There’s more to negotiation than just haggling over price. Successful negotiations can help you solve problems, preserve relationships, and avoid future conflicts. Our latest Skye Learning video explains how negotiation can make a big difference for your business.
5 PowerPoint Rules of Thumb
Is there anything worse than sitting in the audience during a presentation, as the speaker reads word-for-word from a series of PowerPoint slides? Does he really not understand that you can read the slides for yourself? Why not just print out a set of slides for everyone in the audience and let you all continue on with your day?
Using PowerPoint slides can actually be a wonderful enhancement to your presentation, but only if you know how to use them properly. Here are some basic rules to consider in order to keep your audience engaged.
Ask the Right Career-Planning Questions
In today’s economy, no one’s going to do your career planning for you. You need to ask yourself the right questions before you start your job search; our latest Skye Learning video offers sage advice about what to ask.
6 Major Ethical Business Frameworks
Business ethics should be at the forefront of every organization’s culture. Unethical behavior can be costly from both a legal and public relations standpoint. Learn about the six frameworks for ethical decision making in our latest infographic.
7 Goal Setting Tips
The start of a new year often inspires people to set resolutions and goals in both their personal and professional lives. But having a goal-oriented outlook is something that should stay with you throughout the year. Goal setting can motivate you to tackle new challenges and take steps forward in your career. Check out these seven goal setting tips to jumpstart your path to success.
The ABCs of Communication
We communicate with each other all the time, but do we really know what we're doing? Our latest Skye Learning video explains the fundamentals of effective communication.
(Spoiler alert: Be concise, be engaging, and above all, be clear!)
Finding the Skills You Need to Future-Proof Your Career
The robots are coming. Now what are you going to do about it?
According to a 2017 report by McKinsey Global Institute, advanced automation—including robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)—could eliminate as many as 73 million jobs in the U.S. by 2030. While some workers displaced by automation can easily switch over into similar tasks, the report concludes that up to 54 million Americans will need to be retrained for entirely new jobs.
7 Tips for Writing Smart, Professional Emails
Since it first became the preferred method of business communication, email has stood the test of time: it remains a convenient, efficient, inexpensive, and effective way to relay information to your professional contacts. But the many benefits of email go hand-in-hand with some real disadvantages.