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October 6, 2014

How to inspire, motivate and lead from the center

Imagine are two companies:
Company A has a tradition hierarchical structure of management. The only time most of the employees see the ‘fat-cat’ boss is when he pulls into his private parking space in his fancy Mercedes each morning. The boss inhabits a top floor office ...
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Published on October 06, 2014 07:29

4 habits of success

Amongst the general population are people who seem to enjoy a lot more success than the rest. These people may be leaders of industry, but they still get up every morning, just like you and I. So what sets them apart?
The pessimists amongst us would ...
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Published on October 06, 2014 01:18

October 5, 2014

5 things I have learned from Sean Parker

A child with great skill but nowhere to devote this attention will create his own future. When the confines of society and industry don’t fit with his ideal view of a life, he will go out and invent something that does. In doing so, he ...
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Published on October 05, 2014 18:51

Why breakfast is good for your productivity

For years, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” has been a mantra among dieticians and mothers. It turns out, though, there are also sensible reasons for eating breakfast that can actually boost your career. In 2005, the American Dietetic Associations determined that ...
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Published on October 05, 2014 12:33

Kill your time-wasters in 5 steps

Probably the first rule in economy for making money is actually saving money, sewing your pockets, identifying those unnecessary things that eat your money and getting rid of them – this also goes for time management – the first thing you need to do in ...
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Published on October 05, 2014 06:16

What Is Disruptive Innovation

According to The Harvard Business Review, “Disruptive innovations are like missiles launched at your business.” Okay, well maybe that’s a rather dramatic way to phrase it, but there are others who put it more mildly. In fact, far from seeing disruptive innovation as a missile, some ...
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Published on October 05, 2014 04:29

Do you remember cassettes, VHS, CD-Walkmen, or pagers?

Consider what was the height of technology when you were a teenager: perhaps cassettes, VHS, CD-Walkmen, or pagers. What about when your parents or grandparents were the same age? They were likely astounded by the introduction of colour TV, escalators, phones, fridges and Radios. At ...
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Published on October 05, 2014 00:05

October 4, 2014

3 Reasons Why Negotiation Strategies Fail

When we go in for a negotiation we should do so with a clear strategy prepared. We need to know what we want to obtain and what we’re willing to let go of. However, no matter how sure we are we did everything right, negotiation ...
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Published on October 04, 2014 11:34

New Business and Self Improvement Books in September 2014

7 Habits of Highly Charismatic People
7 Habits of Highly Charismatic People reveals in detail the engine that propels all those “special” people that we find captivating and shows you how to build such an engine for yourself by acquiring those traits that will turn you ...
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Published on October 04, 2014 05:50

The end of “old guard” leadership

being a leader may be loosely based in similar qualities to what it has always been, but the manifestation of those traits has evolved. The “Old Guard”, with their outdated practices and entrenched philosophies, has been left behind, and no further proof of that fact ...
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Published on October 04, 2014 05:07