Sat.Oct 23, 2021

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Achieving a Winning Attitude

Rick Conlow

The parable of the contented frog illustrates the obstacles we face in winning. If you boil a pot of water and drop a frog in it, guess what happens? The frog quickly jumps out. However, if you put a frog in a pot of cool water and then slowly heat the pot up, guess what happens? The frog boils to death! How often do people become contended where they are at or with what they are doing?

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The Paradigm of Prestige

CaseInterview.com

There’s a worldview that says the rich people are more important than the poor, the elite are better than the average, and the special are better than the regular. I call this the paradigm of prestige. It is the default premise of many country, company, and academic-institution cultures. It is part of the premise and allure of attending an Ivy League school.

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Consultant Marketing Brand Sound

Jerry Fletcher

Dave and I had lunch Thursday. It was good to hear how the little golf product company he founded was doing. He has come a long way from when we met in his kitchen to put together the promotional material for the annual Golf Pro Trade show for the USA. He had already committed to that show when we started working together. It was only one of the areas he needed advice in.

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Art with intent

Seth Godin Blog

Art (movies, plays, fiction, paintings, poetry…) exists to create a change. Often, that’s a change in the viewer, and sometimes, powerful art changes the culture. Art with no intent can entertain us, and it can also reinforce stereotypes and simply help what is in our world persist. Art with selfish intent exists to manipulate the viewer to serve the needs of the artist.

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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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Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Martinka Consulting

Headline : Some Bartell customers say goodbye after changes by Rite Aid (Seattle Times, August 11, 2021). Background : Rite Aid bought 131-year-old Seattle institution Bartell Drugs earlier this year and according to this article it’s been a disaster. Why? Here are the top reasons mentioned (and following those reasons are some comments from my friend Brian Quint who a few years ago sold his third-generation business, Aqua Quip, to Leslie’s, the nations largest pool supply company).

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