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Serve Consistently Good Coffee

06/27/2017 |

Julian Loayza, writing for The Perfect Grind, reveals how to remain consistent when serving coffee. Here are my key insights from his piece. Embed from Getty Images   Respect the suggested coffee measurements for your portafilter baskets—the weight has been tried and tested so don’t deviate and use scales to be precise Fine-tune your recipes…

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Nervous Butterflies in Your Stomach?

06/26/2017 |

Jill Schiefelbein, author of Dynamic Communication: 27 Strategies to Grow, Lead, and Manage Your Business and writing for Entrepreneur, helps us overcome the nerves we get when speaking to large audiences. Check out my observations below. Embed from Getty Images     Use systematic desensitization to make true eye contact with your audience—start by scanning the…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – June 23

06/23/2017 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – June 23 Lesley James, writing for Money Nuggets, opens up Smart Thinking this week with a look at the best questions to ask a financial advisor. The Financial Panther reveals how to pay off ridiculously high amounts of student debt in just 5 or 6 years. And Sarah Li Cain…

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Get Your Creativity Flowing

06/22/2017 |

Harvard Business Review’s Jackson G. Lu, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Mason have collaborated on this article to help us become more creative at work. Here are my key insights from their piece. Embed from Getty Images     Research demonstrates that by switching between problems at disciplined fixed intervals, we are likelier to achieve better…

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Explore the Benefits of Kaizen for Your Business

06/21/2017 | Comments Off on Explore the Benefits of Kaizen for Your Business

Andrew Powell-Morse explores the Japanese model of Kaizen; a concept designed to help improve an organization’s processes. Check out my observations below. Embed from Getty Images   The Kaizen concept was introduced to the Japanese business world after World War II and is best implemented as a long-term model across your organization At its core,…

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It’s All in Your Coffee Cup

06/20/2017 |

Chris Bailey, the author of The Productivity Project, explains how caffeine improves our mental and physical performance. See my top takeaways from the article underneath. Embed from Getty Images   Despite how tired you are, caffeine can help with your stamina and perseverance when working on any long or uninteresting projects As well as improving your…

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Death Is Our Second Worst Fear—after Public Speaking

06/19/2017 |

Writing for Westfair Communications, Filomena Fanelli suggests ways around our fear of public speaking. Read on for more information from her piece. Embed from Getty Images   “This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy”—Jerry Seinfeld But overcoming this fear can…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – June 16

06/16/2017 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – June 16 Writing for The Simple Dollar, Trent Hamm heads up Smart Thinking this week with a sharp truth about our finances. Zach of the Four Pillar Freedom blog explains how investment returns aren’t the only way to be set for retirement. And Grant Sabatier, author of Millennial Money, urges…

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Measure, Track, and Analyze Your Time

06/15/2017 |

Taylor Pearson, author of The End of Jobs, shares his approach to dividing and tracking your time successfully to get the most out of your week. Read on for more information from his piece. Embed from Getty Images   Use a calendar to define how you want to spend your time; divide your work into…

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Employ DMAIC with Six Sigma

06/14/2017 | Comments Off on Employ DMAIC with Six Sigma

Joe Thompson, editor of Canadian Metal Working, explains the DMAIC process. See my top takeaways from the article underneath. Embed from Getty Images     DMAIC can be used in an organization to improve processes with data collection as part of the Six Sigma initiative As it is fairly basic, the strategy is easy to…

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