Special thanks to HR rockstar Julie Chendes, SPHR from Next Level Strategies for jumping on rapidly to a Stride 2 Freedom call to share how she is guiding her clients during Covid-19. Her willingness to share her knowledge quickly and efficiently was most appreciated. We are supporting our bookkeeping/accounting clients with resources to build their plans. Have a listen here. …see more

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What is a “blue disco ball?” It’s every senior executive’s worst nightmare and every vendor’s holiday bonus all rolled into a budget-busting good time.

By now you've likely read a kajillion articles on Jeff Bezos as he steps down from the CEO role Amazon . But I'd like to share one more from Ben Thompson at Stratechery . It is not just the typical "he started here and went there" bio rundown but more about how he thought about strategy both early on and as he scaled up new businesses like Amazon Web Services (AWS) . #bezos #amazon #aws …see more

If you’re new to remote working, you will need to experiment to see what works best for you. If you want to save time, the information in this article may be a helpful starting point. What are your preferred WFH apps? …see more

Are you listening to the question that life is asking you at this moment? Here's a deep dive into the lost art of introspection.

See the video below. Another application in the Healthcare sector I've been asked to share again to show how nursing staff can operate using their own key rather than sharing a Big bunch of keys. Cliq protec 2 meets the misuse of drugs act, legislation and standards for the control of access to Controlled Drugs. Cliq from Abloy UK is shown on real sites to give a return on investment within months of deployment, improve staff morale, reduce investigation times and increase patient satisfaction. This is just part of the overall digital application solutions availlable from Abloy UK to improve the Healthcare sector. If you are a end user Nurse Manager/director, ward manager, Drugs optimisation, Pharmacist or a system Integrator who deals with the Healthcare sector contact me for more information 07880 456738 or neil.hughes@abloy.co.uk #healthcare #accesscontrol #securitymanagement #securitysolutions #facilitiesmanagement #accessmanagement #safetyandsecurity #locks #medicinesmanagement #NHS …see more

Helpful guide to marketing budgeting via Sam Melnick   Allocadia - and timely as plans are finalized for 2018.

“For 50 years, pundits have repeatedly proclaimed that salespeople would soon be rendered obsolete by the emerging media or technologies of the day: catalogs, telemarketing, dot-coms, online reverse auctions, and now digital search. Each time, salespeople survived. How? They evolved.” …see more

will the future be driven by marketplaces, protocols or marketplaces powered by protocols? or neither.

The clarity provided by the disciplined approach to thinking from the P&G Memo is invaluable, and its ability to help scrutinize ideas is unmatched. Here’s the variation I use to begin packaging my ideas to sell.

What is the best way for brands to get the most out of Twitter ? Ross Martin and I take flight with Stacy Minero , Global Head of Twitter ArtHouse and Sarah Personette , VP Global Client Solutions at Twitter for the answer.

"I have an example that I use in one of our workshops for portfolio companies where I ask the participants to list all the ways they can make $10 by the end of the day. Once they do that, I ask them which of the ideas can make $100 million. The answer, as you might expect, is always, “none of them." My point is that you can’t make $100 million with a $10 vision. That's not to say you should envision being a $50B business like Salesforce, but you do need to figure out what you really want to be and then go build a company around that." #growth #marketing #vision #leadership …see more

Am enjoying this conversation with time management guru Laura Vanderkam, and especially the idea of a 20-minute challenge: set a goal of spending 20 consecutive minutes outdoors for a week, month, quarter or year.

everything that is free costs you dearly - a fintech parabole. #fintech #financialservices #trading #investments

In the United States, a bank holding company, as provided by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 is the very best type of corporation, as every Goldman partner knows.

It was some good news for two Calgary startups when they became involved in John Krasinski’s latest project.

Thanks @powerofslow for a fabulous conversation about the need to think for ourselves! http://ow.ly/nTc850AbcW0

I just posted about how Healthcare needs more innovation--Essentially Healthcare needs a Moonshot! Please read it and comment--

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