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Smart Thinking On Investing – September 23

09/23/2016 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – September 23 I found an interesting piece this week on controlling other people’s perspectives of your finances; Mr. CBB, author of Canadian Budget Binder, proposes that to save money the best way is to make people believe you have none. Frugal Rule’s John Schmoll has written the ultimate guide to creating…

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Time-Tracking For A Happier, More Productive You

09/22/2016 |

Check out Oliver Northwood’s tips from Khan Academy to time-tracking with Google Calendar and it’s benefits. These are my top three points from the article. Embed from Getty Images   Keep an eye on the time you spend on tasks, follow your activities for a week accounting for everything you do Once you have all…

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How Dropping Annual Reviews Led To A Drop In Performance

09/21/2016 |

Read today’s article from Lydia Dishman of Fast Company Leadership and her insights into the consequences of ditching those dreaded annual reviews. My key points from the article are below. Embed from Getty Images   Recently, a number of Fortune 500 companies have publicized how they’ve stopped their annual performance reviews leading to a fall…

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Coffee: “Flavor Begins With The Eyes”

09/20/2016 |

Bradley Hasemeyer and Shannon Richards from The List Show take us through the proper steps for coffee inspection. Check out my summary below of the science behind a great cup of joe. Embed from Getty Images   Q Graders—the “sommeliers of coffee” —learn to inspect the beans first to check for bugs and other problems,…

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Improve Your Ability to Present Yourself to Any Audience

09/19/2016 |

Today, I found this great article on enhancing your presentation skills to boost your success at work by Maurice DeCastro, an expert in public speaking and writer for SelfGrowth.com. See my key takeaways from the post below. Embed from Getty Images     The skills rated most highly in employees are “the ability to interact,…

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Smart Thinking On Investing – September 16

09/16/2016 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – September 16 This week I uncovered a useful article from Galen Herbst de Cortina for Listen Money Matters on how to create a financial plan like a seasoned professional. Sophie Aubrey shares some simple but ingenious money-saving hacks on Mamamia. And the team from TIME’s Money.com share the secret to investing…

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Time Management: Increase Productivity Per Unit of Time

09/15/2016 |

Today, I wanted to share my summaries of Mark’s tips for entrepreneurs and time management from the site Online Social Media. Embed from Getty Images   Improve your daily schedule by discovering the art of real time management Track and analyze the effectiveness of your work on behalf of the company; turn the data into…

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Growing Lean? Are You Improving Your Improvement Approach too?

09/14/2016 |

Check out my key takeaways from Sue Kozlowski’s article on Industry Week about creating a lean system for your organization that is both led internally and mature enough to stand on its own. Embed from Getty Images   Becoming a lean organization is about always developing and not becoming set in your ways; boost your…

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Instead of Throwing Your Leftover Coffee Away…

09/13/2016 |

Pinar of My Modern Met shares artist Ghidaq al-Nizar beautiful images all created from coffee components. Indonesian artist Ghidaq al-Nizar has moved on from being a latte artist and creating artwork on the latte foam of a cup to take coffee art to a new level The leaves become his canvas while the grains and…

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Making Your Presentation Unforgettable

09/12/2016 |

Today, Art Markman from the Harvard Business Review teaches us how to create presentations that are more memorable by reaching certain aspects of your audience’s memory. Check out my insights from the article below. Embed from Getty Images     The primary goal of presentations which is often overlooked when creating a presentation is that…

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