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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, and…

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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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Smart Thinking On Investing – September 9

09/09/2016 |

Smart Thinking On Investing – September 9 This week I chose a great piece from Claudia Roberts, written for Chelsea Krost’s website, about finding yourself and your values before you choose a career path. Ben Carlson, the author of A Wealth of Common Sense, teaches us what it takes to retire early. And Crystal Stemberger, author…

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How to Improve Your Health at Work

09/08/2016 |

Today, Bubba Page discusses how you can supercharge your productivity at work without it damaging your health. See my key takeaways for more details. Embed from Getty Images   Try and avoid sitting at your desk for lunch, it’s good to step away from your computer to take a break, and you’re less likely to…

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Six Sigma: Improve Cost, Quality, and Satisfaction

09/07/2016 |

Carolyn Pexton examines six sigma and it’s benefits for iSixSigma; see my summary for key points from her piece. Embed from Getty Images     Six Sigma is a great tool to improve quality and throughput, resulting in positive effects on the bottom line Only by addressing inefficiencies can an organization hope to make progress…

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