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Picture Courtesy Forbes “Ever feel that gnawing pain in your stomach because you…just…can’t…decide? Don’t feel bad: Even the greatest leaders suffer from indecision. What distinguishes the best from the rest is the ability to get at the fundamental cause of their mental roadblock—and then set dynamite to it.” Read More via Seven Ways To Conquer Indecision – Forbes.      
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By line: Sierra Jimenez, Fortune Magazine “1. Google
2012 Best Companies rank: 1
Current openings: 701** ‘”We generally look for people who aren’t just great at what they do, but also are well-rounded both in and out of work or school. This means that, in addition to looking for strong cognitive ability and meaningful work experience, we also want people with interesting and unique accomplishments — sports, music, starting a business, or writing a book, for example. Cultural fit and diversity are very important to us. We aim to reflect the globally diverse audience of our products and believe that we can serve our users better when we foster a diversity of perspectives, ideas and cultures within the company. –Yolanda Mangolini, Director, Global Diversity, Talent & Inclusion’” Read More via They’re hiring! – Google 1 – FORTUNE.
I have always had multiple tools on my desktop. Before my office evolved into a virtual office, my desktop had a legal pad, a canister of pens, reference books, a phone book, trade journals, blank file cards, boxes of completed file cards, a Roll-a-Dex, a company form for tracking activity, an in-box/out-box, and a phone. Today my virtual desktop has a word processor, a database, a browser, a mail client, and my physical desk has a phone. Multi-tasking to me is driving a car with your knee while combing your hair with one hand and dialing the radio with the other or perhaps texting a friend about Sunday’s game while on a business conference call. Even before the transition to a computer, I found that prioritizing and staying on task was the issue for me in my office. The issue did not stem from multi-tasking, but from failure to task. It was easy to step down the hall for a chat, pull a trade journal out of the in-box, open a reference book just out of curiosity to look up financial information on a company, call someone for social chat, and other things that took me off task. I have always found it helpful to write down a list of the things I need to get done each day and do those things. The days for me are less effective when I sit down with an idea of what I need to do and start working on things as these things come to mind. I find myself more easily succumbing to distractions when I do not check items off the list as I finish them. Multi-tasking though? Give me a break! The World’s Most Noble Headhunter
“We hope that advertisers weren’t expecting any sales or discounts this year on February 5, the date of the 2012 Super Bowl. Last year the average cost for a 30-second spot was $3 million. This year it’s $3.5 million, with some ads going for $4 million. As it turns out, the question about discounts is irrelevant: According to a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, all the ad spots had been sold by the end of October, although the pregame show still has time available. The article notes that we can expect the usual companies to be on view — cars, snacks, movies and beverages — along with some new entrants.” Read more via $133,000 Per Second | Knowledge@Wharton Today.
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