Many people look at hyper-productive individuals and think that their secret sauce is that they’re inherently productive. Truth be told, being productive isn’t a single attribute; there are a few key ingredients to productivity, including focus, self-awareness, prioritization, and willpower.
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Generation X became Generation Y. Millennials are growing up. And now marketers are shifting focus to “Gen Z” — the next major consumer group, comprised of teenagers who are younger than 19 today. This generation has grown up with full access to the Internet and technology. They’re digital natives, and it’s even tougher for brands
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In 2014, 93% of recruiters will use social media to evaluate job candidates. Competition is increasing in the head hunting industry as well, and recruiters are primarily investing more in social recruitment to beat their competitors, beyond referral and mobile recruitment. They report that social tactics increase candidate quality and quantity in 2014, and improved
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Samsung is tapping an unlikely source to tighten up its security offerings for enterprises: BlackBerry. The two companies announced a new security-focused partnership Thursday that will bring BlackBerry’s encryption system to businesses using Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones.
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There are a lot of cases for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and most are designed to protect the phone from dents, scratches and dings. But some of us prefer to carry our phones without cases — going naked, if you will.
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Another day, another tweak to the Twitter service intended to bring more users into the conversation.
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Does your phone lack screen real estate? That might seem like a strange question, given that smartphones seem to grow in size with each generation. But if you don’t have the palms to hold a phablet, LG has developed an LCD panel for smartphones that obliterates the frame — called the bezel — that surrounds
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So, you’re attending a conference. You’ve paid the entrance fee, put on the best outfit ever, grabbed a big stack of business cards and made sure your LinkedIn profile is up to date. The one piece of the conference puzzle I can almost guarantee you’re missing? Social media. With the rise of platforms like Twitter
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Connecting with others, making others better as a result of your presence, and making sure the impact lasts are at the heart of leadership. But the problem is that leaders tend not to have a lot of free time on their hands. So how can you engage in meaningful and memorable leadership with zero hours
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Maybe you just finished a massive project, or maybe demand is faltering. Even in the busiest positions, there are slow days, and for most employees, slow days warrant a priority shift from “getting things done” to “staving off boredom.” Slow days may seem tedious to employees focused on getting through the workday or worrisome for
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