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Libby James: “Something each and every day to increase your knowledge base.”

Thrive Global

Knowledge — do something each and every day to increase your knowledge base in your chosen industry. Coming from a finance background, I couldn’t believe the lack of transparency within the payments industry. Fee structures were confusing, terminology was complex and hidden costs were lurking in the background.

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An HR professional’s guide to data privacy compliance and security

Insperity

Think about every data point you regularly touch regarding employees (Social Security numbers, salaries, health care and retirement plans , background checks, etc.) and proprietary business information (customer data, mergers and acquisitions, planned layoffs, etc.). Build and share your knowledge base.

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Michelle Diamond of Elevate Diamond Strategy: “Execute and track results”

Thrive Global

I also reached out to individuals I knew (‘my informal advisors’), that created and ran successful consulting and other high-end services and advisory firms to gain a better understanding of how they were able to achieve their success. She is also the author of the book, How to Grow & Expand Your Business in Times of Feast or Famine.

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2019 HR Leaders of the Year

HR Digest

I would say [HR is] moving from processing paper to making sure individuals feel valued in the organization,” said an employment attorney to SHRM magazine. Different perspectives, knowledge, background, and way of designing and problem-solving add to the diversity and drive innovation. Diane Gherson, CHRO of IBM.

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How To Be Great At Sales Without Seeming Salesey, With Mitch Russo & Jason Patel

Thrive Global

If you haven’t checked in with particular family members and friends for a while, do it soon. This process of self-learning, and later, gleaning institutional knowledge, has enabled me to think independently through problems while adhering to strong fundamentals. Two, sales is viewed as something tactile, not knowledge-based.

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Annalisa Nash Fernandez: “Walk the talk”

Thrive Global

An experienced corporate strategic planning director, she bridges her dual background as a sociolinguist to navigate the use of technology across global societies. We need to ensure there are diverse voices in our decision-making because without them, the processes are biased, whether we see that or not. So here’s my story.

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“How to break the bad habit.” With Rick Farnell

Thrive Global

Dan had a been-there-done-that presence and provided myself and my co-founder with unbelievable insights and knowledge on how to run a business — helping us all the way through a successful acquisition by Teradata. This will not only expand your knowledge base, but will be an important part of personal growth.