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The Recipe for Success

04/13/2017 |

Jennifer Cohen of Forbes writes of the habits of successful people today. I gleaned some key insights from her piece below. Embed from Getty Images   Be persistent in all your endeavors; passion and hard work will drive you towards all of your goals Setting out with motivation will get you so far but be…

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Practice Lean Changes

04/12/2017 | Comments Off on Practice Lean Changes

Michael Ballé demonstrates in LinkedIn how enforcing Lean can change the way managers manage their teams. See my top takeaways from his piece below. Embed from Getty Images   Management practices can be changed for the good, once managers begin to think in the Lean way Rather than making decisions simply based on paperwork, get…

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Climate Danger and Coffee

04/11/2017 |

The Salt’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro enlightens us to the disaster brewing in Brazil and the effect it will have on coffee. Read on for more information below. Embed from Getty Images   The warmer temperatures of climate change are being felt in Brazil, the world’s biggest coffee-producing nation The three years of drought that have come…

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Be Mindful

04/10/2017 |

Maurice DeCastro, writing for Business 2 Community, offers the use of mindfulness up as a tool to help you with your presentations. Check out my summaries below. Embed from Getty Images   The power of mindfulness can help us become more concious, to rise above the autopilot state we live in day-to-day When presenting, mindfulness…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – April 7

04/07/2017 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – April 7 In Smart Thinking this week, we begin with Dr. Cory S. Fawcett, blogging at The White Coat Investor, who teaches us how to become steady plodding investors. Sam Dogen, the Financial Samurai, hopes to help save us from ourselves. And A Wealth of Common Sense’s Ben Carlson shares…

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Work It Smarter

04/06/2017 |

Jeff Haden believes the key to success is in working harder and smarter in his article for Inc.com. Check out my observations from his approach below. Embed from Getty Images     Adjust the way you approach your to-do list; limit the number of items you include and prioritize your most important tasks Many people…

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Which Direction Should We Head In?

04/05/2017 | Comments Off on Which Direction Should We Head In?

Today, Jeff Gothelf—blogging on Medium—breaks down how to pick the right management strategy for your organization. See my summaries below for more details. Embed from Getty Images   If you’re not sure which management strategy is “right” for you or worse, you’re battling many practices within one organization; it’s worth changing your approach Try any…

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More Arguments for Drinking Coffee

04/04/2017 |

Brad Hoppmann, writing for Uncommon Wisdom Daily, shares another good reason for drinking coffee with us. Check out my key takeaways below from his piece. Embed from Getty Images   Many of us have heard about the health benefits of coffee, but did you know that drinking it can protect you against six different types…

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Powerful Storytelling

04/03/2017 |

Simply Amazing Training’s Dee Clayton reveals how we should be ramping up the storytelling aspect of our presentations. Read on for more information from her article. Embed from Getty Images   As an audience, we remember things more powerfully when we listen to good storytelling Employ the “challenge, action and transformation” structure within your presentations—alongside…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – March 31

03/31/2017 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – March 31 Kathy Caprino of Forbes begins Smart Thinking this week with a guide to recognizing whether you’re working with an expert or a fake. Author of My Money Blog, Jonathan Ping, suggests altering the way you look at risk in the stock market. And the Financial Samurai teaches us…

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