One of my favorite things is to watch people with exemplary skills perform. On my first trip to Jazz Fest in New Orleans, I stood no more than 5 feet from Wynton Marsalis and marveled at his skills with the trumpet. When coaching at West Point, I was always amazed at the rigor of military training and discipline by the Corps of Cadets. One of the masters I am now watching is Ron Johnson, the new CEO at JC Penney.
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7 Things Highly Productive People Do
Hello Qclipers! We have been rushing to try and get one last issue out before the end of the year and as you can imagine it has not been easy given the “holiday crunch”. Clients want to get many settled before the Christmas / New Years week and many of us at QuantumMethod take our vacation time during that week as well. So, needles to say it has been a challenge. But, we did it!! I confess that I had a another topic in mind with more depth, but there is simply no time for meet to write it, so I will save it for January.
Better Presentations — 5 Feet / 5 Seconds
We have all sat in a presentations and heard the words: “this slide is a bit of an eye chart.” Typically, if you are like me, one of two things happens. First, you wonder, then why are you showing it? Or second, you focus on the slide and don’t hear what the presenter is saying. Here are two simple tests to help you improve your presentation. The basic rule is less is more, as in productive.
Five Things you Should Never Say…
In the last year, our firm has gone through a host of negotiations. From winning new client work, to working with third party vendors, insurance companies, and even deciding who’s going on the coffee run. Owning a business is nothing but a series of negotiations. For most of us, negotiating does not come naturally, particularly when you truly “need” the thing your negotiating for. So here is a great five point list I pulled from the book, “You Should Never Say,” that may help .
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