Our tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered, particularly if that information is presented in numeric form, when making decisions, estimates, or predictions. This is the reason negotiators start with a number that is deliberately too low or too high: They know that number will “anchor” the subsequent dealings.
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When researchers studied groups who had made implementation intentions like this, they found they began work on the task sooner, experienced fewer interruptions, and were better able to judge how long future similar tasks would take them.
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The truth is that the threat posed by cyber security breaches is both acute and avoidable. The key to mitigating it is to understand that cyber security isn’t simply a technology issue; it is also an urgent strategic issue that should be at the top of the agenda for every board and management team.
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Nick Woodman: What I’ve Learned
Simpler is better
“As an individual, how you organize your day affects your productivity. As a company, how you organize your teams and your communication affects your efficiency. What we did was, we structured ourselves as a much bigger business. But complexity breeds complexity, and we learned that when the organization is structured that way, you’re not as nimble.
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To lead. And through leadership, you notice that you can’t help but get better; create better things; increase your skills; lead better; show others the way.
With a leader’s mind, you’re no longer focused on your pains. …
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How’s it going? … What should you ask instead? If you’re looking for a casual, open-ended way to kick off a one-on-one, instead ask, “How’s life?”
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Even if we know a larger, less-urgent task is vastly more consequential, we will instinctively choose to do a smaller, urgent task anyway. Yet again, thanks for nothing, brain. So what are we to do?
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The 130-year-old gaming giant has once again turned reports of its demise into Nintendo Mania.
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The most successful people I know have one thing in common: they are masters at eliminating the unnecessary from their lives. The French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry hit on the same idea, writing in his memoir, “Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.” This principle, it turns out, is the key to success.
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Many founders become so obsessed with their initial vision, they fail to give any consideration to their next stage.
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A new employee just joined your team, and you want to make sure they feel welcome. Or, you need to find a way to warm up a conference call between remote team members, and ask some get-to-know you questions for team-building.
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But how do you ask a question that is engaging, aims to solve a problem, and keeps the conversation going?
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The benefits of solopreneurship are better experienced than reported, yet if you’re curious about the lives of these disentangled, high-risk, high-reward captains of their own fate and are considering taking the same plunge, here’s what you can expect…
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As of 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were more than 2.7 million nonemployer firms that are run solely by owners. Of that group, 35,584 were bringing in anywhere from $1 million to $2.49 million a year.
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First, our cognitive abilities don’t remain static over the course of a day. During the 16 or so hours we’re awake, they change—often in a regular, foreseeable manner. We are smarter, faster and more creative in some parts of the day than others.
Second, these daily fluctuations can be extreme. “The performance change between the daily high point and the daily low point can be equivalent to the effect on performance of drinking the legal limit of alcohol,”
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The payoff, compared with the time invested (about three minutes per day) was so large that I saw no reason to stop. Tracking my time has changed how I think about my time.
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The foundation is understanding when in your life you were most successful, most productive, and when you were experiencing peak performance. This will be different for everybody, but this is my analysis and interpretation of how and when I function best, and if you are at all similar to me, use this methodology, and this guide, or at least some variation of it.
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We’re lacking in basic communications skills more than any other skill in the U.S. …
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A father’s example and advice can inexorably affect the lives of his children. Here’s how more than two dozen successful leaders say their dads affected their trajectories.
1. Surround yourself with great people…
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If you’re a leader, before you issue instructions or hand out tasks, take the time to think through what you actually want to achieve.
What is the intent behind the work you want done? What is the outcome you desire? Does it matter how your team attacks it?
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Learning to say “no” is an ongoing challenge, but it’s a skill you can refine every day.
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Today, we must compete in a networked world in which the key to competitive advantage is no longer the sum of all efficiencies, but the sum of all connections. Strategy, therefore, must be focused on widening and deepening linkages to access ecosystems of technology, talent and information.
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Busy people are hell-bent on fitting in more things into their day. Productive people cut their to-do list thoughtfully by 50 percent.
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Just as positive words can build us up, negative words have the power to cut us down.
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You are often your own worst enemy. It starts with the words out of your mouth and the voices in your head.
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Don’t kick off a sales presentation by talking about your product, your headquarters locations, your investors, your clients, or anything about yourself. Instead, name the undeniable shift in the world that creates both (a) big stakes and (b) huge urgency for your prospect.
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If you don’t prioritize and maximize your morning hours, you’ll always be left wondering what your life could have been. You’ll never know what you could have had.
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Most people I know who suffer from high levels of burnout, stress, and anxiety have one thing in common… They compare themselves forwards instead of backwards. What do I mean by this?
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The first foundational quality one must have to achieve success is having guts. It can be extremely intimidating to start a business, and if you lack the courage to face your fears and get started then success will not materialize on any level.
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