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10 Things Exceptionally Productive Entrepreneurs Do Every Day. Inception is one of my all-time favorite movies.

10 Things Exceptionally Productive Entrepreneurs Do Every Day

In it, characters find themselves in dream worlds without knowing where they are or how they got there. That’s how I used to feel throughout the day… every day. One minute I was focused on the most important thing on my to do list; the next I was on a news site or on social media with dozens of tabs open in my browser. Once I started noticing myself on Facebook while I was driving, I knew something had to change.

Constant distractions had rewired my brain and were having a direct impact on my company’s success and even my safety. To start, I deleted all social-media apps from my phone and added parental controls so I could not access any of them from my browser. Going through this process reminded me how important focus is. Here are 10 tips you can immediately apply for quick wins: Redesigning Your Website in 2015? Start By Asking These 5 Questions. Any business owner who has ever redesigned his or her company website will tell you: It’s not for the faint of heart.

Redesigning Your Website in 2015? Start By Asking These 5 Questions.

Whether you struggle to get key stakeholders on the same page, question where and how to best invest your money, or wonder why nobody quite gets your vision, redesigning your website can be one of the biggest challenges you face when it comes to marketing your business. But it doesn’t have to be. Related: 11 Reasons Why Your Website Doesn't Sell When you ask the right questions from the get-go, you can save time, frustration and dollars in the long run. As we head into 2015, here are the five most important ones to consider before you get started. 1. Before you embark on the redesign process, it’s important to think strategically about your content so you're clear about what you want the new site to achieve. Information radiator. © Alistair Cockburn Coined around 2000 while standing in a Thoughtworks office looking at all the paper on the walls around me, “information radiator” refers to a publicly posted display that shows people walking by what is going on.

Information radiator

Information radiators are best when they are big, very easy to see (e.g. not online, generally), and change often enough to be worth revisiting. Here’s the description from the Crystal Clear book(discussion: Re: Crystal Clear book), 2004. An Information radiator is a display posted in a place where people can see it as they work or walk by. Creative Thinking: Diverge and Converge. Brain and Brain Research Information - Dana Foundation. Personality Test. Personality Test - 41 Questions. 1 Personality. 100% Free. Debbie Wosskow: Why Sharing Boosts Your Social Life as Much as Your Bank Balance. The concept of sharing has been transformed - from a throwback to childhood and simpler times, to a truly modern lifestyle choice.

Debbie Wosskow: Why Sharing Boosts Your Social Life as Much as Your Bank Balance

Collaborative consumption - the name given to the process of swapping, sharing and renting anything across the web; whether tools and skills or clothes and holidays - is booming business and what's more, the sector is mobilising. Turns out we love to live collaboratively, and share companies are getting slicker, chic-er and savvier about how to get us on board. Last month was the first offline meeting of the online business leaders behind this new share revolution, set to alter forever the way we get the things we need. Collaborative Consumption Europe (CCE) marked the coming together of representatives from distinctly different share businesses. 10 Lessons from Einstein. Call for Young Leaders for Sustainable Development: Wings for RIO+20. The RIO+20 Conference will be held on June 20-22, 2012, exactly 20 years after the ground breaking UN conference in Rio de Janeiro which launched the concept of sustainable development throughout the world.

Call for Young Leaders for Sustainable Development: Wings for RIO+20

It also spearheaded the Earth Charter initiative. The official focus of RIO+20 is on two themes: (a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and (b) the institutional framework for sustainable development. The most urgent objective is to secure renewed collective awareness, enthusiasm and commitment for sustainable development. What has been accomplished?

What needs to be done now? On 23 May 2012 in The Hague, The Netherlands, the exclusive leadership forum “Wings for Rio+20″ will be held; a dialogue and call for conscious collective action from (emerging) leaders from business and society. The aim of Wings for RIO+20 is to engage leaders in business and society more deeply in this endeavor. Any questions on the event or selection contest? Anmeldung. Plan B und Steuerboykott - Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung und Gesellschaftspolitik - Andreas Popp - Rico Albrecht.

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