Wed.Oct 04, 2017

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Change Isn’t Cheap—Why I Stopped Doing “Free Lunch” Coaching

Actionable

If you’re serious about making a change, for your organization, your team, or yourself, make an investment of your time and your energy to make it happen. The post Change Isn’t Cheap—Why I Stopped Doing “Free Lunch” Coaching appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Creating a Bright and Promising Future

Chad Barr

I have several hobbies and as many of you know, I am a photography enthusiast and I dedicate some of my time to study and refine this craft. One of the biggest compliments I have recently received from a friend of mine was when he said: “you have arrived!” Here are some of my learning points as I reflect on this fascinating hobby: As I improve my knowledge, skills and artistry, I am constantly reminded of how much I have yet to learn.

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Change Isn’t Cheap—Why I Stopped Doing “Free Lunch” Coaching

Actionable

If you’re serious about making a change, for your organization, your team, or yourself, make an investment of your time and your energy to make it happen. The post Change Isn’t Cheap—Why I Stopped Doing “Free Lunch” Coaching appeared first on Actionable.co.

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5 Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination

Harvard Business

Chances are that at this very moment you’re procrastinating on something. Maybe you’re even reading this article to do so. A while back, I took a year to experiment with every piece of personal productivity advice I could find. In becoming hyperaware of how I spent my time, I noticed something: I procrastinated a lot more often than I had originally thought.

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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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Agile Practice Guide Interview with Mike Griffiths

Johanna Rothman

Last year, I was part of a geographically distributed team who wrote the Agile Practice Guide. Shane Hastie interviewed us during Agile 2017. His interview (which was a ton of fun!) is here: Johanna Rothman and Mike Griffiths on the Agile Alliance/PMI Agile Practice Guide. I learned a ton from that writing experience: Geographically distributed agile teams across many time zones need a cadence, not iterations (strict timeboxes).

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3 Talent Management Traps to Avoid

LSA Global

Bias Can Create Talent Management Traps You Want to Avoid. Unfortunately, no one is completely unbiased when designing and implementing talent management programs. It is simply human nature to let some lenses distort the behavioral characteristics we favor and those we avoid. Culture Can Weigh Heavily Against The Changes We Desire. But these prejudices can severely hamper the best-intentioned efforts to change and improve the talent in our organization.

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World’s Biggest Ever Junk Bond Bubble in Pictures: What Hath Draghi Wrought?

MishTalk

In regards to ECB QE bond purchases, inquiring minds may be asking: What hath ECB president Mario Draghi wrought? I can explain in one picture.

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Put an End to Your Feedback Loop

Strategy+Business

Stop avoiding the one criticism that keeps haunting your career.

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The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want

Harvard Business

The employment shift from occupations that require mid-level skills toward those at the high and low ends is one of the most important trends in the U.S. labor market over the past 30 years. Previous research has suggested that a primary driver of this job polarization is something called routine-biased technological change (RBTC), an unfortunate mouthful whereby new technologies substitute for repetitive, middle-skill jobs and complement analytical, high-skill jobs.

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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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The Cost of Misclassification: Government

MBO Partners

The cost of employee misclassification on the government and what organizations can do to minimize misclassification risk.

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The pre-steal panic, and why it doesn't matter

Seth Godin Blog

When I started as a book packager, there were 40,000 books published every year. Every single book I did, every single one, had a substitute. Every time we had an idea, every time we were about to submit a proposal, we discovered that there was already a book on that topic. Someone else had 'stolen' my idea before I had even had it. The only topics I invented that had never been published before were books I was unable to sell.

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U.S. Health Care Reform Can’t Wait for Quality Measures to Be Perfect

Harvard Business

There’s a debate in the United States about whether the current measures of health care quality are adequate to support the movement away from fee-for-service toward value-based payment. Some providers advocate slowing or even halting payment reform efforts because they don’t believe that quality can be adequately measured to determine fair payment.

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Puerto Rico Bonds Collapse to 36 Cents on Dollar following Trump Comments

MishTalk

Puerto Rico general obligation bonds fell to 36 cents on the dollar after Trump told Fox News on Tuesday night that Puerto Rico’s debt will have to be wiped out. Looking back, bonds prices started the collapse in 2014, well before Trump comments and well before hurricanes. Puerto Rico borrowed billions of dollars, more than any state in the US except California and New York for energy infrastructure, but the money did not shore up its aging infrastructure.

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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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Puerto Rico Bonds Collapse to 36 Cents on Dollar following Trump Comments

MishTalk

Puerto Rico general obligation bonds fell to 36 cents on the dollar after Trump told Fox News on Tuesday night that Puerto Rico’s debt will have to be wiped out. Looking back, bonds prices started the collapse in 2014, well before Trump comments and well before hurricanes. Puerto Rico borrowed billions of dollars, more than any state in the US except California and New York for energy infrastructure, but the money did not shore up its aging infrastructure.

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