Wed.Jul 07, 2021

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Mastering Anything

CaseInterview.com

These are the two steps to mastering any skill: Understand the Concept. Develop the Habit. This is true in every domain. It takes a day to “understand” case interviews. It takes weeks and months of practice to master them. It takes five minutes to explain multiplication to a child. It takes much longer for the child to master it. The difference between understanding and mastering is….

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Leadership in Crisis

Brimstone Consulting

CASE STUDY. Supporting leaders as they lead through crisis. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a President and Vice President of a division within a leading health services company engaged Brimstone to bring together senior leaders who had participated in a previous leadership development program. The goal of the program was to support these leaders as they led through the crisis.

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Have You Lost Your Momentum?

Chad Barr

It happens to the best of us. We suddenly realize that we have lost our mojo. We are not as motivated as we used to be, perhaps life got in the way, or other events impacted our actions, and we find ourselves in a downward spiral. What may be causing it: Too many distractions. You are slowing down and losing speed. Feeling overwhelmed. Health issues.

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Digital Transformation in Action: Lessons Learned in Local Gov. w/Jazz Pabla, City of Kelowna Ep. 109

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Jazz Pabla is the CIO and Director of Information Services for the City of Kelowna. Being in IT, he focuses most of his time on securing digital assets, and key city services and systems like water.

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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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The focus on the last thing

Seth Godin Blog

The play before time ran out. The last speech of the campaign. The typo on your resume or the spot on your tie. The final decision before the company declared bankruptcy. We focus on the thing that happened just before the end. And that’s almost always an unimportant moment. Things went wrong (or things went right) because of a long series of decisions and implementations.

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What did you learn on vacation?

Seth Godin Blog

It always seemed like a silly question–school is for doing what you’re told, summer vacation was for discovering all the things that were worth caring about. As adults though, regardless of our hemisphere, we’re always on vacation from school. No tests or diplomas, simply a huge array of choices. And in a world that keeps changing, regardless of how much we might want it to slow down, learning is the attribute that is often overlooked.

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Former McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson and Cleveland Avenue Foundation’s Liz Thompson: Breaking Barriers

Harvard Business

The first Black CEO of McDonalds and his wife, a nonprofit education leader, discuss breaking racial barriers throughout their careers.

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Here’s how Retailers are Shifting from Surviving to Thriving in a New Normal

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Retail has been altered in ways large and small since the COVID-19 pandemic began 16 months ago. Businesses had to quickly adapt and find new ways to connect to their customers while maintaining operations. And it’s not over. At NRF Retail Converge , retailers weighed in on the consumer habits that they anticipate will outlast the pandemic, changing business models and the customer experience.

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Imagining Climate Futures with Kim Stanley Robinson

Harvard Business

Legendary sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson confronts our near future, impending climate catastrophes, and reasons for hope.

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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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Don’t Ban “Politics” at Work

Harvard Business

Instead, find ways to help your team respect, listen to, and learn from one another.

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How B2B Firms Can Price with Confidence as Inflation Rises

Harvard Business

Five strategies.

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