Tue.Aug 09, 2011

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Can the Middle Class Be Saved?

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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Don Peck and featured in the September 2011 issue of The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out other material, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo credit: Andy Reynolds/Wonderful Machine * * * The Great Recession has [.].

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3 Things Your Company Should Do on Twitter

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Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. There is no doubt that Twitter is influential: This spring, the company announced that it signed up its 200 millionth account. But how can your company reap the [.].

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The power of Vu Déjà

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Here is a recent post by Josh Linkner. For more information on creativity, visit his website by clicking here. “In addition to my blog, you’ll find free videos, quizzes, articles, eBooks and more to help fuel your creative fire!&# * * * We’ve all experienced déjà vu, looking at an unfamiliar situation and feeling like [.].

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A Quote for the Day From Seth Godin – About “What Are You Doing Well Today?”

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The question is this: what is your business today – what is your current business? Not what was your business yesterday, but today? Here’s Seth Godin’s quote (part of a 10 minute “casual presentation” video by Seth Godin – watch it here): “What you did well isn’t important anymore. That’s the key shift. Now you have [.].

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Voice of Experience: Viva Hammer (KPMG Washington National Tax)

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Here is an excerpt from a profile of Viva Hammer (Principal, KPMG Washington National Tax) written by Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. “Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your [.].

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The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A book review by Bob Morris

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The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: A Portable Life Coach for Creative Women Gail McMeekin Conari Press (2011) How to discover your unique gifts, claim your personal power, and help others to do so Gail McMeekin devotes a separate chapter to each of the 12 “secrets” and, in fact, none is a secret. Rather, [.].