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How To Avoid The Innovator’s Dilemma: A Look At Snapchat’s Disappearing Users

Five years ago, Snapchat disrupted social media with its carefree, ephemeral media and augmented reality features. Fickle young users, myself included, came from Instagram in search of something more disposable, fun and interactive. At a time when social networks seemed overrun by ads and news stories, Snapchat offered a momentary escape. It was a refreshing way to share some of

How Businesses Kill Creativity (And How You Can Avoid It)

In today’s hyper-connected, fast-moving global marketplace, businesses are racing to grow big—and fast. Wall Street and private investors alike demand double-digit growth year after year. Many executives and entrepreneurs fail to achieve their growth goals because they haven’t set up the right conditions. Growth is a By-Product, Not a Goal Profitability and customer loyalty are consequences of a business’s commitment

Do Hobbies Belong on Your Resume?

When it comes to resumes, there’s a lot of hype about making yourself stand out from the competition. The job market is fierce, so you want to position yourself as best as possible and make employers want to learn more about you and not the other guy. Some people try to achieve this by making themselves appear more personable through

Does It Take a Genius to Run a Successful Business?

We’ve all heard the “statistics”. “50% of small businesses fail in the first year” and “95% fail in the first 5 years” are bandied about on a daily basis. While I take these “stats” with a grain of salt, I do agree business is hard work. My very wise accountant told me in the beginning of my business journey “Darnelle,

Converting the Visitors of Your Blog into Subscribers

Bloggers may be looking for ways to attract more visitors to their blog. Sometimes, they will resort to shady methods in order to get more viewers. This should really not be the goal of the blogger at all. Blogging is really not about attracting visitors, but rather subscribers. These are people that read your blogs on a regular basis. Here

Conservative Federal Judge Slams ‘Personal Attacks’ On Judiciary

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A conservative federal appellate court judge who was a key author of the so-called torture memos under the Bush administration criticized personal attacks on the judiciary even while defending President Donald Trump’s authority to ban travelers from mostly Muslim nations. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jay Bybee did not mention President Donald Trump by

Authentic Leaders Attract Authentic People

Photo provided by John Foraker & Annie’s Without a doubt, our middle child was our most challenging. If her mind was made up, and it was bent on a certain outcome that her mom and I were opposed to, we knew it was sure to leave a mark. We called ages 4-6 the “Mac and Cheese” era. Our middle one

5 Leadership Lessons We Can Learn From Kids

As adults we often forget that at one point in our life we saw the world and the people around us in a much different light— one that is very similar to thinking of our child counterparts now. As we grow up and mature, we allow life and rules restrict some of the greatest instincts we had as children. Instead

5 Key Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Move to Cloud-Based LMS

In the ocean of cloud-based enterprise software solutions, Learning Management System (LMS) has emerged as ones of the most effective one for small businesses. LMS software is used for delivering courses and training programs. Its features are used for a multitude of things – administration, tracking, reporting and documentation. The cloud-based prefix means that this LMS software, along with all

Why Instagram Inspirational Quotes Don’t Inspire Quality Engagement

Inspiring engagement may be harder than it looks – but Instagram inspirational quotes graphics aren’t always the right way to go. If you want to inspire more Instagram engagement (and by golly you do) you first need to revisit what engagement is and means. Firstly, Instagram engagement doesn’t just refer to big numbers under your images. It also refers to

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