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The Coffee with the Biggest Boost

11/01/2016 |

The Inertia’s Joe Carberry enlightens us on which coffee we should be choosing in the morning to get the largest caffeine hit to start us on our day. Read my key points below. Embed from Getty Images   12 oz. of drip coffee comes in at 240 milligrams per ounce, while the espresso has the…

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Techniques to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

10/31/2016 |

The experts at Organo shared these great business tips for enhancing your presentation skills. Check out my key takeaways from the article below. Embed from Getty Images     Make it personal; a good story or anecdote can be a powerful method to use to deliver your message Set a good pace to keep your…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – October 28

10/28/2016 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – October 21 I wanted to head up this week’s Smart Thinking with a piece by Spencer Mecham for Modest Money on the three mistakes you’re likely to make as a beginner investor. Erin Lowry, the author of Broke Millennial, offers some insight into juggling unequal incomes in relationships. And Stefan Sharpe,…

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Entrepreneurs; Optimize Your Time Management Skills

10/27/2016 |

Casandra Campbell, writing for Shopify, shares some effective time management tips to enable entrepreneurs to work smarter rather than harder. I’ve shared my favorites from the list below. Embed from Getty Images   Employ “just-in-time-learning,” only absorb content that can positively influence the project you’re working on currently Start now! There will never be a…

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Ways in Which Internet of Things Can Assist Six Sigma

10/26/2016 | Comments Off on Ways in Which Internet of Things Can Assist Six Sigma

From Grey Campus, writer Uma Daga explains how Internet of Things (IoT) can help Six Sigma perform more efficiently. See my key takeaways underneath. Embed from Getty Images   To make the most of Six Sigma applications and methodologies use IoT IoT for data collection helps mitigate the risk of human error corrupting the integrity…

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Pulling the Perfect Espresso Shot; Coffee 101

10/25/2016 |

Seattle Coffee Gear are the brains and artwork behind this pretty slick infographic on the art of pulling the perfect espresso shot. Here are some top tips I wanted to share with you guys. Embed from Getty Images   If the grind is out it will throw the whole flavor; aim for a coffee grind…

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Suffering From Stage Fright When Speaking in Public?

10/24/2016 |

Care of The British Psychological Society, Dr. Christian Jarrett offers professional insight into the anxiety you feel when speaking in public, and how it has a lot to do with your audience. Read my key summaries of his piece below. Embed from Getty Images     Your anxiousness fluctuates instinctively in tune with your audience;…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – October 21

10/21/2016 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – October 21 I wanted to kick off this week’s Smart Thinking with The Financial Diet’s Holly Trantham’s shrewd observations on what she could have spent her takeout spendings of 2016 on instead. Julie of Millennial Boss admits that 401(k)s, IRAs, and HSAs are dull, but they will turn you into a…

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Boost Your Routine by Learning How to Optimize Your Day

10/20/2016 |

Today, I wanted to share Hubspot’s Lindsay Kolowich’s ideas on how to optimize your day. What a great idea! Check out my key takeaways from her insightful writing underneath. Embed from Getty Images   There are certain moments in your daily body clock/weekly schedule you can learn to optimize and set them up as part…

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Improving the Dreaded Performance Review

10/19/2016 | Comments Off on Improving the Dreaded Performance Review

As a Dr. Deming disciple, I’m of the opinion that performance reviews do more harm than good when it comes to motivating your employees. Within my companies, we’ve recently discarded the practice entirely. But, if you and your management team still work with yearly reviews, maybe Stephen Mihm’s article for Bloomberg View can inspire a…

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