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Laurie Cure Laurie Cure
Updated on December 19, 2024

Is Skills-Based Hiring the Best Way to Build a Tech Team?

As the tech industry continues to grow, embracing skills-based hiring could be the key to building exceptional tech teams.

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Andy Hilliard Andy Hilliard
Updated on December 17, 2024

What’s All the Hype About Hyperspecialization?

The increasing demand for specialized tech skills is changing the nature of software development. Here’s how you can stay up to date.

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Janna Koretz Janna Koretz
Updated on December 12, 2024

How to Plan Better After-Work Activities

Too many after-work events default to happy hours that alienate or isolate workers. Our expert explains how to do something better.

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Mary Rukavina Mary Rukavina
Updated on December 09, 2024

How to Empower Your People to Unleash Their Creativity

Creativity is vital to every role in today’s economy. Here’s how to keep those juices flowing.

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Jenny Podewils Jenny Podewils
Updated on December 03, 2024

Mass Manager Layoffs Are Creating a Leadership Gap. Here Are 4 Tips for Bridging It.

With many organizations embracing the Great Unbossing, our expert offers some tips and tech tools to help your organization level out.

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Lynette Teo Lynette Teo
Updated on November 22, 2024

10 Ways to Handle Negative Feedback

Negative feedback is criticism that points out problematic behavior with the goal of correcting the behavior and helping an employee improve. Follow these tips to respond to negative feedback in a healthy way and further your professional growth.

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Kate Heinz Kate Heinz
Updated on November 21, 2024

What Is Work Culture? 12 Ways to Build a Positive Environment

How to create a winning company culture that will attract candidates, retain top talent and launch your business on the path to success.

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Becky Westwood Becky Westwood
Updated on November 21, 2024

How Useful Is Your Feedback?

If we want to get the best out of our people, we need to stop giving feedback and start sharing perspectives.

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Sharon Harrison Sharon Harrison
Updated on November 20, 2024

How to Navigate Leadership as a Woman in Tech

In tech, women leaders face unique challenges. Here are four tips for overcoming them.

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Kiranbir Sodhia Kiranbir Sodhia
Updated on November 19, 2024

Why Burnout Is on the Rise in Tech and How to Fix It

The tech industry has a burnout problem. Our expert examines why and what can be done to fix it.  

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