Fri.Dec 29, 2017

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What helps kids really learn

LSA Global

Andrew Stadel on episode 220 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. How do kids learn and remember? Teacher Andrew Stadel, @ mr_stadel founder of the popular site estimation180.com , talks about this pursuit of learning in the classroom. This topic is his summer research topic.

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6 Leadership Stories from Sales Leaders On A Digital Sales Transformation

MBO Partners

I’ve seen all kinds of sales leaders. Some that are as inspiring to their sales teams as Churchill and Napoleon, some as forgettable as King Edward V (he lasted less than 3 months).

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New habits

Seth Godin Blog

I bought a CD yesterday. That didn't used to be news. I used to buy a CD every week, week after week, year after year. It adds up. Hi-rez streaming changed that habit for me, but it took about a year before the itch (mostly) subsided. Old habits die hard, and it's entirely possible that your customers are on fumes, buying your old stuff now and then, down from often and on their way to rarely.

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4 Simple and Straightforward Employee Goal Setting Tips

MBO Partners

Employee Goal Setting Done Right. You can make the process of employee goal setting fairly simple or incredibly complex. But in the end, what matters is whether or not you have succeeded in reaching the team objectives in a way that makes sense. Effective Employee Goal Setting Creates Understanding and Commitment. We believe that the process of employee goal setting should be rather simple and straightforward…no need to follow elaborate formulas.

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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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To Find Meaning in Your Work, Change How You Think About It

Harvard Business

Sam Austin/Unsplash. A wonderful New York Times article from 2007 recounted the 20 th annual “Operator’s Challenge” — aka the “Sludge Olympics” — a competition for New York sewage treatment workers. The participants compete to show skill in their work, and often do so with great passion. Emily Lloyd, the commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, said of the work the competitors do, “It’s tough work.

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How to Save a Meeting That’s Gotten Tense

Harvard Business

Carson Arias/Unsplash. On March 30, 2017, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams stood in front of crowd of over 1,000 angry citizens. McAdams had recently floated the idea of situating a new homeless resource center in Draper , a city 20 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah. What began as an orderly public meeting soon degenerated into chaotic shouts, curses, and political threats as one Draper resident after another told the mayor emphatically that this would not happen in their backyard.

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