
Modern Mentor
Rachel Cooke is your guide to leadership and communication, helping you craft a workplace environment you can feel good about. She’ll share tips to help you balance your work and personal life, effectively invest your time, and be mindful about where you’re devoting your energy. Let Rachel help you navigate your path to success—however you define it.
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Nov 25, 2019 • 7min
574 - How to Find Anything On Google
With advanced search engine techniques, you can find relevant results that get just the information you want, while filtering out the noise.
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Nov 18, 2019 • 6min
573 - How to Measure What Matters On the Job
How to measure success is easy in some jobs, and very difficult in others. Here’s how to choose your performance indicators.
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Nov 11, 2019 • 7min
572 - How to Prioritize Your Tasks—One Little Question, Big Results
The Eisenhower Matrix is a tried-and-true way to prioritize your tasks. You can double its effectiveness by asking just one simple question!
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Nov 4, 2019 • 6min
495 - How to Tame Your Distractible Mind
Do you know how to focus when distractions are constantly competing for your attention? It starts by simply picking up a pencil.
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Oct 28, 2019 • 7min
571 - Manage Complex Projects and Connections with This Simple System
Managing complex projects with many people and connections? Here's a simple note-taking system to help you take over the world. Probably.
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Oct 21, 2019 • 7min
570 - Prospect Like a Pro in 5 Easy Steps
In business and life, prospecting can be the key to your success. This simple system will take your prospecting to the next level.
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Oct 13, 2019 • 26min
569 - The Art of Reading Minds with Henrik Fexeus
Henrik Fexeus, the author of The Art of Reading Minds, shares his techniques for developing social skills and using nonverbal communication.
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Oct 7, 2019 • 6min
568 - 5 Simple Steps to Mastering a New Skill in 30 Days
Learn a new skill by developing a 30-day program of incremental, bite-sized progress.
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Sep 30, 2019 • 20min
567 - Five Essential Rules for Changing Careers
Changing careers is a leap of faith, but with a little preparation and groundwork, you're sure to stick the landing. Fast Company editors Kate Davis and Anisa Purbasari Horton share their advice in this week's episode.
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Sep 23, 2019 • 5min
566 - How to Use Colored Pens to Organize Absolutely Everything
If you've got an eye for color, using erasable colored pens for note-taking might just change your life. Here's how to use them to organize all the things!
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