business
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You Can’t Clone Talent and Wisdom
Talent comes from inside you. Wisdom comes from experience. Both are unique to the individual. It’s one thing to learn from others, but you can’t replicate them.
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Education & Business Have The Same Problems (And The Same Fix)
As much as we don't want to believe it, the same challenges exist in every industry and there's one easy way to fix all of them in one fell swoop. Sadly, we all think our own problems are unique to us and ignore the best advice in front of our eyes.
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The 48-Hour Sulk Rule & the Creative Entrepreneur’s Occupational Hazard
How do you react to criticism and rejection? Carry on as if it doesn't affect you or hang your head in despair? Maybe there's a way that doesn't aim for any "perfect" way to react.
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4 Things Brands Need To Know About Storytelling
Today, when consumers take notice of a brand, they are less likely to run to a store and more likely to jump on the Internet, where their digital activity can be retargeted by competitors. We need to shift from crafting messages to creating experiences. Brands can no longer rely on slogans and jingles, but must learn to tell stories.
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How Smart Businesses Are Turning Academic Research Into Profits
To account for its success, many point to America’s entrepreneurial culture, its tolerance for failure and its unique ecosystem of venture funding. Those factors do play important roles, but the most important thing driving America’s success has been its unparalleled scientific leadership.
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Is Your Company Faking Creativity?
Many companies implement gimmicks and free stuff in an attempt to appear like a creative company, but it's all fake. The company leaders who actually foster creativity get out of employees way and LET it happen naturally.
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Beware Of Simple Rules And Slogans—They Can Kill Your Business
Simple rules may seem to make sense, but when we try to apply them in the real world we find that things are far more complicated and simple rules aren’t much help.
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Dr. Emma Seppälä on How Happiness Can Accelerate Your Success (Podcast)
The research shows that we needn’t be chronically over-scheduled and over-caffeinated to achieve our goals. Pursuing things like meaningful relationships, gratitude and self-compassion can actually be more conducive to success.
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Dr. Ron Friedman on Extraordinary Workplaces (Podcast)
Ron Friedman Ph.D. shares science-backed recommendations to help companies improve their hiring process, boost motivation and enhance decision-making. In this episode we take a very practical look at how to close the gap between the latest science and the modern workplace.
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The 9 Rules Of Innovation
Take a slightly broader view and it becomes clear that innovation today goes far beyond research labs, Silicon Valley pitch meetings and large corporate initiatives. We all have something to offer and can add to the world’s knowledge in a way that may differ in degree, but not in kind, to the giants of the past.
