It feels like there’s a WeWork on every street nowadays. Take a walk through midtown Manhattan (please don’t actually) and it might even seem like there are more WeWorks than office buildings. Source: The limits of coworking Advertisements Continue reading The limits of coworking
I feel bad for LinkedIn. I think it’s one of the least understood tools and platforms in the modern digital landscape. Heck, maybe I’m using it wrong, too. But I want to talk you through what I see as the value and opportunity for employing LinkedIn for your business pursuits. How To Be More Effective … Source: Most People Use LinkedIn Wrong – chrisbrogan.com Continue reading Most People Use LinkedIn Wrong – chrisbrogan.com
LinkedIn, the social network for the working world with close to 600 million users, has been called out a number of times for how it is able to suggest uncanny connections to you, when it’s not even clear how or why LinkedIn would know enough to make those suggestions in the first place. Source: LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addresses of non-members to buy targeted ads on Facebook Continue reading LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addresses of non-members to buy targeted ads on Facebook
A win for privacy on LinkedIn could be a big loss for businesses, recruiters and anyone else expecting to be able to export the email addresses of their connections. LinkedIn just quietly introduced a new privacy setting that defaults to blocking other users from exporting your email address. That could prevent some spam, and protect users who didn’t realize anyone who they’re connected to could download their email … Continue reading LinkedIn cuts off email address exports with new privacy setting
Self-appointed voice of the UK tech industry techUK has been hit by a Twitter backlash from some of the country’s leading tech figures after calling for support for Theresa May’s Brexit deal. https://www.techradar.com/news/techuk-slammed-over-support-for-brexit-deal Continue reading TechUK slammed over support for Brexit deal
Although we spend over a third of our lives at work, most of us are professionally unsatisfied. According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workforce report, a mere 15 per cent of workers worldwide claim to be actively engaged in their jobs. While there are regional variations, the figure never exceeds 40 per cent and the productivity cost to the global economy is estimated at a massive … Continue reading Spotting complacent characters in the workplace
While a website is a great way for your business to get noticed, a WordPress landing page is an even better way to promote a specific offer. When you create a landing page in WordPress, you can easily focus all your marketing efforts on one offer, marketing campaign, product or service, drive signups to that page, and generate leads for your business. The best part … Continue reading How to Create a Landing Page in WordPress Quickly
In business, teamwork and unity are good things, right? Yes and no. Of course it’s good for employees to get along and to collaborate, but if that cooperation goes too far, it can lead to a serious problem: groupthink. Teams suffering from groupthink tend to make worse decisions and overlook potential pitfalls, which can have disastrous consequences for a business. https://business.tutsplus.com/tutorials/what-is-groupthink–cms-32124 Continue reading What Are the Problems With Groupthink? +How to Avoid Them
Cast your mind back to early 2018. The world was alive with the sound of GDPR commentary. In the run up to the May compliance deadline everything was up for debate. Would it spell the end of marketing as we know it? Was anyone actually compliant? Was it good news or bad news for businesses? And, getting the most air time – would GDPR be … Continue reading A GDPR storm is coming – are you prepared?
If you want to understand the meaning of integrity in business, consider the following scenario. Just before a major product launch, your head of IT tells you there’s been a minor breach of systems containing customer data. Publicising the incident will ruin your launch and scare off your customers and investors. Besides, you’re pretty sure that no sensitive data actually got into the hackers’ hands. … Continue reading What Is Integrity? +7 Reasons Why It’s So Important in Business
In today’s day and age, most of us are used to getting everything almost immediately. We can order food online and have it delivered within minutes, we can order our groceries online and have them show up the next day, we can message friends and family and get an instant response no matter where they are. This instant gratification has its benefits, but it also … Continue reading How to Become a More Patient Person (In Both Work & Life)
Your desk might not be optimized for peak productivity. Here are a few workspace design ideas to boost your productivity — including boosting your sunlight exposure and taking a quick walk every hour. Source: 17 ways to hack your workspace for optimal productivity Continue reading 17 ways to hack your workspace for optimal productivity
Non-Disclosure Agreements, more commonly known as NDAs, often seem to be simple and straightforward. However, there are a few key elements that will mitigate risk and ensure the protection of a company. https://www.itproportal.com/features/making-sure-your-nda-protects-company-information/ Continue reading Making sure your NDA protects company information
Privacy was violated at moment of collection, not when humans viewed data, ECHR rules. Source: “Bulk interception” by GCHQ (and NSA) violated human rights charter, European court rules Continue reading “Bulk interception” by GCHQ (and NSA) violated human rights charter, European court rules
There’s no doubt that webinars are highly effective when it comes to generating new leads for your business. They’re also an excellent opportunity to sell your programs, services, and products. However, hosting a webinar is not as simple as going live on the spur of the moment. https://business.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-present-a-great-webinar–cms-31740 Continue reading 20+ Tips: How to Present a Great (Successful) Webinar Presentation
