On The Job

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

In today's Wall Street Journal there is a story about how to dress for success. This is a topic I've been writing about for years, but many people have decided they can ignore such advice because of Mark Zuckerberg. After all, Zuckerberg is a bazillionaire and he dresses like a 17-year-old. The thinking is that if Zuckerberg can be a success dressed in a hoodie and jeans, then why can't everyone?

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

While February is the month of red, I love red all year round. Do you know the power of the color red? Many of you know I wear red lipstick daily and red is one of our key corporate colors, along with black, white and silver. Yes, I even have red in my house. There is power in the color red. Red lip color means you’re willing to stand by your every word.

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Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

by Multitasking has the same effect on your productivity that drinking too much has on your wittiness at a party. You think it’s increasing, but it’s actually decreasing. In both cases, people seem happily unaware of this fact. By now, you must’ve heard that multitasking is a boondoggle. It doesn’t make you more productive. In fact, it makes you less productive.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

JP Morgan Chase Research Institute's study Paychecks, Paydays, and the Online Platform Economy  uses a random sample of 1 million bank accounts to analyze workers participation in the on-demand economy. According to the study, nearly 1% of U.S. adults earned income in September 2015 via one of the growing number of firms that are part of the sharing, gig or on-demand economy.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

On this episode of the podcast, Patrick Rhone returns so that we can have another great conversation. This time around we focus on reading more (and better), mindfulness (and Patrick’s new book “Mindfulness for Mere Mortals), and much more. I always have a blast talking with Patrick. I hope you enjoy the show as much as I enjoyed putting it together (with help from producer John Poelstra).

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