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Soft Skills Training in the Digital Age: Strategies and Best Practices

Clarity Consultants

Time Management and Accountability When employees know how to prioritize, manage deadlines, and stay focused, productivity increases. Journals, check-ins, or short surveys can help employees reflect on how they’re applying what they’ve learned and where they still struggle. What matters most is alignment.

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Why You Should Make Time for Self-Reflection (Even If You Hate Doing It)

Harvard Business

A study of UK commuters found a similar result when those who were prompted to use their commute to think about and plan for their day were happier, more productive, and less burned out than people who didn’t. Can’t see a good ROI. Many people reflect through writing in a journal.

ROI 135
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Social Media Platforms Can Be Built Around Quality, Not Scale

Harvard Business

Similarly, Facebook doesn’t specialize in purveying journalism, even though almost every news company posts articles on Facebook. ” Vanity metrics are methods of measuring ROI that make product-builders feel good (or make them look good to funders), but don’t ultimately lead to awesome products.

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Simple Digital Technologies Can Reduce Health Care Costs

Harvard Business

They undermine productivity and account for more than 85% of health care costs — a big reason premiums for employer-sponsored health care have increased by 123% since 2000 while wages have increased by only 43%. One example is Omada Health , which modeled its product after the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program study.

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Think Strategically About Your Career Development

Harvard Business

“Planning sessions” seem amorphous, and the ROI is uncertain. Many professionals don’t seek this work out, as there’s no immediate ROI — but the long-term benefits and recognition are substantial. Force yourself to set aside time. Instead, force yourself to make time for strategic reflection.

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What is Executive Coaching?

Organizational Talent Consulting

link] What is the ROI of Executive Coaching? Journal of Leadership Education, 1 (2). Consulting Psychology Journal, 53 (4), 205-228. Journal of Work Applied Management, 11 (2), 143-164. Leadership & Organization Development Journal. Executive coaching: In search of a model. Goldsmith, M., Lyons, L., &

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The Social Cost of Bad Online Marketing

Harvard Business

In the B2B world, it’s all about lead generation: getting people to hand over their email addresses and phone numbers so that you can spam and telemarket them into submission, where “submission” means actually buying your product. And most of all, get your mind around the fact that you may actually have to pay for content.