Look inward to be a better leader | Your knowledge is becoming obsolete more quickly than ever | Companies need to pay more attention to capital expenditures
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March 14, 2018
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Leading Edge
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[Look inward to be a better leader](
Improving leadership begins with mindfulness, selflessness and compassion, according to authors Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter, who surveyed tens of thousands of leaders. "Leaders who manage their mind in a way that creates less unconscious bias will be able to see the potential of their people and therefore will foster a stronger sense of commitment with their team," writes Jennifer V. Miller. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/13)
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[Your knowledge is becoming obsolete more quickly than ever](
Facts are being disproved and replaced at an increasing rate, which demands more effort toward efficient, ongoing learning while pushing people to specialize, writes Shane Parrish. "The problem is that specializing also makes it easier to see the world through the narrow focus of your specialty, makes it harder to work with other people (as niches are often dominated by jargon), and makes you prone to overvalue the new and novel," he writes. [Farnam Street]( (3/13)
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Strategic Management
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[Companies need to pay more attention to capital expenditures](
There's too much emphasis on earnings per share and not enough on properly managing capital spending to boost the bottom line, write Larry Jones and Ellen Kilpatrick of PwC. Project managers need to weigh capital expenditure costs, risks and benefits using a standard corporate approach while considering nonfinancial value drivers, they write. [Strategy+Business online (free registration)]( (3/6)
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Smarter Communication
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[Listening shows others they're valued](
Listening is about displaying empathy, humility and curiosity, all of which tell the speaker they matter to you, writes Dan Rockwell. [Leadership Freak]( (3/13)
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[Your old speech is new to your audience](
Remind yourself that although you've delivered the same speech many times, this is the first time your next audience will hear it, writes Molly Page, a speaker and tour guide. You won't always feel at your best, so take a few minutes beforehand to remind yourself why this speech matters, she writes. [Thin Difference]( (3/6)
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Customers First
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Customers want a hassle-free e-commerce experience
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Turned off by last-minute registration requirements and fees, customers leave about $1.79 trillion of unpurchased goods in online carts annually, writes Dmytro Tkach. Customers want a convenient, quick and safe checkout experience, accompanied by customer reviews and a variety of payment options, he writes. [BPlans]( (3/12)
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In Their Own Words
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[What's the mission? Emphasize that](
Leaders should bring an organization's mission to every event involving stakeholders, says Andrew Lunetta, executive director of A Tiny Home for Good. "It surprises me sometimes, how a leader can somehow get to where they are without knowing how it feels from an employees' perspective, without a real understanding or even an embracing of the mission," he says. [The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.)]( (3/13)
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Daily Diversion
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[The evolution of the coffee lid](
[The evolution of the coffee lid](
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Coffee lids have come a long way from their do-it-yourself origins, say Scott Specht and Louise Harpman, who co-wrote a book on the subject. "We are now seeing the arrival of many lids that are sculpted into decorative forms such as faces, lids that can change color as with the thermochromic lids, and lids that 'plus' the drinking experience with enhanced aroma concentration," Specht says. [Atlas Obscura]( (3/13)
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