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Everyone who ever worked for a very talented CEO got the POIE lecture numerous times. He made people step back before they came up with an idea and pulled the trigger on it.

P — Plan
O — Organize
I — Implement
E — Evaluate

Who among our readers can identify this CEO?

Next time you create online content, try making the content more “-able.” Ideally, any online content should be findable, readable, understandable, actionable, and shareable.

Ahava Leibtag from the AHA Media Group explains each of the five elements and provides a handy checklist that you can print.

Next time you walk into a crowded room, try scanning it in a sweeping motion beginning closest to you and working toward the far side of the room. Within seconds, you can check the entire room for people you know and people you want to meet. This is an entry technique used by special operations and SWAT teams to identify and assess threats when they conduct raids.

1. Fairness of compensation for their issue
2. Convenience of the resolution process
3. Friendliness and level of concern

Next time you need some competitive intelligence, try search Twitter with the to: and from: functions. For example, if you wanted to search for all tweets to and from Hilton Hotels, you would use the following search phrase:

to:hiltononline OR from:hiltononline

@Hiltononline is the Twitter handle for Hilton hotels. You would substitute your competitor’s handle to find relative tweets.

Next time you want something warm and tasty on a cold day, try making Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate.

Here’s the recipe.

• 3 tablespoons instant hot chocolate mix
• 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch chili powder
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup boiling water

Mix first 4 ingredients, add milk, then boiling water.

Feliz Navidad!