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Cognitive Reappraisal for Wild Success

Leading Blog

Wild Success by Amy Posey and Kevin Vallely illustrates seven leadership lessons we can learn from the harrowing experiences of extreme athletes. I want to focus on a critical, but often difficult skill that we all need to develop: cognitive reappraisal. Every setback is an opportunity to develop this mindset until it becomes a habit.

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How to Perform at Your Best in 2016

Next Level Blog

As I write this, today, January 4, 2016, is the first full-on work day of the new year for many people. So, with the hope that 2016 will be one of your best years ever, here are two suggestions for how to perform at your best this year. Most of us have hopes and dreams for how the year will go and what we’ll accomplish.

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9 Tips to Effectively Manage your Online Reputation

Career Advancement

And he was glad he did—he found old photos from wild college parties on his Facebook account, and some ancient blog posts sharing way too much detail about his personal life. In 2016, it was 60%—that’s an increase of 10 percentage points in one year. Or does it develop a personal brand as someone who is a pro in their field?Remember,

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How to Fast-track and Accelerate Your Human Potential Beyond Perceived Limits

Strategy Driven

To stay present in the midst of adversity, it helps to be deeply rooted within ourselves; otherwise, the mind and our emotions, which have incredible momentum, will drag us into the deepest caves of the wretched solitude along like a wild and uncontrollable river. Copyright 2007-2016 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Why Microsoft Is Willing to Pay So Much for GitHub

Harvard Business Review

To put this in perspective, Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26 billion in 2016 (7.2x Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub is a perfect illustration of how value is ascribed differently in Silicon Valley than in the rest of the world. GitHub was acquired for close to 30x annual recurring revenue (an astronomical multiple).

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Google’s Strategy vs. Glass’s Potential

Harvard Business Review

Firms like Deloitte have predicted robust consumer demand for smart glasses, with global adoption reaching “tens of millions by 2016 and surpassing 100 million by 2020.” That suggests that they may be trying to persuade firms to buy the device and develop applications for it. Many students voted for the first scenario.

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Why the Rest of the World Can’t Free Ride on Europe’s GDPR Rules

Harvard Business Review

competitiveness and its position in technology development will likely be central to the lobbying that will surround any efforts to change laws or boost federal regulations. Some of Facebook’s biggest markets are in the developing world, and Facebook is experiencing its fastest growth in Asia and Africa. In the U.S., and the U.K.,