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Snippets of the Business Story – Financial ratios

Image via Wikipedia One of the key components in developing the narrative of the business story is in analyzing the financial statements to gauge the past performance of the business. As such, understanding and calculation financial ratios is an important … Continue reading

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The User Experience – Giving users Superpowers

Business of Software  – Kathy Sierra makes the point that it’s all about delivering a memorable user experience.

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The Business of Storytelling?

So you ask the question, “What does storytelling have to do with Business?” Well, Ann Handley of Content Rules addresses this in her post. Here a brief excerpt: “Storytelling” is one of those works that I always find impossibly squishy … Continue reading

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Andi Bell's amazing memory story

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Did JL say – Looking for Life?

Yes, you heard me right, I said, “Looking for Life“… in all the wrong places. Can you relate?

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Taking your Brain for Granted?

The Winner’s Brain – a book preview Just listened to a brief podcast by the authors of The Winner’s Brain. I haven’t read the book yet, but it’s definitely on my “must read” list. For me, just listening to the … Continue reading

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A New Beginning – a Whole New Life

Cover via Amazon In his amazing book, A Whole New Mind, Dan Pink talks about why R-Brainers will rule the future. It’s a very provocative book and one that has given me a lot of “food for thought”. So more … Continue reading

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Get the "BUT" out of your Life

Every wish this word  – BUT wasn’t in the dictionary? Think about it for a minute. It gets blamed for so many things . Poor But -:). We tend to use it when we’re ready to make an excuse (that’s … Continue reading

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Picture This – Looking back on Life

So put on your visual thinking cap and picture this. Stop wherever you are today to take stock of your life. Ideally, if today is your birthday, congratulations, this would be a good starting point. Nevertheless, start today and take … Continue reading

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A Story Worth Telling

A very interesting panel discussion about narrative and authenticity. What’s your story?

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