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Please Hold and Listen to Horrid Music While We Pretend to Find Ms. Jones

Alan Weiss

The more complex we make things in the name of high technology, the more difficult they are to use: hotel phone systems, big screen TVs, car dashboards, cable boxes, airplane entertainment systems. You have to wade through countless menus or consult manuals the size of War and Peace. (My cars’ owners manuals weight several pounds and are impossible to quickly consult.).

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Impossible

Seth Godin Blog

Our days are filled with the path to future skills, tasks and commitments that we believe we can’t possibly take on. We’ve seduced ourselves into believing that we’re not born with the talent, or that the obstacles to doing the work are just too great. In fact, it’s more likely that we’ve simply decided that the work isn’t worth the effort.

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What are you Dominant Pairs of Strengths? (podcast)

Leadership Vision Consulting

Welcome to the Leadership Vision Podcast where we share our expertise in the discovery, practice, and implementation of a strengths-based approach to people, teams, and culture. On today’s mini-podcast episode, we have a question for you. This is part of our monthly series of Strengths reflection questions that present just one question, but we hope it will […].

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What Is the One Thing You Need to Learn?

Claris Consulting

Credit Deposit Photos. Every year I interview successful executives and entrepreneurs to learn what’s important to them. If I understand what’s important to them, I can better understand their hopes, dreams, and aspirations, and by doing so, do something to help make their lives more rewarding or successful. During one interview, I asked a question that made the conversation come alive.

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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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What I’ve Learned On Making A Marriage Work for 51 Years

Alan Weiss

What I’ve Learned On Making A Marriage Work for 51 Years. When she says, “Remember what’s his name, he used to live up there, somewhere, and he worked for a company that went bankrupt, quite a few years ago—he drove an old car?” I just say, “Sure, what about him?”. The yellow line on the TV screen showing the first down yardage needed, of all things, made my wife an ardent football fan.

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