Welcome to the May issue of According to Marshall...
There is a lot of information out there and most of us have little, or no time, to read it. My goal is to provide you, my readers, with relevant, important and up to date information that will help you in your business success. It's just a quick summary, on various topics of interest, that I am sure will be relevant to your personal and professional success.
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The Stop-Doing List
by G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Louis Vitón, Bloomberg Businessweek
“Want to be more innovative? Stop doing all the stuff that is wasting time and sapping energy.”
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Why Goal Setting Doesn’t Work
by Ray Williams, Financial Post
"Despite the popularity of goal setting, there is compelling evidence that regardless of good intentions and effort, people and organizations often fall short of achieving their goals, whether it be to lose a set amount of weight or sell X number of widgets. More often than not, the fault is attributed to the goal setter. But the problem may actually be in the efficacy of goal setting."
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How to Market Your Skills in Your Job Search
by Curt Rosengren, USNews
"If you‘ve ever looked for a job, you’ve probably seen skills checklists, ones that ask you to tick off every skill on the page that sounds like you. The trouble with that is, when it comes to telling your story to a prospective employer, it’s still pretty one-dimensional. There’s nothing to back it up."
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Finally, Some Good News for Job Seekers
by Kimberly Weisul, BNET.com
"It’s time to get your resumes updated. Not only has the unemployment rate fallen to 8.8 percent, its lowest level in two years, but a new survey from CareerBuilder and USA Today suggests that more hiring is on the way, especially among large companies and those in the Western part of the country."
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