| May 1, 2012 | | CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF |  |  | |  | | - Good bosses banish buzzwords
Good bosses never inflict management buzzwords or consultant-speak on their workers, Mike Figliuolo writes. Rather than articulating your leadership philosophy with such claptrap, explain yourself to your workers through true stories about your own experiences. "By replacing buzzwords with personal stories and experience, you will humanize yourself as a leader," Figliuolo writes. ThoughtLeaders blog (4/30)        |  | Earn 2X rewards points on gasoline purchases with The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster:
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  | | | Sales Strategies |  | | |  | - 5 benefits you achieve by following 3 sales trends
The increase of social media and mobile technology are changing the nature of the sales environment, writes David Satterwhite of Good Technology. These trends can enable organizations to shorten training time for new representatives and can provide more visibility into the sales operation. Another trend to be aware of is the increasing importance of security, he writes. Selling Power (free registration) (4/26) - Tips for successful communication with your team
It's important for sales managers to give their representatives a way to share their input, writes Sean McPheat of MTD Sales Training. "You may not be as much a part of the 'inner circle' as you think you are." Also, you must listen to the viewpoints presented by your representatives and act when necessary, he writes. MTDSalesTraining.com (4/30) | Daily Data Points | | | |  | - CFOs expect stronger performance but so-so sales growth, survey says
The latest CFO Signals survey by Deloitte indicates that finance chiefs at large companies in North America are feeling more upbeat about their companies' outlook. More than 60% of CFOs said they were feeling optimistic during the first quarter, compared with about 25% in the prior quarter. However, respondents also reported lower expectations for sales growth than in the previous quarter. Business Finance (4/30) |  | Leveraging Cloud Security to Weather Threatening Storms
Web attacks and retribution campaigns are on the rise, and they have become more frequent, more random and more extreme. This paper assesses the current cyber threat environment and discusses the use of distributed cloud services as an effective means to protect against evolving, modern-day IT threats. |
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In general, the longer you make your passwords, the more secure they will be. "In the last couple of years, the password length recommended by security professionals has gone from eight to twelve characters," Sandra Henry-Stocker writes. Good passwords should also be hard to guess; "password1234" isn't a good password, even though it's 12 characters, she notes. ITWorld.com (4/29)
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A short time after their breakup, a man went to see his ex-girlfriend, a dentist in Poland, because he had a toothache. She allegedly gave him an anesthetic and then removed all of his teeth. The woman is now facing prison time. Yahoo! (4/30)  | In sales management, action delayed equals income denied."
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