Thu.Sep 09, 2021

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Maintenance

CaseInterview.com

I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of maintenance. A mechanic friend of mine said that if you follow your car’s official maintenance schedule (and especially change your oil on time), your car will last 200,000+ miles (~320,000 km). When buying or owning a home, one of the things I’ve learned is that major home repairs often start off as small home repairs that are needed but go ignored.

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Speculation is the new luxury good

Seth Godin Blog

A luxury good is one where the price paid is much higher than the apparent utility it offers. We pay extra precisely because it’s not a good value. The utility lies in how we and our peers think about it. The scarcity and bling of a luxury good are used to increase our status (in our own eyes and those in our cohort). And so, a top-end Mercedes isn’t much better at being a car than a Hyundai is, it simply costs more.

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Strengths Multiplied

CaseInterview.com

When you work in any endeavor, your strengths accelerate the achievement of your goals while your weaknesses hold you back. This is what it means to be human. However, when you work effectively (keyword here is “effectively”) in collaboration with others, it is the sum total of your collective strengths that’s at play. When someone else on the team possesses strength in your weak area, your individual weakness no longer holds back the progress for you or your team.

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Let’s Redefine “Productivity” for the Hybrid Era

Harvard Business

It’s time to expand the definition to include well-being, social connection, and collaboration.

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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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Leadership from Zero to 30,000 Feet

Makarios Consulting

You’ve likely seen news stories of violence in the skies as passengers become unruly, enraged, and abusive. Well, I (Tim) was on a flight at the end of August that had all the makings of major passenger disgruntlement, to put it mildly. But because of the great leadership of our captain, the flight didn’t make it into the headlines. Our flight was heading into Chicago when the captain announced that a front was moving in and he had been instructed to go into a holding pattern above the O’Hare In

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Leadership from Zero to 30,000 Feet

Makarios Consulting

You’ve likely seen news stories of violence in the skies as passengers become unruly, enraged, and abusive. Well, I (Tim) was on a flight at the end of August that had all the makings of major passenger disgruntlement, to put it mildly. But because of the great leadership of our captain, the flight didn’t make it into the headlines. Our flight was heading into Chicago when the captain announced that a front was moving in and he had been instructed to go into a holding pattern above the O’Hare In

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Should Your Company Implement a Vaccine Mandate?

Harvard Business

Seven steps to help you decide.

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