Business Development During And After COVID: On Employee Developments And Retention With Lynn Thomas
Business Development During And After COVID: On Employee Developments And Retention With Lynn Thomas
The way business was done in the past is no longer relevant in today’s world. It’s all about employee development and retention these days. Businesses need to stop hiring new people because that takes time and money. Businesses need to start pumping up development with their employees and clients. There is so much untapped purpose in that. Join Dr. Diane Hamilton as she talks to the CEO of Thomas Consulting, Lynn Thomas, about business development during and after COVID. Also, join Dr. Diane Hamilton discuss the importance of perception. Learn how to respect different cultures and appreciate where other people come from. Strengthen your perspective of others today.
Top 10 TED Talks for Insight on Curiosity
Curiosity has been linked in engagement, emotional intelligence, communication, motivation, creativity, innovation, productivity and more. As part of research for Cracking the Curiosity Code, combing through TED talks was a fascinating way to review some important research into the area of curiosity. The following includes some highlights from some of the most insightful talks that inspire and educate regarding the importance of curiosity.
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Top 25 Links to Change Your Body, Career and More
As the New Year approaches, it is common for people to consider making some changes. Whether you are considering body-image changes, obtaining a degree, attempting weight-loss, or trying to reinvent your career, there are some top sites that may offer some help and advice.
- How to Lose Weight – The Basics of Weight Loss
- Are You Ready for Plastic Surgery?
- How to Reinvent Your Career
- 10 Steps to Obtaining Your Dream Job
- Create a Personal SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats)
- How to Reinvent Your Resume with QR Codes
- How to Become a More Successful Student
- 15 Ways to Improve Writing Skills
- Top 20 Motivational TED Talks
- Improve Your Vocabulary
- Improve Your Self-Image
- Avoid Being Expendable at Work
- Learn Multi-Tasking
- Top Apps to Reach Health and Fitness Goals
- Improve Your Emotional Intelligence
- Pick Jobs and Education Based on Your Personality Type
- How to Receive an A in Your College Courses
- Learn Terminology Before Changing Careers
- Become Motivated by Commencement Speeches
- Discover Jobs that Pay Well
- Learn How to Control Your Emotions
- Learn from Top Entrepreneurs Who Hit it Big Before Turning 35
- Networking Tips for Your Small Business
- 50 Excellent Lectures for the Small Business Owner
- Use QR Codes to Promote Your Business
Women Becoming More Successful Than Men
Women are passing men in their abilities to get a degree, handle families and garner success at work. As men are falling behind, women are making huge strides. CNN reported that, “For the first time in history, women are better educated, more ambitious and arguably more successful than men.”
Over half of college degrees are now being awarded to women. “In 1970, men earned 60% of all college degrees. In 1980, the figure fell to 50%, by 2006 it was 43%. Women now surpass men in college degrees by almost three to two. Women’s earnings grew 44% in real dollars from 1970 to 2007, compared with 6% growth for men.”
Women are becoming stronger entrepreneurs as well. Forbes recently reported: “As of 2011, it is estimated that there are over 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the United States. Overall, women-owned firms have done better than their male counterparts over the past 14 years. The number of men-owned firms (which represent 51% of all U.S. firms) grew by only 25% between 1997 and 2011—half the rate of women-owned firms.”
A study by Barclays Wealth and Ledbury Research may have some of the answers to why women are surpassing men. One of the reasons they found is that women are less likely to take unnecessary risks or make rash decisions. The Huffington Post backed up this point stating, “A 2005 study by Merrill Lynch found that 35% of women held an investment too long, compared with 47% of men. More recently, in 2009, a study by the mutual fund company Vanguard involving 2.7 million personal investors concluded that during the recent financial crisis, men were more likely than women to sell shares of stocks at all-time lows, leading to bigger losses among male traders.”
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Star Trainer Recommends Emotional Intelligence (EQ) for Effective Instruction (Interview)
With the upcoming release of our book, It’s Not You It’s Your Personality, there has been a lot of interest in interviews about personality assessments and training. In our book, Toni Rothpletz and I dedicate a chapter to each of the important personality tests, including a chapter for Myers-Briggs and Emotional Intelligence.
I recently was interviewed for a piece on Bloomfire. Some topics we discussed included:
- Things that have influenced my approach to training
- The importance of EQ
- Valuable books to improve EQ levels
- How to apply learning about EQ to corporate training
To read the entire interview, click here.