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Blindspots That Destroy The Best Of Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOw2Hj_bijc&list=PLl8w4K6sFBpKZjx1OR288mh1ouPWqyHhd&index=3 Summary The video explores the intriguing concept of “blind spots” in human perception and decision-making, illustrated through compelling stories of well-known historical figures and events. Blind spots are cognitive or perceptual gaps where individuals fail to see critical information or realities, sometimes leading to catastrophic outcomes or missed opportunities. The speaker introduces this […]

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Why Meetings Have The Power To Transform

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jGwwgkyC4&list=PLl8w4K6sFBpKZjx1OR288mh1ouPWqyHhd&index=2 Summary The video explores the transformative power of meetings in a business context, arguing that improving how meetings are conducted can fundamentally enhance a company’s health, profitability, and growth. It begins with an analogy drawn from the natural world: the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. This single intervention restored

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Transform Your Weekly Leadership Meetings With This Simple Spreadsheet

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz04qOJPfPc&list=PLl8w4K6sFBpKZjx1OR288mh1ouPWqyHhd&index=1 Summary The video presents a powerful yet simple tool—a specialized spreadsheet—that can dramatically enhance company and team performance by embedding six transformative business principles into a single cohesive system. Unlike ordinary spreadsheets, this one acts as a dynamic framework connecting strategic priorities directly to execution. Developed from the speaker’s experience working with top-tier

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Leading Your Workforce through COVID-19: Moving from Anxiety to Opportunity and Obstacles to Outcomes with Intentional Focus

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By Dan Bruder Blank Swan events such as the COVID-19 pandemic force leaders to step back and then step up. As the crisis swept the globe, skilled leaders evaluated the situation and were able to recognize the system-based impact of their focus, behaviors, and actions. They were able to turn anxiety into opportunities and

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What Does Dan Gilbert Have in Common with Donald Trump? Chris Christie is Not Far Behind . . . Literally!

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! There is a lot to admire about successful business people. Because they made millions or perhaps billions it sometimes overshadows their own inadequacies. It could even beg the question: are they successful because of themselves or in spite of themselves? Everyone has an Achilles Heel. Everyone, the most successful and the most human of

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The Small Business Workforce

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Data. We hear repeatedly that data is critical to decision-making. This past week my company, Cynthia Kay and Company, partnered with the National Small Business Association on the 2017 Small Business Workforce and Labor Survey. I was particularly interested in sponsoring this survey because as the owner of a service business, my workforce is key

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Up Close and Personal: Why It Matters

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Do we still need to have in-person, flesh-and-blood meetings? Is there a point to such meetings when we can now see and hear a client or colleague in another part of the country — or the world — as if they were seated across from us? Is the belief that being there in-person still matters

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Small Business Top 10 Priorities

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Once every two years a committed, vocal group of small business owners gather at the Small Business Congress presented by the National Small Business Association to help set priorities for advocacy. This year the conference was held in Phoenix and it lived up to its promise to bring together the true voice of small business.

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The Growth Conundrum

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Doug and Polly White Most entrepreneurs want to grow their companies. However, the road to success is often a bumpy one. While many businesses start quickly growing revenues and profits, they frequently plateau well short of their potential. This often leaves the owner confounded regarding why his or her once thriving enterprise has fallen on

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