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Entries from August 2007

World Memory Championships Begin

August 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Aaaannnnd they’re off! The memory championships, that is.
The three day competition begins today to find the person with the best memory determined by ten events. This year the event is being held in Bahrain and has about 80 people vying for the title.
Gulf Daily News
TODAY will see the start of a gruelling three-day [...]

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Are You a Memory Champion?

August 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

It’s too late for you to compete this year, but the Memory Championships of 2007 are taking place this week in Bahrain. The best memorizors meet and compete to see who can memorize the most information, the quickest. The contest is divided into different categories and the person with the most points, at the end [...]

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ConceptDraw’s MINDMAP 5 Professional

August 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

One of my 2007 Goals was to seek out the many aspects of mind mapping and the related software. Kicking around ideas and seeing visual representations is ideal for me because I am a linear thinker, and mind mapping is a perfect fit.
Early on, ConceptDraw’s MINDMAP 4 helped me explore the different uses, strengths, and weaknesses to the software genre. I used [...]

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Tell me what you want me to do!

August 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Lack of direction = lack of motivation 
Have you ever thought about the correlation between communication of company direction and its affect on motivation?
If employees aren’t part of the plan, they can’t be part of achievement. They must know what the goals and objectives of the company are before they can understand how they can [...]

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links for 2007-08-01

August 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Managers still suspicious of home working
The ongoing battle of micro-managing versus productivity
(tags: leadership)

Quantum Coaching Brings New Approach to Business and Executive Mentoring
Need better skills? Who doesn’t!
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The nightmare called ‘training’
Ahh … good memories, good times … not for most!
(tags: motivation leadership)

Why Succession Planning Matters
This subject continues to push itself into the forefront. As the Boomers [...]

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