. Whether you’re selling a product or a service, one of the most important factors is putting yourself in your customers’ shoes and anticipating their pain points. Unless you know what really pains them, you’ll never get their attention. Sometimes they don’t even know what their own frustrations a...

 by Sam Ashe-Edmunds increasing sales and revenues are related but different goals, and each needs its own strategy. Although the tactics for each might be different, they should complement each other. Understanding how sales and revenue are related and how to balance your need to increase both helps you market efficiently and optimize your profits. Sales vs. Revenues The words “sales,” “revenue” and “income” have different meanings, and become confusing if used as synonyms. “Sales” refers to the number of units of your product you sell, “revenues” refers to the total amount money your sales generates, and “income” refers to your profit from those sales. Keep these in mind as you plan sales strategies to strike the right balance for your business’s needs. Don’t be surprised to hear “sales” and “revenues” used as synonyms, which is a common occurrence in business. Increase Your Marketing An obvious way to increase sales is to boost your marketing. Quantity ...

Keeping your employees motivated is the key to delivering great service that keeps customers coming back to your business, regardless of which industry you operate in. But how do you keep employees motivated and interested so that they willingly give their best to your business? And how do you know which will work best for your business? If you’re looking for innovative ways to keep your team excited about coming to work every day, then keep reading – here are 6 great ways you can keep your team motivated. Reward Great Work What do you do when an employee of yours does particularly well? Do you send them an email thanking them? Perhaps you make a speech and acknowledge them in the office. Or maybe you offer performance incentives. Roughly 86% of businesses have a formal rewards program in place designed to motivate staff to do their best, and that’s not really a big surprise. Think back to when you were a child. Your parents probably used a similar technique to push...

Leadership has been and always will be the most valuable asset on earth. Without it, no amount of money, resources or talent will ever achieve sustainable success for any organization. But with it, all other odds and obstacles can be overcome. Leadership is what moves us from point A to point B; leadership is what makes each of us all that we have the potential to be. Leadership is what gives us hope for a better tomorrow. No one ever said it was easy. Follow this process to become a more effective leader: Lead Yourself First The most important and most difficult person to lead will always be yourself. It is the aspect of leadership that will require the most discipline, commitment and determination. However, it is also the aspect that will reap the greatest rewards. One of the most effective methods of leadership is to lead by example. Everything in an organization starts at the top; as a leader, the tempo that you set will generally set the tone for how membe...

As gift-giving is an integral part of your life we want to give a special attention to the real importance of gifts in our life as often we simply buy and give gifts without that special feeling in the heart. Giving gifts shouldn’t be what’s done out of compulsion; it must come from the heart. When you give a gift, it should be done willfully without expecting to get something in return. Putting a smile on the face of the next person is more than enough motivation to give a gift and make you give more. It’s also a unique way to show the gift recipient that you have him or her in your thoughts. Despite the cheer that comes from receiving a gift, there’s way more satisfaction from being the person giving the gift; a feeling which can’t be measured in monetary terms. The joy you get from opening a gift is but instantaneous, however giving provides a more self-satisfying experience that is sustainable. We learn the importance of giving gifts when we are yet kids when we...

Pet-dof  Group wishes  her valued clients and readers a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2018 in advance. May the joy and celebration of this season never depart from your home. We appreciate your patronage and express our gratitude for trusting and believing in us all through the year. Cheers! Peter Odofin CEO& Publisher Pet-dof Group Nigeria

Do YOU strive for Perfection or  Excellence ? So many people strive for perfection – and end up never starting and not doing anything! A major learning point for me in the last few years has been to strive for excellence, not perfection. So often when you want to do something perfectly, you never get started. For example, it took me a whole year to launch my blog as I wanted to be “perfect” and know everything about it first. Now I know better – I just had to get started and focus on excellence. And so far, I am very pleased with the results. Sometimes you just have to get on with things – and do whatever it takes Striving for excellence does not mean that you must be perfect. It means that you use your talents, abilities, and skills in the best way possible and get ahead of others by giving that little extra. Simply do your best in every thing you do at work, home and play. As for you, do you wait for perfection before getting started, do you strive for excell...

Learning to deal with disappointment is part of a fulfilling life. Disappointment is natural and normal, and everyone will experience it to some extent in their life because our expectations often don’t align with what actually happens. Sometimes life deals us a difficult hand, and events and trials arise that we have no control over. In other cases it is our own actions themselves that cause our trials. Regardless of the nature of our trials, difficulties and disappointments are a part of life’s journey and how we deal with them will largely determine the quality of our life. This article will help us to effectively deal with disappointment by setting out four simple, easy-to-remember strategies to make our journey more enjoyable. I call them the four Rs. Redefine Our Rules It is very possible that our disappointment is due to the fact that we have an internal “rule” that is disempowering. An internal rule is a set of circumstances that must be present in order for us t...

1. Identify your values To make the right choices in your life, you need to know  what truly matters to you . Keep a list of your core values, and write your observations on how you and others live according to these values as well. Revisit your list often to focus your energy on what you value most in life. 2. Stand up for a cause Sometimes we’ll hear something in the news that seems to pull a string deep inside of us—we feel that the cause at hand is truly worth to fight for. Express your opinion, and  become active . Whether it is protecting animal rights, fighting street harassment, or ending the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, find what truly makes you tick and throw your weight into the battle. 3. Truly listen Connect to others by listening to their story. Hold your advice and similar experiences, and go deeper into the experience the other person is telling you, sensing his/her emotions and reactions. In this way, you will learn more about other peo...

How do you normally deal with disappointment? Do you block them out of your life? Do you sleep them off and hope that you will feel better when you wake up? How You Should NOT Deal with Disappointment Many people are caught like fish out of water when they face disappointment. Because they are not taught to properly deal with disappointment in school or in life, they deal with it in a destructive way instead. Do you deal with disappointments with any of these methods? 1. Numb yourself with other activities The first negative way is to  drown out your disappointment with random activities . Party, eat, sleep, go shopping, or play games. For some people, they turn to sex, alcohol, or even drugs. The goal here is to dive into random, mindless activities, to avoid being alone with disappointment. While it’s okay to play games or sleep to shake off negative feelings, the problem comes when you use them excessively to deal with unhappiness, rather than face the problem head ...