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  | August 3, 2012 | | CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF |  |  | |  | | | The Leaderboard |  | | |  | - 5 elements of effective leadership
The best leaders are visible to their employees, listen well and focus on preparation, Brian Evje writes. "Just as athletic activities involve physical, mental, and emotional energies, leadership is a 'whole-body practice' and requires preparation of the whole person." They also show they are comfortable in their role, he writes. Inc. online/Leadership Uncut blog (8/2)        |  | Data Management Meets the Future
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 | | | Sales Strategies | | | |  | - How to make life easier for your sales team
Increasing compensation isn't the only way to keep your salespeople happy; you should also invest in your company to make their jobs easier, write Karl Stark and Bill Stewart of Avondale. You should focus on creating a solid business model and invest in marketing and market analysis, they advise. Inc. online/Herding Gazelles blog (8/2) |  | Considering outsourcing key HR functions? Examine data from nearly 170 small to mid-size companies and get quantitative data to support the validity of how outsourcing these functions can produce positive business results. Get the free report now! |
 | | - Private payrolls increased in July, but so did jobless rate
Hiring was up in July as private employers added 172,000 jobs, while the public sector cut 9,000, according to the Labor Department. But the unemployment rate increased to 8.3%. "The economy remains weak and we still have quite a few headwinds. Progress on the unemployment rate will be key to further Fed action," economist Scott Brown of Raymond James & Associates said. USA TODAY (8/3), Bloomberg (8/3) - How to deal with a lost or stolen passport
Travelers can more easily replace missing passports by doing such things as making a color copy of the "face" page and leaving copies of pertinent documents with a trusted friend or family member. The State Department reported 253,037 lost passports and 60,984 stolen globally during the last fiscal year. In 2011, more than 109 million valid U.S. passports were issued. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/30) - Oracle unveils version 20 of CRM On Demand
The latest version of Oracle CRM On Demand includes improvements for account planning and the way analytics are used across the platform. It also includes improvements in industry-specific verticals such as life sciences and financial services. CRM Buyer (7/31)
- How vampire bats are protecting some Peruvians from rabies
Researchers have discovered a small number of Peruvians in an isolated community have developed resistance to rabies thanks to their exposure to the disease through vampire bats. "Our results open the door to the idea that there may be some type of natural resistance or enhanced immune response in certain communities regularly exposed to the disease," researcher Amy Gilbert said. Yahoo!/Live Science (8/2) - SmartBrief exclusive from Guy Kawasaki
SmartBrief on Sales is proud to share an exclusive chapter from best-selling author Guy Kawasaki's new book, "What the Plus! Google+ for the rest of us." In return for updating your SmartBrief profile, we will give you Chapter 6 of Kawasaki's book on Google+ -- "How To Share Posts" -- absolutely free. Learn more here.  | As a leader, it's not all about you. The clearest way to demonstrate this is to find the right moments to step out of the spotlight so that other people get the attention they need."
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