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Getting serious about remarkable

Seth Godin Blog

It's not sizzle or hype or a fad, not when you're serious about it. Consider FCP Euro , for example. They sell high-performance auto parts. Things like brake pads, oil, oil filters, etc. People always whine about the fact that they can't possibly make their boring stuff remarkable. That's silly. FCP has the following policy: Everything is guaranteed for life.

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How to Effectively Use Strengths for Hiring Great People

Leadership Vision Consulting

One of the ways StrengthsFinder gets misused is in the hiring process. Hiring good people is hard. Sometimes, to short circuit the process, employers try and use StrengthsFinder as a way to find the “perfect” person with the “perfect” Strengths to fill a role. In our opinion, StrengthsFinder was never intended to be used this way. When we work with clients who are on the journey to becoming Strengths-based organizations, we remind them that when it comes to hiring, the first step is less about t

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Getting serious about remarkable

Seth Godin Blog

It's not sizzle or hype or a fad, not when you're serious about it. Consider FCP Euro , for example. They sell high-performance auto parts. Things like brake pads, oil, oil filters, etc. People always whine about the fact that they can't possibly make their boring stuff remarkable. That's silly. FCP has the following policy: Everything is guaranteed for life.

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How to Grow Old Disgracefully (and guilt free)

Confessions of a Consultant

Grow Old Disgracefully. Here’s the question. At what age should you stop celebrating birthdays? Perhaps when the candles cost more than the cake? In May, I was 60 and went a bit crazy. Golfing outings in Wicklow with the regular 4-ball. Followed by 3 days with 9 musicians on 2 boats, navigating the Shannon, testing the outer limits of sleep deprivation and alcohol poisoning (confirmation: there’s no ‘closing time’ in Roscommon).

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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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Moral Outrage Over Low Wages: Canada Joins Trump With Threats of Walking Out on NAFTA

MishTalk

The threat of total abandonment of NAFTA took on a second front today as Canada’s biggest private-sector union said NAFTA should be scrapped if Mexico cannot agree to better labor standards. (more…).

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