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How To Be A Stronger Career Mentor And Coach

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Look for new ways of reinventing the workflow in light of your company's changing needs. Employ right-brain imagination, artistry, and intuition plus left-brain logic and planning. Employ right-brain imagination, artistry, and intuition plus left-brain logic and planning. Separate the people from the problem.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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Companies often make the mistake of trying to sell through the lens of what’s best for them, versus what’s best for their audience. Evaluate Expertise Who exactly are the members of your new brain trust and where will you find them? This advice is especially relevant for anyone looking to attract a younger audience.

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Delivering Happiness CEO Jenn Lim Shares Insights About Four-Day Workweeks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Recently, more than 70 British companies started testing a four-day workweek. 5000 list, becoming one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US. And, it allows time for play/flow/creativity to surface (our brains need time to unplug)! Question: How best should a company start or trial a four-day workweek?

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How To Be More Strategic

Eric Jacobsen Blog

A company is only as good as its people. Both flood the brain with dopamine, provide a brief high, and kill your productivity. If your strategic plan is long, complicated, and not crystallized into a usable one- to two-page document, then there is work to be done. People are only as good as their actions.

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Wellness Perks And Programs Popular Among Best Places To Work Companies

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Last month, the Kansas City Business Journal published its list of 2013 Best Places To Work Companies in the Kansas City metro. As you review the winning companies profiles (the publication''s October 4, 2013 issue), you''ll notice that wellness and fitness programs and perks are common among this year''s winners.

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How To Become A Stronger Career Mentor

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Look for new ways of reinventing the workflow in light of your company's changing needs. Employ right-brain imagination, artistry, and intuition plus left-brain logic and planning. Employ right-brain imagination, artistry, and intuition plus left-brain logic and planning. Separate the people from the problem.

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Don’t waste valuable brain power. David Caruso, whose company Highroad Solutions has been a remote workplace since 2005, offered this example. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis.

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