Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed

Roman Mars is obsessed with flags -- and after you watch this talk, you might be, too. These ubiquitous symbols of civic pride are often designed, well, pretty terribly. But they don't have to be. In this surprising and hilarious talk about vexillology -- the study of flags -- Mars reveals the five basic principles of flag design and shows why he believes they can be applied to just about anything.

How to Build a Mobile Community

Building a mobile community is the same as building any community… engage, interact, add value and show support for the group and what is important to them. In today’s digital world it’s all too easy for us as brands and individuals to let our relationship-building muscles atrophy. We get caught up in a multitasking whirlwind ... Read more

Characteristics of Negotiation Styles: Negotiation Skills for Win-Win Negotiations

A few characteristics of negotiation styles include hard bargaining tactics focused on claiming as much value as possible and integrative negotiation strategies such as value creation or win-win negotiation scenarios. What negotiation styles leads to optimal negotiated agreements and are suitable to win-win negotiations? One skill to cultivate that will have a positive impact on

Reservation Point Negotiation: Reach Negotiated Agreements by Asking the Right Questions

A reservation point negotiation is a bargaining scenario in which each side is trying to reconcile the other’s highest offer and the other’s lowest price. This negotiation example can apply to many other bargaining situations and demonstrates the value of open communication with your counterpart at the negotiation table.

Advanced Negotiation Master Class

Once you’ve taken part in this highly personalized, in-depth negotiation training from the world’s most distinguished negotiators – the people who invented modern dealmaking – you’ll emerge from this course more confident in your negotiation and business skills than you ever thought possible. Imagine what it will be like to outclass every other negotiator sitting

Want to Start Making an Attitude Change? Take Attitude Actions.

I define attitude as, “The way you dedicate yourself to the way you think.” Think negative or think positive is a choice and a process. Negative is (unfortunately) an instinctive process. Positive is a learned self-discipline that must be studied and practiced every day.
To achieve a POSITIVE attitude, or as I have named it, a “YES! Attitude,” you must take physical, verbal, and mental ACTIONS. Here are a few short chunks of attitude “awareness and actions” that will help put you (or keep you) on the positive path.

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