How to Create Epic Content: #WritingTips for People Who Hate to Write #blogging #contentmarketing --->

🏆 for marketing goes to... The Wash Doctor Carwash in Birmingham, Alabama for their haunted car wash.

A gym in California has set up shower-curtained exercise cubes. Is this enough to get you back to the gym?

During lockdown I’ve turned yoga into a daily habit. Is there anything you’ve picked up that has changed your life for the better?

Here's a quote from Admiral James Stockdale who spent 7.5 years in a notorious Vietnamese prison that I'm pondering as I work on the latest 5-Minute Recharge newsletter.

A virus by any other name would sell more beer... According to a recent survey, 38 percent of Americans won’t buy Corona beer under any circumstances, and another 14 percent won’t order it in public. …see more

What Elizabeth Warren was to Michael Bloomberg on the debate stage, Wendy’s is to Burger King on Twitter...

I've always been a glass is half full kind of guy. To say 2020 was a tough year would be a gross understatement. Yet, there were some major bright spots and tons of lessons learned. Let's shine a spotlight on a few of them: 1. A Harvard doctor schools Elon Musk 2. Apple destroys Facebook 3. A brilliant 2-sentence remote work policy 4. Google disrupts the college degree 5. How Steve Jobs used the "No Silo Rule" to resurrect Apple (Read more in today's column.) #tesla #elonmusk #covid19 #facebook #apple #MarkZuckerberg #stevejobs #privacy #google #siemens #RuleOfAwkwardSilence #eqapplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more

More and more organizations are embracing remote work--and that's a great thing. But how do you maintain relationships when your team is spread out? Some great and practical tips in this post from Stephen A. . #RemoteWorkers #RemoteTeams #RemoteWork #VirtualTeams #leadership #management #EmotionalIntelligence #BestAdvice #PersonalDevelopment #BusinessIntelligence #careers #Google #EQApplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more

McDonald's recently opened its new headquarters in downtown Chicago's West Loop--a location known for its trendy restaurants--after 47 years in the suburbs. It's part of the company's push to become more modern and progressive, and to lure top talent. Inside the nine story, (almost) 500,000 square foot building, you'll find beautiful design, a large café, and various types of work spaces. It looks far more like a tech company than what most would expect from McDonald's. #leadership #management #strategy #BestAdvice #careers #EmotionalIntelligence #BusinessIntelligence #Technology …see more

Today marks the first day of National Novel Writing Month -- "NaNoWriMo" -- the month when aspiring novelists write the first draft of their first (or second) novel. Here's some inspiration from the master -->

Thank you PMA Consulting, LLC and Dr. Patton McDowell for featuring our conversation on the challenges of maintaining personal and professional balance, as well as the nuances of productivity, on your podcast. Click below to listen!

Yes, I am that person who loves a label maker. I label everything– containers, shelves, my daughter’s lunch box – nothing in my world is safe from a label. My label maker has lasted for over 5 years and still prints perfect labels every time. Loved this tip? There's 98 more! Access my free 99 Productivity Essentials here --> https://lnkd.in/edddZYr …see more

Interested in becoming a productivity trainer and coach so you can help thousands of people around you? We are looking for people outside of the continental United States to become Working Simply Global certified facilitators and coaches. Registration closes August 24 and only a few spots remain! The certification training is in Charlotte, NC USA the week of September 17 - 21, 2018 and the tuition for this program is $10,000 USD. Click here to apply and learn more! We hope to see you on September 17th! --> https://lnkd.in/eYYrU2s …see more

COMBAT EMAIL OVERWHELM ONCE AND FOR ALL! Take back control of your inbox in 2018 and reclaim your life with practical, easy to implement, proven email management solutions. http://bit.ly/2zkD9Jc …see more

Marisa Wong Kwok over at LinkedIn has some excellent advice for all you non-techies out there who rely on the expertise and goodwill of the product managers and engineers who help us get stuff done. I think her advice is also more broadly applicable to a range of other situations where you need to exercise influence in the absence of formal reporting relationships. Great Sunday read before you dive back into the grind. …see more

Uber is taking The Jetsons from cartoon to concrete jungle, Google is cracking down on "alternative facts", and Apple is trying to do...what? Find out more in Lorraine K. Lee 's #DailyRundown here -->

Email is a powerful communication tool. Used the wrong way, it can also be dangerous. Here are some tips for writing more effective emails. (One of my most popular posts ever) ->

In this edition of the World’s Best Newsletter: 1. Resource: 2021 Twitter global calendar 2. How to be more inclusive in Microsoft Word h/t Kameelah Benjamin-Fuller - she/her(s) 3. Add a goat to your next Zoom call h/t Nancy Harhut 4. Ben & Jerry’s new Kaepernick Super Bowl campaign h/t Christopher Miller 5. Most LGBTQ-inclusive workplaces via Human Rights Campaign 6. Advice from the godmother of CX Jeanne Bliss, CCXP 7. Quote of the week: “I am worried we will forget” Lyz Lenz https://lnkd.in/d7uUtkp …see more

A fascinating read on the decision making process for the collision of business/politics. “There is no known way to be objective The team needed a way to think about this issue. Two tech companies inspired them and helped them hone their thinking: 1. Patreon’s approach to content moderation called Manifest Observable Behavior 2. Shopify’s Acceptable Use Policy, which Shopify updated in 2018 to ban products that were not explicitly illegal, but “intended to harm.” These companies had both initially tried to be neutral, but found the position to be untenable.” …see more