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Want to Reduce Digital Distractions? Brain Coach Jim Kwik Shares Strategies for Better Focus

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When the first thing you do is grab for your phone, you’re rewiring your brain for two things that are hurting your productivity or performance.” The second thing Kwik says happens when you grab your phone is a flex of your distraction muscles. O: Organized Keep your digital workspaces clean and organized to reduce mental clutter.

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8 Things Good Leaders Never Say

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I used to correct emails, edit proposals and chime in on phone calls when I thought I could improve on the way a teammate was approaching a problem or a task. Internal competition should be healthy, not spiteful. And that won’t just hurt them—it’ll hurt the whole company. Vladimir Gendelman, Company Folders Inc.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

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Reflect on this cavalier expression a bit longer, though, and you’ll find it also flings the problems of hunger and poverty across international waters to a foreign continent that may as well be imaginary to the average American mind. Idiom dissection wasn’t how I had planned to begin this story before my phone interview with Daron Babcock.

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The Best Ways to Use CRM Forms

Jen Lawrence

These can be contracts, sub-agreements, questionnaires, lead capture forms, proposals, and more. Internal Onboarding Notes. Create a fillable form and type directly into it while on the phone with your client. What do I mean by “forms”? Forms refer to any information collection function inside a CRM.

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Great venues for your 2015 events

Practically Perfect PA

Exclusive, desirable and uniquely situated being 40 minutes south of Edinburgh International airport. We have a specialist conference team whose experience includes conferences for the European Union and prestigious international companies. Our aim is to improve on the rates you would be quoted if you were to phone any venues yourself.

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Must Have Gadgets for the Modern Entrepreneur

The Small Business Blog

Email is still the primary communication channel for the vast majority of businesses both internally and externally. Writing a proposal, managing accounts or really any other serious work really requires the use of a fully featured computer.

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Riding that Job Wave

Who's the Real Boss?

It’s a given though, that as the years have gone by that they have obtained more experience, and been exposed to greater responsibilities, as they’ve developed internally. Listing the reason why you left an employer is really important, especially if you want to make it to at least to a phone screening.