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» TLV Careers: Improv Your Way to Better Meetings
- February
- 08
- 2019
TLV Careers: February 8, 2019
“To add value to others, one must first value others.”
- John Maxwell
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Want to run a good meeting? Take a comedy class
Improv is egalitarian and collaborative—follow its formula to make your meetings the same.
The talented company
McKinsey’s total approach to hiring talented people to create a talented company.
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» TLV Industry: How Are Your Poker Skills?
- January
- 28
- 2019
TLV Industry: January 28, 2019
“In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.”
- Yogi Berra
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Economy
Predictions for 2019
Fortune’s forecasts in 7 categories.
One-fifth of China’s homes are empty
Not a trade negotiation issue.
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» TLV Careers: Can You Be Too Positive at Work?
- January
- 18
- 2019
TLV Careers: January 18, 2019
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl,
but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
For more inspiring quotes from an inspiring man, follow this link.
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When do positive personality traits become workplace problems?
Can you have too much of a good thing?
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» TLV: New Year's Special
- December
- 31
- 2018
TLV New Year's Special: December 31, 2018
Wishing you and yours great health, joy, and prosperity in 2019.
“Every year should teach you something valuable; whether you get the lesson is up to you.”
- Oprah
New Year’s: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know
New Year’s: A brief history
The History Channel’s CliffsNotes overview.
Ancient history of New Year’s celebrations and traditions from around the world
Ancient Egyptians knew how to party.
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» TLV: Christmas Special
- December
- 21
- 2018
TLV Christmas Special: December 21, 2018
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”
- Sir Winston Churchill
Christmas: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know
The “science” of gift giving
How to give the gift that loved ones won’t return.
Scientists locate Christmas spirit in the brain
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» TLV Careers: Parents, Careers & Children
- December
- 07
- 2018
TLV Careers: December 7, 2018
“I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead.
For our problems are large, but our heart is larger.”
- President George H.W. Bush in 1989
14 of George H.W. Bush's most presidential quotes
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The motivating (and demotivating) effects of learning others’ salaries
These guys say you should make company salaries transparent. Hmm…
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» TLV: Thanksgiving Leftovers
- November
- 23
- 2018
Thanksgiving Leftovers: November 23, 2018
"I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle
because they didn't like walking or carrying things."
- Lech Walesa
We hope you and yours had a happy, overstuffed Thanksgiving Day.
Many of us today will be engaged in a battle of will. Who has more control over us—our willpower or the leftovers?
Ah, what the heck! Lean in to the leftovers. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a delightfully lazy day. Next week will bring back that to do list of important priorities. Read More » -
» TLV Industry: Nerdy CEOs Are All the Rage
- November
- 09
- 2018
TLV Industry: November 9, 2018
“The best argument against democracy is a five minute
conversation with the average voter.”
- Winston Churchill
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Economy
Is apparel manufacturing returning to the US?
McKinsey thinks so. Bringing more jobs home.
Here comes the robot tax
It’s starting in Europe, expect it to grow and grow…
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» TLV Careers: Finding Career Satisfaction
- October
- 26
- 2018
TLV Careers: October 26, 2018
“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.”
- Julie Andrews
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The best bosses are humble bosses
Charm and charisma: out. Humility: in.
Three ways to lead more effective teams
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» TLV Industry: Ray Dalio's Secrets of Success
- October
- 15
- 2018
TLV Industry: October 15, 2018
“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us
are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
- Henry David Thoreau
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Economy
The next US economic chapter
Better policies and it’s off to the races according to former Fed Chair
Something’s in the air
Armchair thoughts on our economic seasons, also including optimism
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» TLV Careers: Will Wall Street Ever Get Its 4-Hour Workweek?
- September
- 28
- 2018
TLV Careers: September 28, 2018
“It isn’t what you have or who you are or what you are doing
that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.”
- Dale Carnegie
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Jeff Bezos banned PowerPoints in meetings
Instead, people put together “narrative structures.” Read on for why.
The overlooked essentials of employee wellbeing
Improve engagement, improve health and wellbeing. McKinsey shares research to do just that.
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» TLV Industry: Life After LIBOR?
- September
- 12
- 2018
TLV Industry: September 12, 2018
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”
- John A Shedd
NEWS FROM OUR WORLD
Banking
The most important number is going away!
Are banks ready for a world without LIBOR?
What keeps Jamie Dimon up at night?
From a banker in the know.
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