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Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

Organizational Talent Consulting

The following short NPR video discusses how emotions are contagious. The following short video explains some of the science behind why gratitude matters. Take the following six-question survey to determine and benchmark your likelihood of experiencing gratitude. Consider the negative emotion of envy. References: Adecco.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). Doolittle, J. Gierczak-Korzeniowska, B., &

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B2B Salespeople Need to Act More Like Travel Agents

Harvard Business

By 2012, our research shows, nearly 60% of a typical B2B purchasing decision — researching solutions, ranking options, benchmarking pricing, and so on — was happening before the buyer even had a conversation with a supplier. Related Video. The 8 Types of Salespeople. Only three are effective.

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Swiss Bank Hits Customers With Negative Interest Rates; Crazy? What About Velocity?

MishTalk

While it’s still too early to tell if they will work, Draghi pledged during the height of Europe’s debt crisis in 2012 to do “whatever it takes” to save the area’s common currency, signaling the ECB’s willingness to be innovative. and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said he could now cut the benchmark rate below the current 0.5

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Self-Driving "Fully Automated" Vehicles on German Autobahn; Supply Chain Math; Uber and Khan Academy

MishTalk

It is derived directly from carriers’ financial and operational data and provides a vital benchmarking tool for both carriers and shippers. Rise of the Disruption Economy Here''s a dated article (from October 2012), but it''s also timeless in its message: Rise of the Disruption Economy. per mile in 2013. That compared with $1.45

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