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POIE

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:00:33 +0000

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? Related posts:3×3 for organized writingMIT Open CoursewareSix Disciplines [...] Related posts:

Make your content “-able”

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:04:19 +0000

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.

How to scan an entire room in seconds

admin — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:47:33 +0000

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.

Calming upset customers

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:15:56 +0000

Next time you have an upset customer, remember they are looking for three things from the resolution:

Fairness of compensation for their issue
Convenience of the resolution process
Friendliness and level of concern

Address all three well, and you’re likely to resolve the issue amicably.

Search Twitter for intel on the competition

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:48:49 +0000

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.

Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate

admin — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:22:00 +0000

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.

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