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Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
Continues to grow rapidly into 2020. A look at the current Myanmar Digital Landscape: Local marketing tech platform Humology has produced a deck covering these digital trends in 2020 (with some eyeopening stats). Myanmar 2020 Snapshot: Myanmar continues to grow rapidly, illustrating strong opportunities and digital innvovations Mobile marketing is fast becoming the priority for […]
Thanks to the Internet of Things, smart devices can now assign kids chores
In a new spin on digital age parenting, smart devices can now assign chores to children. Thanks to the Internet of Things, smart devices can now assign chores to children In a new spin on digital age parenting, smart devices can now assign chores to children This tie-up between German appliance manufacturer BSH (Thermador, Bosch […]
Why it will be so hard to return to ‘normal’
Amid crisis and disruption, we crave the calm of normality. But can we ever really define what “normal” is? I am writing this in my home office, wearing my bathrobe. I am currently placed under a stay-at-home order, which requires me to stay in my house unless I need to travel for very specific reasons, […]
Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
Continues to grow rapidly into 2020. A look at the current Myanmar Digital Landscape: Local marketing tech platform Humology has produced a deck covering these digital trends in 2020 (with some eyeopening stats). Myanmar 2020 Snapshot: Myanmar continues to grow rapidly, illustrating strong opportunities and digital innvovations Mobile marketing is fast becoming the priority for […]
How to tell a compelling story in a business setting
Make quarterly results exciting by following these tips. When you were a child, you probably had a favorite story. My daughter loved The Wizard, the Fairy and the Magic Chicken. Now that you’ve grown up, you may still love a good story—maybe a novel you read recently, or a movie you saw. But if someone […]
The Leadership Difference Between Being Accessible and Available
Ever had a manager who told you they had an “open-door policy?” Who knows, maybe you’ve even declared that yourself. The open-door policy implies that your team members or colleagues can come to you with anything. That desire to be a transparent and open leader is admirable. The problem starts when people knock on the […]
Bully Manager? Learn How to Stop Her
Death and taxes have traditionally been viewed as the two guarantees in life, but I think a third item has officially made the list: change. I overheard the bully manager berating an employee in the back room. Apparently she didn’t hear me enter the bookstore, or then again, maybe she did. The bully manager emerged […]
6 Ways to Build Trust During Organizational Change
Death and taxes have traditionally been viewed as the two guarantees in life, but I think a third item has officially made the list: change. The pace of change accelerates with each passing, day, month, and year. The exponential growth of technology has enabled new products, services, and businesses to rise to prominence in short […]
Here’s How Much Brands Are Paying for Sponsored Content on TikTok & YouTube
An influencer marketing agency reveals how much brands are currently paying for sponsored content on TikTok and YouTube. TalentX Entertainment, an agency managing 32 influencers across Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok, tells Business Insider it charges brands $0.01 to $0.02 for each sponsored-video view on TikTok. On YouTube, brands are charged several times more at […]
When Burnout Is a Sign You Should Leave Your Job
You have the right to have work that enriches and enlivens you, rather than diminishing you. This is my own personal declaration of human rights at work. It informs everything I do as a coach, management professor, and human being. Yet it’s surprisingly controversial. Managers and employees in organizations around the world have bought into […]