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Pivoting the education matrix

Seth Godin Blog

For the longest time, school has been organized around subjects. It turns out, the skills we need to use in life (and in school) aren’t subject specific. But we use those subjects to teach the skills we actually end up using. My guess is that most parents and educators are afraid to even discuss the topic.

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How Are You Spending Your Social-Distancing “Vacation”?

Prudent Pedal

She put the list together on her own (no parental mandate) because her Spring break plans were canceled and social media just was getting old (there is hope for the world.). Her example inspired me to share my own lists, both Work and Personal, with my prudent readers. I feel like the subject of an episode of Hoarders!

Journal 72
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4 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Work (Without Adding More to Your Plate)

Harvard Business

As a leader, you probably juggle many things at work and at home. Most executives I coach struggle with balancing parenting and work duties. What if you could maximize your time by making progress on work challenges while spending time with your children and helping them learn important skills in the process?

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11 Best Consulting Blogs: Read These Blogs To Grow Your Consultancy

Tsavo Neal

We believe in the transformational power of consulting that creates real results for clients, and enables you as a consultant to do your best work, enjoy more time with your family, and achieve your desired income level and lifestyle. Focus on High-Value Work. Therefore, I work hard to support the independent consulting community.

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Building Trust & Respect Through Non-Defensiveness

Nash Consulting

In one research project, subjects were hooked up to electrodes monitoring their brain functions and put into a virtual reality situation in which they were walking down a dark alley at night with the sound of footsteps approaching them from behind. Now imagine if you worked in a culture where this was the norm. So, what do we do?

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How Women Can Develop — and Promote — Their Personal Brand

Harvard Business

Research has repeatedly shown that women are subject to a phenomenon known as the “ likability conundrum.” ” In other words, they have too many connections who are like them (working in the same company or the same industry) and not nearly enough who are dissimilar. Control your narrative. Share your ideas publicly.

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High Frequency Trading Hits 60-Minutes Scrutiny; Trading or Skimming?

MishTalk

stock market is rigged when high-frequency traders with advanced computers make tens of billions of dollars by jumping in front of investors, according to author Michael Lewis, who spent the past year researching the topic for his new book “Flash Boys.” “The stock exchanges and big banks, have rigged the markets in their own favor.

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