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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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Taking Coffee Art to the Next Level

10/18/2016 |

Liora Ipsum writing for Blog To shares the next age of latte art; by printing directly onto the coffee! Check out my key takeaways from the Ripple Maker’s YouTube video.   The Ripple Maker; as well as making a smooth coffee from Arabica and Robusta beans it also ‘prints’ your chosen logo or artwork on…

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TED Talks Are Setting the Bar High for Public Speaking

10/17/2016 |

Top communication theorist and coach, Nick Morgan asks if Chris Anderson’s TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking will improve presentation giving globally; just as the TED program itself has inspired so many people too. See my summary of his article from Forbes below. Embed from Getty Images     Gone are the…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – October 14

10/14/2016 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – October 14 My Smart Thinking articles of choice this week are from Chonce Maddox of Frugal Rules, who lifts the lies away from financial myths. George Beall writing for The Huffington Post warns us away from investing mistakes millennials are in danger of making. And James Deporre reveals the secret sauce…

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