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Cutting Out the Middleman: A Guide to Direct-to-Consumer (D2C)

Faceless giants like Amazon dictating the terms of engagement with your customers are the things big brands are afraid of. If they own the relationship to your customer, they are the one in control. D2C empowers brands to forge a direct path to their audience, cutting out the middleman and building a deeper, more meaningful (and possibly higher in margin) connection.

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Empathy is not just 1 thing

Like I said before, empathy is not just 1 thing. Like a lot of soft skills, you can look at it as a spectrum. Each of us can be on a different piece of it, and to a certain extreme. And unlike popular belief may have you thinking, we can influence how “good” we are at it to a certain extent.

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Forget EQ: The Importance of CQ in Workplace

Develop your Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and become a more effective manager who can lead multicultural teams, navigate global business, and thrive in today's interconnected world.

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First-Time Manager Cheat Sheet: Master Management & Lead Your Team to Success

Feeling unprepared for your first management role? You're not alone!

This transition requires a new skillset focused on building strong teams, setting clear expectations, and empowering your people to thrive. My First-Time Manager Cheat Sheet equips you with 7 essential management coaching principles to confidently navigate this exciting new chapter.

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The Meeting that could have been an email

You know the drill – let’s start at 9 am and stretch into the abyss of lunchtime.

Everyone’s trapped in a room, watching the clock tick away while tangent topics spiral into oblivion…

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How to: Build a Positive Workplace Culture

Do you dream of a workplace where collaboration thrives, innovation flourishes, and employees feel valued and empowered?

Then use this guide to foster a positive workplace culture.

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The Toxic Manager Handbook

I asked ChatGPT to write me the best Toxic tips to get the most out of your team.

Initially it refused (good job GPT!), but eventually this is what it came up with.

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Clarity at Work

How do you provide more clarity to the people on your team? Use this cheat sheet to keep an eye on 7 crucial elements.

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Mental Health at Work

How do you safeguard a level of mental health for the people on your team?

Use this cheat sheet to keep an eye on 7 crucial elements.

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Loud Leaving

'𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜' 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨.

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