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Economic Polarization: Map Shows Distressed Communities Predominantly in in Southern US

MishTalk

The Economic Innovation Group has an interesting report on Distressed Communities. The study notes “America’s elite zip codes are home to a spectacular degree of growth and prosperity. However, millions of Americans are stuck in places where what little economic stability exists is quickly eroding beneath their feet.” (more…).

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Great Storytelling Connects Employees to Their Work

Harvard Business

I once spent a few delicious days studying Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), a collection of high-end, casual eateries started by the famed New York restauranteur, Danny Meyer. He had recently claimed the key to his success was creating a “culture of hospitality.” I set out to discover how. One day, at his Shake Shack (now a juggernaut global chain) in Madison Square Park, an employee I’ll call Bert was dragging a bit.

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Curious Results: Hurricane Harvey Impacts National Activity, Not Dallas Region Activity

MishTalk

Those looking for further proof that the Fed regional activity reports are totally bogus can find it in a pair of Fed economic reports today. Let’s investigate the divergence between the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index. (more…).

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On the danger of saying something for the first time

Seth Godin Blog

That's rare air, with no support, no foundation. Like the coyote, running of a cliff in pursuit of the roadrunner. What could be more important?  When we synthesize and invent and leap, we create a rare sort of value.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Curious Results: Hurricane Harvey Impacts National Activity, Not Dallas Region Activity

MishTalk

Those looking for further proof that the Fed regional activity reports are totally bogus can find it in a pair of Fed economic reports today. Let’s investigate the divergence between the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index.

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Economic Polarization: Map Shows Distressed Communities Predominantly in Southern US

MishTalk

The Economic Innovation Group has an interesting report on Distressed Communities. The study notes “America’s elite zip codes are home to a spectacular degree of growth and prosperity. However, millions of Americans are stuck in places where what little economic stability exists is quickly eroding beneath their feet.

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3 Daily Steps to Grow Your Consulting Business

Consulting Success

Transcript. There are three steps that you can take, three very simple actions you can take on a daily basis that will significantly help you to build your business if you’re not already doing something like this. Let’s get right into it. If you want to grow your business, right, essentially, there’s one thing that you always want to keep in mind and that is that you want to have more conversations.

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How to Regain the Lost Art of Reflection

Harvard Business

A famous but possibly apocryphal tale about Albert Einstein is that he dreamed up the theory of relativity when riding his bicycle. Warren Buffett is on record as saying that he reads for six hours per day and has very few scheduled meetings. Both of these examples stand in stark contrast to the ways in which most leaders use their time. Many are slaves to email (one CEO only half-jokingly defines his job as “ answering 2,000 emails a day ”) and have much of the remainder of their ti

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3 Must-Have Skills for Experiential Learning Strategies to Work

LSA Global

What Are Experiential Learning Strategies? In short, experiential learning strategies involve learning by doing using four steps: Deciding what to do. Doing it. Reflecting upon what worked and what did not work. Connecting those key lessons back to your next decision. Similar to prototyping or piloting a concept or a project, experiential learning invites failure and explicitly encourages learning from relevant and meaningful actions.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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As European Banks Retreat from the World Stage, China Is Stepping Up

Harvard Business

It has been 10 years since the global financial crisis, and the fall-out continues in the industry that was at its epicenter: banking. There has been a truly dramatic retrenchment from foreign markets, making banking a rare case of an industry becoming less, rather than more, global. Since 2007, gross cross-border capital flows have fallen by 65%, and half of that is due to a sharp reduction in cross-border lending and other banking activities, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds.

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Obamacare Repeal Dies Again: What the Hell is McCain Up To? Cruz?

MishTalk

Last week, Senator John McCain revived the Obamacare repeal idea with a declaration he would vote for repeal if the governor of Arizona backed the idea. The Governor backed the idea but Mccain reversed. In the interim, Senator Susan Collins became the third Republican to oppose the measure. Collins joins McCain and Rand Paul. Lisa Murkowski is on the fence and so is Ted Cruz.

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Obamacare Repeal Dies Again: What the Hell is McCain Up To? Cruz?

MishTalk

Last week, Senator John McCain revived the Obamacare repeal idea with a declaration he would vote for repeal if the governor of Arizona backed the idea. The Governor backed the idea but Mccain reversed. In the interim, Senator Susan Collins became the third Republican to oppose the measure. Collins joins McCain and Rand Paul. Lisa Murkowski is on the fence and so is Ted Cruz.

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