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Ep 251: Maria Smith on the Science and Benefits of Goal-Setting

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Maria Smith worked as a sales leader for Fortune 500 companies across three different industries, and now she helps leaders, employees, and organizations understand the science and benefits of goal-setting. Growing up as the daughter of an immigrant parent, goal-setting has always been a way of life for Maria.

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A workplace for entrepreneurial mindsets to thrive should be your goal

Workplace Insight

It was January 2004. They identified what the customer would want from a better e-reader and focused on building the competencies, acquiring the necessary resources, and hiring the right team, and were strategic in their marketing and pricing strategies. Take Amazon’s launch of the Kindle , for example. Go forth and thrive.

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The Role of Reason and Refinement in Productivity

Productivityist

Studies have shown that aligning work tasks with one’s internal clock can enhance cognitive function and productivity ( Foster & Kreitzman, 2004 ). Why #1: To inform my team about the project’s progress. Why #3: To enhance team collaboration and project success.

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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

Success

In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future. As she sees it, the goal of AI goes beyond its efficiency or cost-effectiveness; the real design value is in our ability to collaborate with these technologies. “We

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. The job of this team is to help the company transition successfully, continue monitoring progress and research new opportunities to take things further. Subaru’s U.S.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

A 2020 study by WerkLabs that looked at the effect of having colleagues who are also mothers found that “[two out of three] female employees with mom managers agree that their manager enhances overall team productivity” and 81% of mom managers “are rated favorably for encouraging collaboration among teams.”

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The Magic of Intrapreneurship Within Organizations

Success

Company goals are no longer just about meeting revenue targets. In a letter to would-be shareholders in 2004, the co-founders noted that the habit “empowers [employees] to be more creative and innovative,” and that many significant advances happened during that allocated time. Those advances include AdSense, Google News and Gmail.

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