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TOP 3 TECH SKILLS YOU SHOULD LEARN IN 2015 [GUEST POST]
When Gartner shared its top tech trends for 2015, we learned that the number of Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data Officer roles have doubled since last year – and are expected to double again. As...
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18 QUOTES TO INSPIRE YOU TO EMBRACE THE POWERFUL PURSUIT OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING
The joy is in the mastering, not in being a master. Ron Shaich, the CEO of Panera Bread, believes, “If you are learning, you’ll never need to recharge.” Leverage learning as fuel to attack today’s...
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WHY ROOKIES TRUMP VETERANS IN THE NEW GAME OF WORK
When is not knowing more valuable than knowing? When does experience become a burden? Why are you often at your best when you are new to an undertaking, doing something for the first time? As work...
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THIS BACKWARD BIKE WILL EXPOSE YOUR BLIND BIAS AND ACCELERATE YOUR PERSONAL...
Having biases are just like riding a bike…literally, you’ll see. Once we form them (consciously or unconsciously) we retreat and rely on them with the same ease as riding a bike years after we learned...
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THE POWER OF CULTIVATING THE HIGH-DEMAND SKILL OF CURIOSITY IN A WORLD OF...
Is curiosity dying in our culture? Does having the world’s knowledge at our fingertips lessen the gusto we once had when pursuing a new endeavor or idea? Cultivating lasting curiosity has become more...
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THE INVALUABLE QUESTION YOU MUST ASK TO COMBAT TODAY’S INEVITABLE CHANGE
Friend and NGC Podcast guest #018, Clint Runge, showed this video to conclude his talk at the 2015 Youth Marketing Strategy conference in NYC. It was a compelling video highlighting the game-changing...
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REVERSE MENTORING: THE SILVER BULLET SURE TO ENGAGE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL TEAM
If there was a silver bullet (there isn’t, but go with me here) to best engage your multi-generational team it would be reverse mentoring. Reverse mentoring creates diverse environments where...
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5 WAYS CONSISTENCY CAN TRANSFORM YOUR WRITING (OR ANY OTHER SKILL)
After 3 years, over 150,000 words, and 309 (and counting) blog posts, I was proud to announce my new column on Inc.com. To contribute to a premier business publication that has been so instrumental in...
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HOW TO PERSUADE IN 7 SIMPLE STEPS
In general people don’t like to sell, yet we find ourselves having to “sell” our ideas and reasons on a daily basis. Every day you are persuading. This morning you persuaded yourself to go to the gym,...
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HOW TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL MENTORSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Mentorship is no longer reserved for in-person 1-on-1 interaction. Today’s world is full of free, high-value content that can be accessed on-demand at your fingertips. Mentors can be found at all...
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4 WAYS TO SET ACHIEVABLE GOALS [GUEST POST]
Whether you’re looking to exceed last year’s numbers or score a promotion, motivational HR posters and an Instagram feed full of “Carpe Diem” will only get you so far. Sure, a little visual inspiration...
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WHY NOVICES ACTUALLY OUTPERFORM VETERANS IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE
When is not knowing more valuable than knowing? When does experience become a deterrent? What value does experience hold in a culture of perpetual beta? Is stubborn experience the enemy of innovation?...
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AN 18-MINUTE ENERGY BOOSTING HOTEL ROOM WORKOUT
No gym, no equipment, and no time are no problem. Maintain high-performance while you travel with this 18-minute, excuse-free hotel room workout. As someone who travels often, a workout was the most...
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THIS STORY POETICALLY DEPICTS HOW TO SMASH STAGNATION
Widespread personal access to a wireless internet-enabled supercomputer (aka smartphone) has accelerated the rate of change and disruption individuals and industries can experience. The release of a...
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How Millennials Can Overcome Their Top 8 Shortcomings (Part 1)
Learn how Millennials can turn 4 of their 8 greatest workplace weakness into the strengths necessary to be effective next generation leaders. Consider Ryan Jenkins to be your next Millennial or...
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MASTER THESE 2 ZONES FOR MEGA PERSONAL GROWTH
We encounter zones on a daily basis: a tow away zone, the infamous friend zone, zone defense, Discovery Zone (a birthday party paradise for Millennials back in the day), time zones, etc. Zones provide...
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5 TIPS TO ACHIEVE GREATER CLARITY IN YOUR DECISION MAKING
As humans, we make 100s if not 1,000s of decisions every day. Ranging from what to wear, what to eat, what to read, what to post, what to share, what to write, what to say, who to text, who to ... Read...
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FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT, AN ENTREPRENEUR’S NEW BEST FRIEND
If you wait until you have all the appropriate information, expertise, and time before you start something, you’ll lose. Wavering kills in today’s high flux market. So what’s an entrepreneur to do?...
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6 NEW MILLENNIAL LITERACIES UNVEILED. HOW DIGITALLY LITERATE ARE YOU?
Would you consider yourself digital literate? Do you have the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies such as computers,...
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3 SIMPLE INGREDIENTS THAT MOVE TEAMS FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY
Being well rounded is foolish. Being sharp is significant. Being good at many things means you are great at nothing. Culture rewards remarkable. People pay for extraordinary. Best get sharp. On a...
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THE 10 MOST IMPORTANT WORK SKILLS IN 2020 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Digitalization is driving the biggest economic change since the Industrial Revolution. And with any major culture shift comes the need to develop new skills. You are now your own CIO (Chief Information...
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REVERSE YOUR STAGNATION WITH REVERSE MENTORING
Mentorship is dead. Well, perhaps in the traditional sense. The traditional idea of mentorship has gotten fuzzy thanks to the rapid advancement of technology. We seem to be conditioned that older means...
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SLASH YOUR TO-DO LIST IN HALF WITH THIS PRODUCTIVITY HACK
How awesome is it to check items off your to-do list? For most, it’s bliss. Now imagine if you could achieve the same thrill you get when checking off 2 items on your to-do list by only doing 1 of ......
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7 SUCCESS CATALYSTS TO CATAPULT YOUR CAREER TO NEW HEIGHTS
Recently, the good folks at Firmology (the media company that helps small business owners grow their business through technology and innovation) asked me to share my success story and the below is what...
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12 EFFECTIVE WAYS TO CONSUME CONTENT ON THE GO. I BET YOU’RE NOT USING THE...
If scanning articles was an Olympic sport, I’d be a gold medalist. In my world (and I bet yours as well) articles and information are shared as often and freely as the latest viral cat videos. My only...
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4 LIMITING BELIEFS YOU NEED TO SHATTER TO FINALLY START A BLOG [200TH BLOG POST]
Last Thursday on Oct 23, 2014 the Next Generation Catalyst blog turned 2 years old and is celebrating it’s 200th blog post! As any blogger or creative will tell you, it’s tough work to consistently...
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7 HABITS EVERY ENTREPRENEUR SHOULD HAVE [GUEST POST]
Good or bad, new or old, productive or unproductive, we all have them…habits. Whether you’re an entrepreneur working on your business or an intrapreneur that behaves like an entrepreneur while working...
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UNLEASH YOUR UNIQUE CREATIVITY BY BREAKING THROUGH YOUR INNER RESISTANCE
What’s faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and harder to kick than a bad habit? Resistance. The tension you feel when faced with the decision to pursue your life’s work or...
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IS CODING A NECESSARY SKILL FOR THE MODERN MARKETER (OR WORKER)? [GUEST POST]
These days it seems like everyone wants to learn to code–or is telling you that you should; and as a marketer it’s becoming increasingly important to have at the very least a basic understanding of how...
View ArticleHOW I BUILT MY BUSINESS USING REFLECTION, FAILURE, AND OBSCURITY [PODCAST...
Entrepreneur On Fire is a top ranked business podcast that was awarded “Best in iTunes 2013.” Host, John Lee Dumas, interviews today’s most inspiring and successful entrepreneurs 7-days a week....
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AN ESSENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MENTALITY I LEARNED FROM A ONE-OF-A-KIND HOCKEY...
True or false? The marketplace has gotten more competitive and fast-paced than it was just 10 years ago. I think we would all agree with that statement. Look no further than Uber to get a sense of how...
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HOW THE INTERNET KILLED ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE CRUTCH PHRASES
This post is in memory of a phrase you and I have said or thought many times before. This phrase has existed since the beginning of humanity. But recently it has been dying a slow and painful death....
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