Confidence trumps smarts in getting ahead Confidence is a key ingredient to success in leadership, outperforming competence and IQ, and can be honed by transforming our thinking habits, writes Grace Ueng, founder of leadership consultant Savvy Growth. "Perfectionism keeps us from action," Ueng writes, adding that she advises clients "giving key stakes presentations, to throw away their notes." Full Story: WRAL TechWire (Raleigh, N.C.) (10/17)
Rebranding advice from a franchise marketer Six strategies, from embracing change to keeping a timeline, will make rebranding more successful, franchise marketing executive Jack Monson writes. Monson also outlines how to evaluate a company's mission, collect input from all stakeholders and handle negative feedback. Full Story: FranchiseWire (10/18)
Requisite skills for tomorrow's supply chain pros The rise in "massive amounts of data," AI, cloud platforms and other advancements will give rise to new opportunities for supply chain managers and require them to gain a "strong understanding of data, technology, and analysis," writes Dr. Yossi Sheffi of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Transportation & Logistics. Changing technology and expectations will also require managers to learn to integrate advanced tools with their workforce, define employee roles within "highly automated supply chains," and "build and improve people's abilities and create opportunities for them to quickly acquire the skills they need to enter, remain, and advance in the future workforce." Full Story: CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly (10/17)
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Networking advice from 15 CEOs and business leaders Are you uncomfortable networking or do you feel like you're not accomplishing your goals? Business leaders share 15 tips that include connecting with people on LinkedIn after meeting them, asking them for referrals, establishing trust through authenticity and creating partnerships that will benefit both parties. Full Story: StartupNation (10/17)
The threat of a government shutdown in mid-November as the race for House speaker continues could set off a string of filings for initial public offerings to avoid potential problems from a shutdown. Companies looking to file likely would need to do so this week, as Waystar Holding and Hamilton Insurance Group have done. Full Story: Bloomberg (10/17)
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Using the snooze button doesn't harm sleep quality Hitting the alarm clock snooze button likely has little effect on sleep quality, and in some people, tapping the button multiple times over a half-hour period may actually have positive effects on alertness, investigators reported in a 1,732-person study in the Journal of Sleep Research. Researcher Marie-Pierre St-Onge -- who was not involved in the study -- said that when people hit the button and fall back to sleep, it tends to be a lighter sleep, so they are not being pulled out of a deeper stage of rest when they finally wake up. Full Story: NBC News (10/18)
UN, World Health Organization issue mental health report The United Nations and the World Health Organization have issued a report that seeks to protect the human rights of people needing mental health services and take the focus away from a "biomedical paradigm." The report recommends "rights-based approaches; enabling person-centred and community-based services; raising awareness and challenging stigma; eradicating discrimination and coercion; promoting community inclusion and participation; and developing accountability measures." Full Story: Psychology Today (10/16)
Europeans commonly ate seaweed for thousands of years spanning from 6400 BCE to the 12th century before the food fell out of popular consumption, scientists report in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers analyzed the dental record of human remains from 28 archaeological sites in Europe, from Spain to Scotland to Lithuania, and found 26 samples with chemicals indicating seaweed, pondweed or sea kale. Full Story: The Guardian (London) (10/17)
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The Appalachian Trail's northernmost point, Mount Katahdin in Maine, is also the highest. How high is it, in feet?
'Can it be true,' said the first leaf, 'can it really be true, that others come to take our places when we're gone and after them still others, and more and more?'
