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“From Mice to Men… and Women”

08/08/2017 |

Writing for the Harvard Medical School, Robert Shmerling reveals why coffee could be a useful substitute for painkillers. Check out my observations below. Embed from Getty Images   A recent study in mice has discovered that being sleep-deprived intensifies a mice’s sensitivity to pain Restoring regular sleep counteracts the exaggerated response to pain, but more…

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Hack Your Way to a Great Presentation

08/07/2017 |

Charlotte Blank, writing for SmartBrief, shares behavioral science hacks designed to help improve your next presentation. Read on for more information from her piece. Embed from Getty Images   Tease your audience; your listeners want to be intrigued and have their curiosity indulged, don’t reveal everything straight away Lose the business jargon and instead paint…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – August 4

08/04/2017 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – August 4 The team at Money Nuggets kicks off Smart Thinking this week with a look at sneaky marketing tricks we should avoid. Zach from Four Pillar Freedom reveals the uncomfortable truth that comes with building your dream life. And A Wealth of Common Sense’s Ben Carlson shares his tips…

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Burned-Out Employees? Check Your Business

08/03/2017 |

Embed from Getty Images     Companies that experience high rates of burnout in their employees need to face the fact that it is probably an organizational level problem rather than indicative of the people involved The common reasons for burnout are excessive collaboration, weak time management disciplines, and overloading even your most capable employees…

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Optimize Your Process for Continual Improvement

08/02/2017 | Comments Off on Optimize Your Process for Continual Improvement

KaiNexus’ Greg Jacobson introduces us to process control charts to optimize your manufacturing processes and outcomes. Here are my key insights from his piece. Embed from Getty Images   Use process control charts (graphs or charts that relay process or management data as part of a time-ordered sequence) to monitor your process mean (the center…

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More Than Just a Great Drink

08/01/2017 |

The National Coffee Association’s Kyra Auffermann reveals the results of UK studies which show the protective effects of coffee. Read on for more information from her piece. Embed from Getty Images   Research now shows that as well as being a tasty beverage, coffee’s health benefits now stretch to drastically reducing a drinker’s risk of…

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Start out Strong to Win

07/31/2017 |

Bronwyn Ritchie explains how to get your presentation started the right way for her Pivotal Public Speaking blog. See my top takeaways from the article underneath. Embed from Getty Images     It’s crucial to nail the opening of your presentation, if you don’t grab your audience’s attention in those first few seconds you may…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – July 28

07/28/2017 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – July 28 Heading up Smart Thinking this week, Ms. Financier of The Feminist Financier blog reveals her mortgage money mistakes. Four Pillar Freedom writer Zach examines the savings rate we need to reach Financial Independence. And The Millenial Money Man explains what would happen if we started teaching financial education…

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Why the Early Bird Gets the Worm

07/27/2017 |

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner, founder of Making Sense of Cents, reveals why getting into the habit of waking up earlier is beneficial. See my top takeaways from the article underneath. Embed from Getty Images   Being an early riser can be great for a number of reasons, not only can you establish a better pattern of sleep,…

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Solutions for Lean Six Sigma Failure

07/26/2017 | Comments Off on Solutions for Lean Six Sigma Failure

Joe Bockerstette of Business Enterprise Mapping reveals the solutions you need to solving Lean Six Sigma (LSS) failure. Here are my key insights from his piece. Embed from Getty Images   Rather than attempting to use LSS to fix small pipeline problems, think big and look at the whole workflow to see where major improvements…

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