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February
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4 ways to deal with interruptions
by Joe Serio, www.joeserio.com
One of the biggest problems you're dealing with at work is
probably interruptions. And it's also one of the biggest excuses
you're using for not getting your stuff done.
Of course, there are times you just can't avoid being interrupted,
especially if it's your supervisor who's interrupting you. There
are so many more times you allow yourself to be interrupted
and then blame it on someone else.
The fact of the matter is most people experience
interruptions but don't realize that very often they are the
ones in the driver's seat, not the person interrupting.
The reasons you allow interruptions can be wide-ranging,
but most often they're driven by your inability or unwillingness
to be "less than friendly" to people. For whatever reason, you
don't know how to say no.Here are a few pointers on decreasing the interruptions in
your life:
1. Understand the nature of the beast
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The top three cloud security concerns
used with permission from IBM ForwardView
Of all the IT buzz words and hot issues streaming across
screens these days, there are probably two that have caught
a bit of your attention: cloud and security.
Cloud may have piqued your interest because of the potential
for cost savings by tapping into leading edge applications offered,
managed and maintained by someone else—helping you alleviate
some of your IT backlog while enhancing business capabilities.
And security, because of the boisterous headlines about breaches
and cybercrime that seem to be monthly occurrences—making
you wonder if your business' data is as secure as it needs to
be.
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3 Things Your Business Can Learn From the Selfie Explosion
used with permission from Microsoft For Your Business
Selfies have become a dominant force worldwide. The word
was named the Word of the Year 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
after there was a 17,000% increase in the use of "selfie" over
the course of the year. In August "selfie" was accepted into
the ultimate word bible: the Scrabble dictionary. On Twitter,
#selfie yields thousands of results each hour. And whether or
not your business has any reason to post a selfie or use the
hashtag, selfies prove the power in following trending topics
and finding opportunities to enter popular conversations.
But whether or not it's a fleeting trend or here to stay,
the selfie is much more than a vain expression of ourselves.
Its virility, its ability to engage wide audiences, and the
way it humanizes even the most polished personas offer
three lessons for your business.
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question number and the
answer.
1) Which future Super Bowl
winning head coach caught a
touchdown pass from Roger
Staubach in Super Bowl VI?
2) Which four players have
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Quote
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"Don't cry because it's over, smile
because it happened."
- Dr. Seuss
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