On March 4, 2010

Economic Omens: A Round-Up of Good News

With a year and a half of economic gloom come and gone, everyone is anxiously scanning the horizon for signs of recovery. And while the US at least is officially back to growth, the sluggish job market has left us

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How to Give Yourself a First-Class Online Business Education

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When I first had the ~~insane~~ brilliant idea to start a business and get out of the alleged safety of the corporate world, I started by reading everything I could find.

I wish I could remember where the thread…

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On March 4, 2010

Restore an Old Version of a File or Folder in Windows 7

It's a horrible feeling -- it happens the moment that you realize you've deleted an important file and it's no longer in the Recycle Bin. Or is it? If you have Windows 7, no, it might not be.

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On March 4, 2010

Financial Communication, Warren Buffett Style

It's annual report season, which includes announcements from the CEO and/or chairman of every public U.S. company. Given that Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, is the most successful investor of all time, you might…

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On March 4, 2010

3 Tips for Holding Non-Agonizing Virtual Meetings

Virtual meetings are a great way to save time and money. Problem is, they're also boring, hard to sit through, and unproductive. Here are three simple tips for making your webmeetings and conference calls more effective and less agonizing.

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On March 4, 2010

Exiting A Conversation Gracefully

Last week, my husband Eric was caught in the crosshairs of an overzealous museum curator eager to impart his encyclopedic knowledge about twentieth-century model trains. For what seemed like an eternity, Eric feigned interest as he searched for…

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Are You Happy, Or Just Remembering Wrong?

This is another great TED talk, this one from TED last month in California. Are you happy? Here’s the TED summary:

Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our “experiencing

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Sales 2.0 Conference in San Francisco

A heads-up about the Sales 2.0 conference in San Francisco -- a not-to-be-missed event if you're serious about sales technology.

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“Managing Up” Critical to Prevent Careers from Slowing Down, says HBS’ Hill

Leadership and organizational behavior authority Linda Hill advises young professionals to invest time in strategizing their relationships and communications with their bosses.