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Can Dopamine Dressing Make You Better At Your Job?

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Mayo Clinic refers to dopamine as a “feel-good neurotransmitter” that helps us feel joyful. A 2012 study published by the University of Hertfordshire Press links “how clothing and mood don’t just influence others, it reflects and influences the wearer’s mood, too.” This is an extreme form and thankfully, not the only way to do it.

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Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012

Small Business Labs

Gosh, is it already time for 2012 top 10 prediction lists?    I guess so since Gartner recently released their list of the top 10 technologies and trends they think will be strategic for most organizations in 2012. Gartner's top 10 are: 1. 

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Matt Richtel’s New Book Explores the Emotional Balance Between Creativity and Stability

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I refer here to the D-words. The question he and his fellow scientists posed in 2010 led to a paper published in 2012. In brief, the idea is that new forms of life and new ideas are almost always destined to fail. When the new forms of life, or ideas, do succeed, they displace what came before—and kill the past.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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It is not illegal for an information technology firm and a janitorial services company to form a partnership, but how many opportunities will that create?” Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. In 2012 I passed along between 35 and 40% of the work that came my way.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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The prospect is now a patient and has referred dozens of friends. In a study published in Psychological Science , Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that it takes only a tenth of a second to form an impression of someone when you first meet. Or in sales-speak, they optimized their customers’ experience.

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How Workplace Design Can Help Attract Gen Z

Allwork

Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z currently makes up 30 percent of the world’s population and is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Moreover, Flexibility can refer to more than just being able to work from home. It can take many forms and must be inclusive of all your employees’ needs.

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The importance of customer service in city government

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In Palm Beach County where I live and in many other cities, you can use an online form or mobile application known as SeeClickFix, and submit such problems as broken parking meters, street lights, community alerts, etc. By 2012, city records show the service has handled 4.5 million contacts.