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Recruiting & Retention
Slack's CEO tells why increasing diversity is tough Slack is committed to building a diverse workforce but has found that finding the right people -- especially for management roles -- can take a long time and impose heavy costs, according to CEO Stewart Butterfield. "We have lower productivity overall, work is less pleasant, and it's more difficult to get things done because we're missing people," he says. Bloomberg (12/8)
Why Platform Matters When Choosing an ERP System In order to survive, grow, and compete in the digital age, organizations need an ERP that is highly flexible and able to adapt. So, what are the tough platform questions you should ask yourself when shopping for an ERP? Download the report to find out!
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Leadership & Development
Refoundry helps former inmates create businesses Refoundry helps former prisoners tap into their entrepreneurial side, giving them the tools they need to start their own businesses. The program aims to help reduce recidivism while helping former felons find a better future and contribute to society. Inc. online (free registration) (12/7)
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
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Startup gives new parents the gift of sleep Seattle-based sales analytics startup Outreach is trying to make it easier for parents to return to work after having a baby. The company pays for night nurses and dinner delivery, and offers flexible work schedules in addition to its 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and four weeks of paid paternity leave. Network World (12/7)
Doodling during a business meeting, when used properly, is a form of visual communication that tends to resonate highly with people and engage them, argues Dan Roam. "If we spent our lives tapping on a keyboard, we're bypassing one of the most powerful mechanisms that our brain has to retrieve and capture information," he says. Knowledge@Wharton (12/8)
Proper workplace gift etiquette usually stipulates that gifts should be given downward to those you manage and not upward to those who manage you, writes Alison Green. You should also avoid overly personal gifts, and don't feel pressured to include yourself in collections for group gifts. U.S. News & World Report (12/5)
So many dreams at first seem impossible. And then they seem improbable. And then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.
