I loved Ryoko Iwata’s infographic on “Coffee questions you’re too afraid to ask,” so here are the insights I took from it off her website (I Love Coffee) just for you. Embed from Getty Images The difference in light and dark roast; a light roast offers you a sweeter, floral cup of coffee…
Read Full ArticleToday, Better Presenting’s Rick Altman shares the things you should never say during your presentation. Read my key takeaways below. Embed from Getty Images Don’t ask, “How are you all doing?” Are you really going to wait for 30 or even 300 peoples’ answers? This just comes across as insincere Avoid the phrase,…
Read Full ArticleSmart Thinking On Investing – December 02 In this week’s Smart Thinking, the Financial Panther explains what he likes about robo-advisors. Wallet Hacks’ Jim Wang shares the income streams of millionaires to inspire our own path to financial freedom. And The Green Swan tells all on his money mistakes in the past. Pretend to Be…
Read Full ArticleToday, I wanted to share Dr. Rebecca Newton’s piece today from Forbes on common behaviors of people that are happy in their work. An insightful piece, see my summaries below for more detail. Embed from Getty Images It’s easier to be happier if you know what the driving force behind your happiness is—sit down…
Read Full ArticleDon Pepper’s LinkedIn blog warns us of the pitfalls of applying Six Sigma to your organization; it isn’t a system that works for everyone as the company 3M demonstrate. Check out my key insights from the article below. Embed from Getty Images Applying the discipline of Six Sigma effectively strangled 3M’s research and development…
Read Full ArticleIn today’s article, Dominic Preston shares tips for how to enhance your home brew coffee care of Primer Magazine. See my summary of his piece below. Embed from Getty Images Find the perfect balance in the convenience of your own home of quality, taste, cost, and effort to make the best coffee you can…
Read Full ArticlePublic speaking expert Janice Tomich urges us to quit using the same tired presentation techniques in her article for Inc.com. See my summary of her no holds barred piece about exciting your audience rather than boring them. Embed from Getty Images Modern audiences are savvy and tired of the same old tried-and-tested presentation…
Read Full ArticleSmart Thinking On Investing – November 25 Heading up this week’s Smart Thinking is a piece on the mindset you need to unburden yourself and pay off debt soon by the Financial Panther. Chris Reining highlights the difficulty of retiring early for his blog. And Alexa Mason, writing for The College Investor shares some ideas of…
Read Full ArticleAct-On’s Amy Duchene shares her inside tips to time management from a freelance perspective. Discover more on how to mind the clock rather than letting it control you below. Embed from Getty Images Put it down on paper; at the beginning of each week plan out what task you need to achieve by the…
Read Full ArticleDr Thomas C. Redman advises in the Harvard Business Review to assess whether you have a data quality problem or not. See my summary of his article below. Embed from Getty Images The “Friday Afternoon Measurement” helps you measure your current data quality level and its impact, as well as allow you to clearly…
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