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Creativity and Clutter – Friends or Enemies?
Does clutter affect creativity? I can give you quotes that say it does, and research that says it doesn’t. There’s lots of anecdotal evidence for either side. What do you think? My own experience goes...
View ArticleSurprising Truth About What Motivates People
This is another short video, barely 10 minutes, thoroughly worth watching, based on a talk by Dan Pink. We take for granted that we know what motivates people. This piece makes you think about it, and,...
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Invention is the Mother of Necessity: Technology and Productivity
Have you heard the standard cliche: “Necessity is the Mother of Invention?” In business technology and productivity, in my experience at least, the old standard is reversed: the new truth is that...
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You Need to Understand the Business Principle of Displacement
Imagine a bucket of water full to the brim, on a table, right next to a phone and a computer. Now take a brick and drop it into that bucket. Imagine what happens. Water splashes out, right? And that’s...
View ArticleChris Anderson on What Makes a Great TED Talk
For a video today I found this delightful TED talk about TED talks. TED, which stands for technology, education, and design, has become an amazing collection of great 5-to-20-minute talks, some of the...
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Disturbing Questions About Productivity and Technology
Have you heard the standard cliche: “Necessity is the Mother of Invention?” In business productivity and technology, in my experience at least, the old standard is reversed: the new truth is that...
View ArticleWait, What? But I Don’t Have a Slide Deck. Speaking Off the Cuff
This is a very useful talk by Matt Abrahams of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, on how to optimize when you get to speak on the cuff, and don’t have time to prepare, organize, or create the...
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Productivity Tip: Walking Meetings. In the Park.
File this one under the general category of things business owners can do to preserve physical and mental health, despite the rigors of running a business. It goes along with getting regular exercise,...
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Tools, Productivity, And Bright Shiny Distractions
Is this you? Over and over again, you fall off on regular consistent organizational practices like to-do lists, emails, planning, backing up your computer … then you run across some cool new...
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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Fear
Whether you’re making a speech before thousands of people in an auditorium or just two people in the small conference room, there are professionals who proclaim confidence is key. Stay poised – be bold...
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