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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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Yet, despite all these technologies, the unique skills that come naturally to us as humans— emotional intelligence , empathy and social awareness to name a few—still reign supreme. In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future.

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What Is Blue Ocean Strategy?

Success

Kim and Mauborgne published their ideas in their 2004 book, Blue Ocean Strategy. Blue Ocean Strategy does not necessarily require learning new skills or even needing to find new resources. Rather, it means using your existing skills and resources to tap into unmet—or possibly, as-yet non-existing—consumer demand.

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4 Things You Must Do for Your Career in 2017

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Then think about how you would like a potential employer to drag up something you said on Facebook in 2004 and hold you accountable for it. This will not only be more productive (you'll solve the issue faster and possibly come up with a better solution) but you also will practice your in-person skills and foster deeper connections.

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How to take better notes with Speed Writing

BMT Office Administration

Those that are highly skilled at Gregg or Pitman shorthand can write 275+ words per minute (wpm). For example, BakerWrite is a speed writing system that was created by Heather Baker in 2004. For example, in speed writing to, two, or too would simply be written as “2”. These are just a few examples.

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A workplace for entrepreneurial mindsets to thrive should be your goal

Workplace Insight

Take Amazon’s launch of the Kindle , for example. It was January 2004. Mitigate the risks where you can and empower your team to be brave in their decisions, knowing that they have the skills and resources to make the best choices with the information they have.

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Successful Resumés

Laughing all the Way to Work

They discouraged listing duties, but rather suggested setting out your skills and strengths in point form right up front so the potential employer can see if you have the skills for the job. They also suggested using action words when describing what you do, for example utilizing, preparing and maintaining.

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Quiet Quitting = Suffering in Silence. Silence isn’t good. Period. By Bonnie Low-Kramen

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Back in 2004, quiet quitting was called “ presenteeism.” To satirize horrendous, clueless, and mean-spirted managers, the mass media offered up the revenge comedy films “ 9 to 5 ” in 1980 and “ Office Space ” in 1999, as two famous examples. “ Whether you leave a job by choice or by being forced out, it causes stress-filled feelings.

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