December 2011
10 posts
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Giving Employees More Freedom Makes Them More... →
Business Insider:
Best Buy was one of the first Fortune 500s to create a flexible work-schedule program for its corporate employees. Tech companies have been doing this for a while, and for good reason: these programs work.
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Video: Electric Japanese Car Does Over 300KM... →
The main selling point of the newest version is that it can drive over 300km at a constant speed of 100km/h. In spring, SIM Drive said the SIM-LEI (“Leading Efficiency In-Wheel motor”) can reach 333km under “general urban traffic conditions in Japan”.
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TED Talks: Bunker Roy →
It’s one of the most inspiring talks I’ve seen.
In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural
women and men, many of them illiterate, to become solar engineers,
artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It’s called the
Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it
works.
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TED Talks: Sunni Brown →
Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we’re caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for unlocking your brain via pad and pen.
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Tools for the New Year: Management →
This has been a tough year for a lot of businesses. The economy has yet to rebound (it may never fully) and with a downtrodden economic situation often comes a despressed workforce. I’m not talking about the overall unemployment problem; I’m talking about the problem that those who have jobs are dealing with: elevated stress and a heavier workload.
If you’re a manager of a team or are running...
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Productivity Tools for the New Year: Technology →
There’s nothing like getting ready to start a new year and making sure that all of your ducks are in a row, especially when it comes to the technology tools that you are going to use.
- Great article with the top apps to be more productive.
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Best Wallpapers of 2011 →
- Some cool wallpapers you can download free.
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Incredible Things That Happen Every 60 Seconds On... →
In a single minute there are over 695,000 status updates on Facebook. That’s just one example of the mind boggling scale of online
- I really didn’t imagine all of this!
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Solving Email Overload With A Company-Wide Ban →
Email has been a really big problem for productivity.
Are you using email productively? Were you willing to stop using email all together?
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How To Get A Job At A Startup If You Have No... →
Great suggestions for the job hunting!