Daily Archives: February 18, 2012

Hi Tech Contenders Battle for the Cloud with Fresh Venture Funding

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Jamie Sutherland, President, US Operations, Xero
Jamie Sutherland, President, US Operations, Xero

Google Exec Backs Cloud Accounting Start-Up, while Xero Raises $16 Million.

Xero online accounting software for small businesses has secured $16.6 million in new funding from existing investors to accelerate growth in the United States. The company recently appointed former Sage vice president and general manager  Jamie Sutherland, as president of U.S. operations and doubled its U.S. team.

Meanwhile, Reach Process Outsourcing Ltd. of Chennai, India, has raised a fresh round of angel funding for its portal Reachaccountant.com from investors including Google-India managing director Rajan Anandan, who takes a seat on the board.

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Slackers, Space Cadets, Drama Queens: Managing and Motivating ‘Challenging’ Employees

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Sandra Wiley, COO, Boomer Consulting Inc.
Sandra Wiley, COO, Boomer Consulting Inc.

Here are just seven types of difficult co-workers. You may know more.

by Sandra Wiley

Anyone who has managed a team has most likely stumbled across a challenging employee. Identifying the challenging behavior is easy; finding ways to change the behavior and motivate the team member so they exhibit superstar qualities is the true challenge.

Why are they so difficult? Why do they continue the unpleasant behavior, even when they are told that it needs to change? Because it is working for them! This is behavior that has worked for them before, and allows them to get what they want.

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