The Falling Man

Do you remember this photograph? In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in it, are our most intimate connection to the horror of that day.

http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0903-SEP_FALLINGMAN?hootPostID=2214333d9a889d536920612e1caee29a 

power points Bill Clinton's speech secret: A strategic pause

If you want to dazzle a crowd like former U.S. president Bill Clinton did at the Democratic convention, presentations specialist Sam Harrison says you need to learn to pause and take advantage of dead air in mid-sentence – even several times in a sentence – as Mr. Clinton did, so your message sticks. Remember that your facial expressions can dramatically accentuate your words so don’t be deadpan. 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/bill-clintons-speech-secret-a-strategic-pause/article4545532/ 

Career Strategies 10 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Brain While You Work

In my last column, I wrote about how I lead groups of volunteers to work with the Kenyan Children Foundation in Africa, and how we all return home exhausted but with our brains refreshed and renewed. We take a break from our usual ways of thinking and open our minds to new ideas and experiences. But you don’t have to travel thousands of miles from home to recharge your brain.

http://business.time.com/2012/09/18/10-ways-to-rejuvenate-your-brain-while-you-work/ 

10 questions for leaders to ask themselves

Good leaders are self-aware, and have thought through the issues and complications of leadership, says professional development consultant Todd Cherches. On the ThoughtLeaders blog, he offers 10 questions to ask yourself – and to answer:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/10-questions-for-leaders-to-ask-themselves/article4545077/ 

Voicemail & Business Phone Etiquette

Today's sophisticated business phone systems can do more harm than good if proper business phone etiquette is not employed. Simply put: Treat your callers in a way that you would want to be treated on a business telephone call. The main areas of business phone etiquette are listed below and they will help you and your employees create a business phone culture in your company that your customers and business associates will enjoy using. 

http://operationstech.about.com/od/Voicemail/Voicemail-And-Business-Phone-Etiquette.htm 

10 Must-Have Mobile Apps for Entrepreneurs

I’m on the go a lot, which means I spend just as much time–if not more–on my phone as I spend on my computer.

This would not have been possible even just a few years ago. But luckily, technology has made it easy to be more and more productive with just a smartphone. Here’s a list of 10 mobile apps I love that help me save time and get things done.


http://business.time.com/2012/09/26/10-must-have-mobile-apps-for-entrepreneurs/?iid=biz-article-mostpop1

Apple: One Year After Steve Jobs’ Death, iPhone Sales Disappoint Wall Street

It's time to look again to the future. But the fundamental question is: What if Jobs already introduced all of Apple’s breakthrough products?

Only Apple could sell 5 million iPhones in three days and still disappoint Wall Street’s number crunchers. The Cupertino-based cash machine’s new mobile phone debuted last Friday, and consumers lined up around the block — around the world — to purchase the new device. In the SoHo neighborhood of New York City on Friday, a line more than 100 deep snaked around the corner at noon. “The iPhone 5 didn’t make my iPhone obsolete,” a New York tech reporter remarked to me. (She was granted anonymity because she is not authorized to speak to the press.) “All the people who are upgrading on the first weekend are cell-phone junkies.”

She’s right. The people who line up overnight with camping gear and sleeping bags days in advance to buy new Apple products are fanatics – or what we would call fanboys. They must have the newest device as soon as possible. Not me: I’m only now learning how to use an iPad, thanks to a friend’s instructions.

Apple has reeled off one of the most profitable runs in the history of capitalism. This company, founded by a Reed College dropout and a Bay Area geek-genius, is sitting on over $100 billion cash. For perspective, that’s $30 billion more than New York City’s annual budget.

http://business.time.com/2012/09/25/apple-one-year-after-steve-jobs-death-the-iphone-falters/ 

Chinese internet users to overtake English language users by 2015

The number of internet users accessing the web in Chinese is set to overtake English language users by 2015, according to a report by the UN Broadband Commission.

 In May 2011, there were 565 million English internet users, compared to 510 million Chinese users, representing 27 per cent and 24 per cent of total global internet users, respectively.

The report predicts that if current growth rates continue, Chinese will overtake English as the main language used by internet users in 2015.

This switch is largely due to China's massive population, now over 1.3 billion people. 

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/9567934/Chinese-internet-users-to-overtake-English-language-users-by-2015.html

10 questions for leaders to ask themselves

Good leaders are self-aware, and have thought through the issues and complications of leadership, says professional development consultant Todd Cherches. On the ThoughtLeaders blog, he offers 10 questions to ask yourself – and to answer:

1. How do you personally define leadership?

Definitions of leadership abound. But if one of your subordinates asked what your definition is, would you have an answer?

 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/10-questions-for-leaders-to-ask-themselves/article4545077/

My 15 Best Tips for Successful Disagreement

Disagreement can happen in any setting. You can disagree with your neighbor in cubicleville. You can disagree with your boss or initiate a discussion with a coworker over lunch. But, many disagreements occur during meetings – or they should.

The reason organizations hold meetings is so that employees can engage each other in discussion. Otherwise, why hold a meeting? Meetings are for discussion, decisions, and commitments. If you don’t state your opinion, whether you agree or disagree, you are not part of the discussion. 

 http://humanresources.about.com/od/conflictresolution/a/my-15-best-tips-for-successful-disagreement.htm