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Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Hey Folks, Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everybody takes the opportunity of the holiday to thank someone who's supported you in the past. I know I will. In fact, thanks to all of you for supporting me by reading this blog!

Enjoy the time off with friends and family.

Tip 145 – Thanksgiving Special – NEA’s Top Tips for Generous Relationships

One of the best ways to give thanks year round is to be perpetually generous in your interactions with others. In prep for Thanksgiving next week I put together a list of the top five Generosity tips inspired by or lifted from Never Eat Alone.

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Tip #3. Become a knowledge broker: Share information, by blog, by email, by Twitter, over lunch or however else. But in particular, focus on sharing information that helps people solve problems, however broadly defined. Suppress the urge to tell all the world about your favorite chicken salad sandwich (unless maybe you have a cooking blog) just because you can. With all the noise out there, occasionally silence is the truly generous choice.

How Much Time You Should Spend Networking

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How to Host a Dinner Party

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Smart Marketing Campaign

Marketing is (or should be) all about generosity: How can you add value, for your client and the world at large, that goes beyond your actual product? Here's a great example: An e-learning company is distributing video clips that explain the financial crisis in clear, concise (and even funny) story-based learning. Cool.

Tip 143 - Get to Know Your Client

Today’s Tip is a team effort, created from a thread in the Profit, Purpose and Beyond Group in the Greenlight Community. Profit, Purpose and Beyond is a virtual conference for direct sales folks, but their advice on getting to know clients can be extrapolated to any kind of transactional relationship – often including people to whom you deliver at work. You can add to the list by offering your own tips here!

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Know When to Walk Away

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Election Day!

How are people passing the time while they wait in line at the polls? If you've got an iphone, here's a video to watch - it's funny no matter who you vote for...

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As for me, I'm down in Florida today so my election experience was a joy. I voted with a glass of Cabernet in my hands: Absentee! I'll be heading to NY to watch returns with friends.

Vote everybody!

In-Office Yoga Workout

Thought I’d pass on this in-office yoga workout – no better way to give your afternoon productivity a boost than to fit this in mid-day.

Are you worried about looking like a freak, twisting and bending over your office chair? Just get your cubicle mate to join you – safety in numbers. Instant bonding, plus a clearer head! Double win.