Body language can make or break a first impression

Transparency can't happen in closed-door meetings | Body language can make or break a first impression | Google's next target? Video games Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version](   March 21, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [Transparency can't happen in closed-door meetings]( While the term "transparency" has become a buzzword, there remains value in authentic, open communication, writes Guy Pierce Bell. What's secret can be secret, but otherwise expect what information you share to be given to everyone, not just the people in the meeting. [ThoughtLeaders]( (3/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Body language can make or break a first impression]( Power poses didn't live up to the hype, but they can inspire simple yet effective body language that helps you put your best self forward during meetings or presentations, writes former FBI agent LaRae Quy. Give a genuine smile, use simple hand gestures, keep a wide stance, avoid touching your neck and maintain strong posture. [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Mobile Device Usage is a Threat to Data Security 74% of global IT leaders reported a data breach due to a mobile security issue. Discover how cybersecurity is shifting to meet the needs of a mobile world, and why it's critical to not fall behind. Learn how to protect your organization from mobile threats in [The Convergence of InfoSec & Mobile](. ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] [Google's next target? Video games]( Google's next target? Video games Stadia controller (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Google's upcoming cloud gaming service Stadia is ostensibly for video gamers, writes Vlad Savov, but it's also a way for Google to leverage and defend two key assets: YouTube and its cloud infrastructure. "If you want to be especially circumspect about Google's motivations, you can also envision a world where a majority of gaming video suggestions on YouTube start to point to Stadia, in a mutually reinforcing cycle of sending users back and forth between Google services," he writes. [The Verge]( (3/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Freemium only works with strong premium options]( The freemium business model -- when companies give away a basic service but charge for upgrades or extras -- has grown in popularity, but these businesses can struggle to gain revenue. Research by Xian Gu, P.K. Kannan and Liye Ma suggests that adding multiple tiers of premium offerings can increase revenue by giving users clear choices in terms of price and quality. [Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model)]( (3/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Go deeper with Quartz membership Go beyond the headlines to master your understanding of the forces reshaping the world. Get interviews with top CEOs, deep analysis of frontier industries, and exclusive access to our journalists. [Get your free trial here](. ADVERTISEMENT [] Smarter Communication [] [How CEOs use email to communicate]( How CEOs use email to communicate (Pixabay) The emails of 38 CEOs reveal that these executives maximize their time by responding immediately to the most important messages, writes Ben Bashaw. These CEOs commonly said "us" and "we" and delivered empathetic responses while regularly emphasizing the organizational mission. 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"I was always on the lookout for the next job -- one with more responsibility -- and my competitive nature would drive me to do whatever it took to get that position," he says. [Forbes]( (3/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Be careful if you take a milk crate -- it could be illegal]( Plastic milk crates are high-quality, durable products, so much so that college students and other people will keep them as storage containers. That increases the dairy industry's costs, however, and over the past few decades, multiple states have criminalized unauthorized possession of labeled milk crates and even incarcerated people for it. [Tedium]( (3/19) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] More insights from SmartBrief Besides our more than 200 newsletters, SmartBrief publishes [original insights]( on leadership, marketing, education and more. 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