Bijal Shah shares her tried and tested presentation techniques on Your Story. Check out my top takeaways from her piece below. Embed from Getty Images A great presentation isn’t really about you; it’s about what your audience walk away with Be passionate about your delivery and subject matter; take ownership of your area of…
Read Full ArticleSmart Thinking On Investing – April 21 Of Dollars And Data head up Smart Thinking this week with a view on savings versus investing. Cullen Roche of Pragmatic Capitalism reveals why we feel anxiety over our success. And Ted Jenkin, for Your Smart Money Moves, writes of how to stop living paycheck to paycheck for…
Read Full ArticleAuthor Laura Vanderkam unravels busy peoples’ lies today. See below for my insights from her article in The New York Times. Embed from Getty Images The usual response when asked how we are, is to respond “Busy,” and it’s true for all of us—to a certain extent A lot of the anxiety and tension…
Read Full ArticleToday, Mark Graban discusses the lack of organizations studying W. Edwards Deming’s practices for his Lean Blog. For more information, read my observations underneath. Embed from Getty Images Many organizations “implement Lean” or practice “improvement science,” but don’t have a real chance to study and put into practice the true core of Deming’s PDSA…
Read Full ArticleRussell Hayward for LinkedIn reveals the viticulturist influences that are happening to coffee farming in Brazil. Check out my summaries below. Embed from Getty Images Coffee farms in Alta Mogiana, Brazil, look like they have been taking their cues from French vineyards rather than from classic coffee growing techniques Traditionally, coffee trees are planted…
Read Full ArticleMichael Mamas, writing for Entrepreneur, shares his masterful public speaking practices. Read my top takeaways from his article below. Embed from Getty Images Casual asides and in-jokes may seem like they would lighten the mood of your presentation but they can work against you, distancing you from your audience Take your cues from them…
Read Full ArticleSmart Thinking On Investing – April 14 Heading up this week’s Smart Thinking, Kristin Wong helps us have constructive financial discussions with our parents for Lifehacker. Brian Preston of The Money Guy Show demonstrates how to start and manage your emergency fund. And Natalia Lusinski, for Bustle, gets real about what millennial women are up…
Read Full ArticleJennifer 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…
Read Full ArticleMichael 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…
Read Full ArticleThe 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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