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Here is an excerpt from a Q&A featured by LinkedIn Pulse during which Dan Goleman explains why the pace of modern life doesn’t always lend itself well to focus or concentration – especially given all the things we try to…
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In an article they co-authored, David Chinn, James Kaplan, and Allen Weinberg discuss a new report from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company that suggests, for the world’s economy to get full value from technological innovation, it must…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Bill Teuber for the Huffington Post. To read the complete article, c heck out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Andrew McAfee and…
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In The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience (McGraw-Hill, 2009), Carmine Gallo cites a few tips early in his narrative. They may seem simple but don’t be fooled. All of the…
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Here is the Executive Summary for a new report on research sponsored by MySafetySign. It indicates that worker attitudes, limited budgets and lack of understanding of risks are three major barriers to implementing health and safety practices in the workplace.…
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In The Doodle Revolution, Sunni Brown explains how to “unlock the power to think differently.” Of special interest to me is what she has to say about how to become a much more effective listener. She offers 14 specific tips…
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The buffet awaits: o “The difference between successful and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” Warren Buffet o “It has become almost a cliché to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature,…
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Marty Neumeier is the Director of Transformation for the Liquid Agency as well as author of several bestselling books in which he explains how almost anyone in almost any organization can help to achieve breakthroughs in creativity and innovation. He…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alexandra Samuel for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…
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Robert Cialdini on “The Six Principles of Influence”
The Six Principles of Influence (also known as the “Six Weapons of Influence”) were introduced in Cialdini’s book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (1984). A revised edition was published in 2006. Cialdini identified the six principles through experimental studies, and…
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