Expertise

When 'Decision Fatigue' Frazzles Your Small Business Brain

Karen Leland | Posted 11.12.2011

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Karen Leland

Faced with the daily task of deciding everything -- from what social media buttons should be above the fold on our home web page to who we should invite to the Friday meeting -- there are some ways we small business owners can maximize our power to choose while protecting our brain's much-needed mojo.

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Leadership Is Not Just for Experts!

Peter Samuelson | Posted 10.02.2011

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Peter Samuelson

Do not be held back by vague ideas that only a specialist with decades of training can drive solutions to difficult problems. Sometimes exactly what it takes is someone who can question old assumptions. That person can be you.

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The Republican Ignorance Agenda

Robin Lakoff | Posted 05.30.2011

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Robin Lakoff

Perhaps conservatives realize that their attractiveness is dependent on ignorance at many levels: ignorance of the Constitution; ignorance of the importance of science; ignorance of their own ignorance.

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Be an Oprah/Oprah-ette: Steps to Branding and Thought Leadership in 2011

April Rudin | Posted 05.25.2011

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April Rudin

On the brink of a New Year, its timely to think about "out with the old and in with the new." It's important housekeeping for us whether we are talki...

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How Experts Can Maximize Their Media Presence

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Promotion, Book Publishing, Book Publicity, Media, Book Marketing, Quotes, Help a Reporter Out, Media Leads, Leads, Pitches, Expertise, Media News
Penny C. Sansevieri

There are media leads out there for everyone, all the time. But too often, we think that as long as we respond to them, the hard part is done. That couldn't be farther from the truth. Here is a quick guide.

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You Are an Expert If I Say You Are

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ari Herzog

Let's answer the "Am I an expert?" question once and for all. If I say you are an expert, you are. If this or that person groups you with other experts to answer a question, don't deny your inclusion. Don't make excuses. Smile widely and accept it.

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Two Types of Experts

Simon Sinek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Simon Sinek

There are two kinds of experts, academic experts and practical experts. One is not better than the other, but they are very different and each offers very different value.

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Methods Man: How Do You Become What You Want?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

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Srinivasan Pillay

Method manuals, when they are written from the heart, convey the power of authenticity. They move us to greater heights because they allow us to tap into our own power.

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What's Wrong with Experts?

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Globalgiving, Expertise, Experts, Workplace Collaboration, Financial Experts, Collaboration, Sustainable Business Practices, Business News
Dennis Whittle

There are many areas where there is no clear right answer or no clear best practice. And it is precisely in these fields that we must be careful of a "tyranny of the experts."

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