Wed.Feb 09, 2022

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Writing Secret 4: Effective Nonfiction Writers Cycle Between Writing, Thinking, & Learning

Johanna Rothman

If you've ever tried to write nonfiction, you probably encountered these problems: Your readers only understood what you wrote. Not what you meant to write. Only some readers got value from your pieces, not everyone. The writing you ended up with at the end might have looked very different from the piece you started with. You had to iterate over the piece to get it “right.” If so, you are a “normal” nonfiction writer.

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Leading Through Uncertainty, Unknowns & Regulation w/David Lucatch, CEO of Liquid Avatar Ep#150

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

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7 Keys to Unleash Employee Productivity, Motivation, and Engagement

Rick Conlow

Employee productivity is critical to a manager’s success. What do your employees say at the bar or coffee cafe about you (the boss) or the company? How about at tailgating before a football game or before and after a social event at Orchestra Hall? Or at the kitchen table with their family? At work, employees may say one thing, but how they talk about it outside of work is the true story.

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Writing Secret 5: Decide on One Ideal Reader

Johanna Rothman

You have some terrific experience in your team, such as pairing, and you decide it's time to write about it. And you have a problem. The developers and testers need one perspective, coaches need a different perspective, and managers need a third perspective. What do you do? Choose one ideal reader and write a piece for that person's perspective. (Once you're done, decide what to write next.

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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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When it comes to strategy, aim for perfection, execute with precision

Brimstone Consulting

Perfection is a goal, precision is what you aim for. Focus on executing your strategy with precision. This will enable you to adapt and progress. Imagine you are at the helm of a boat. The boat can be a small sailboat, a massive container ship, or anything in between. You are the captain of the boat. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks.

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When it comes to strategy, aim for perfection, execute with precision

Brimstone Consulting

Perfection is a goal, precision is what you aim for. Focus on executing your strategy with precision. This will enable you to adapt and progress. Imagine you are at the helm of a boat. The boat can be a small sailboat, a massive container ship, or anything in between. You are the captain of the boat. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks.

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The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat

Chad Barr

The great sports announcer Jim McKay coined the phrase, “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” The winter Olympics opened on February 4 in Beijing with subdued fanfare, reduced spectators but with a surplus of unprecedented caution for the health and safety of the participants and all involved. Positive Covid tests immediately sidelined dozens of athletes, after years of regimented and tortuous practice, quashing dreams of ever rising to the top of the podium to receive an

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The Odds

Alan Weiss

I’m running workshops and making a speech in Las Vegas. A great many people visiting here are entertaining themselves by gambling. But some people here are under the delusion that they can ultimately win against the house. If you’re trying to “cold call” prospects and send email blasts to market your services, you’re betting against the house.

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How an Old U.S. Antitrust Law Could Foster a Fairer Retail Sector

Harvard Business

Targeting abuses of purchasing power helped usher in a golden age of retail in the United States — and it could again.

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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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It’s easy to do (if you know how to do it)

Seth Godin Blog

This is the dilemma that every game designer, form creator and teacher faces. Writing an instruction manual, doing a survey, creating a map–they’re all difficult tasks because of the translation that’s required: the person doing the work already knows what they’re trying to teach. But the person interacting with the manual doesn’t.

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What’s the Optimal Workplace for Your Organization?

Harvard Business

A framework for designing a space (physical or virtual) that aligns with your strategic needs.

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How to Get Corporate L&D Right

LSA Global

L&D in Today’s Organizations Done right, a successful learning and development strategy sets employees and organizations up to perform at their peak. The fundamental purpose of the majority of Learning and Development (L&D) functions is to develop and maintain skills to improve career development, engagement, retention, and productivity. You want to be sure you get Corporate L&D right.

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Do You Need a Career Coach?

Harvard Business

Why you might want one — and how to find the right one for you.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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How Venture Capital Made the Modern World (with Sebastian Mallaby)

Harvard Business

Journalist and author Sebastian Mallaby joins Azeem Azhar to discuss the history (and future) of venture capital.

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