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Using QR Codes in Marketing

Scott Stratten warned us that it was an off night. He had just returned from Istanbul where he had eaten some very bad chicken and he was still too weak to stand or to stay after the program to mingle. Despite the disclaimer, he was very good and I will go out of my way [...]

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Common Sense and Real Sense

A lot of things that seem obvious to everyone just aren’t true. I am a big fan of books that describe contemporary research into behavior and processes like decision making, motivation and development. That’s what leads me to read Malcolm Gladwell, Sheena Iyengar, Daniel Pink, Robert Sapolsky and others. My latest excursion was into “What [...]

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Start Something That Matters

Employees are reporting declining satisfaction with their jobs. This probably results from increased fear about job security, lower pay, and increased workloads. Researchers at PayScale, Inc. have discovered that the top 30 jobs for satisfaction include three factors: good salary, authority, and the ability to help others. Higher paying jobs usually involve more responsibility and [...]

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