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Is This Miami's Most Legendary Playboy?
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Our Rules For Hiding a Hangover at Work
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Why Doesn't Australia Support Palestinian Statehood?
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I Went to the Ballarat Psychic Expo at a Table Tennis Centre
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Successful Strategy and the Art of Timing - Inc.com (No paywall)
When it comes to strategy, timing can be more important than the plan itself.
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Why lying on the internet keeps working
A new book examines the "Invisible Rulers" who manipulate your attention online.
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The Lords of Silicon Valley Are Thrilled to Present a ‘Handheld Iron Dome’ - WIRED (No paywall)
ZeroMark wants to build a system that will let soldiers easily shoot a drone out of the sky with the weapons they’re already carrying—and venture capital firm a16z is betting the startup can pull it off.
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Why Talented People Don’t Use Their Strengths - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
Experts have long encouraged people to “play to their strengths.” But based on my observations, this is easier said than done, because we often undervalue what we inherently do well. As a leader, the challenge is not only to spot talent but also to convince your people that you value their talents and that they should, too. Begin by identifying the strengths of each member of your team. You might ask them, “What compliments do you tend to dismiss?” since people often downplay what they do most easily. Once you’ve identified their key strengths, ask them, “Are you doing work that draws on your strengths? Are we taking on projects that make the most of your strengths?” If the answer is no, reassign people to new roles where their strengths will be put to better use.
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Breast-Feeding the Microbiome - The New Yorker (No paywall)
Why human milk is a scientific marvel.
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How Axe Body Spray is trying to move beyond teenage boys' lockers
"The idea that you spray this on and you get the girl is sort of nonsense, really. I mean, they know it, we know it. ⦠So why don't we just kind of play to that?" said John Hegarty, founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, a London-based advertising firm that worked with Axe between 1994 and 2017.
"They were moving the needle maybe a little too far in terms of the brand pivot. That's a lot for a brand with that strong a DNA in the marketplace to achieve in that short period of time," said Stephan Kanlian, chairperson for the Fashion Institute of Technology's Cosmetics and Fragrance Graduate Program.
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