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Why being a generalist is a great thing.

23. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

Tim Ferris, author of the stunning book “The 4-Hour WorkWeek” explains on his blog why being a generalist, a Jack Of All Trades as he calls it, is making a comeback.
The devout specialist is fond of labeling the impetuous learner–Da Vinci and Ben Franklin being just two forgotten examples–a “jack of all trades, master of [...]

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How to attract and manage new customers.

23. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

The Lifeclever blog published an interesting article by Will Chen, mainly focusing on freelancers and web2.0 startups, on how to attract and manage novice clients. Most of the items he addresses I would call common knowledge but I know from my personal experience that too often they’re not. Will gives advice on how to deal [...]

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Great thoughts on communication.

09. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

In Bert Deckers blog I found a list of great thoughts on communication he got from Nido Qubein – “one of the best communicators out there” as he calls him. Read each of the following points and you’ll notice that all can be applied to everyday and business communication.

Competence leads to confidence.
Don’t interrupt, but [...]

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Optimize your email output.

09. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

We all write emails. Every day. Every hour. When you start your computer at work every morning very often your “new email count” goes double, sometimes trible figures. From that huge amount of email you have to select the most important mails, urgent tasks and followups. This process often consumes precious work tim and is [...]

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Learn more in less time.

04. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

Does that topic sound stupid to you? If so you couldn’t be more wrong. Don’t be too fast with early judgements, learning and learning are two different things. There are lots of ways out there to improve your learning and methods and procedures you learned at school might not work at university or on your [...]

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Improve your trend watching skills.

03. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

If your working close or directly in marketing or any business development department you might be quite familiar with the term “trend watching”. It basically describes the process of keeping your eyes open for everything new coming up that might turn into something more than just an idea.
trendwatching.com defines a trend as:

A manifestation of something [...]

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From the best: Merlin Manns presentation tips.

03. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

Merlin Mann of 43folders.com tells us about the little things he does to make his presentations a little bit better. He explains where he got his ideas from, which rules he follows and even gives some advices on slide design.
First, of course, please understand that I don’t pretend to be any kind of expert about [...]

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Shorty: 25 tips to become more productive.

02. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

Got 5 minutes to waste? Read these 25 nice tips on how to become more productive and happier at work. The article was published on Life Learning Today.com.
Link: LLT – 25 Tips to Become More Productive and Happy at Work

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How to write a stunning Resume and a Cover Letter.

02. Sep, 2007 von Robert Günther.

Do you have to write a Resume in the near future? Well forget about buying expensive books, I found a great article on mahalo.com explaining the steps to a successfull resume. In six steps you learn everything on preparation before writing, finding the rights words, setting them in the best layout and making one great [...]

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