| Hello: Here’s the sixth edition of MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-up. We’ll kick off every week with this quick collection of tips, recommendations, observations and other interesting, valuable stuff. – Tom |
| Monday, February 12, 2018 MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-Up Great Time-Saving Resource for Readers (and Non-Readers) I’m an avid reader, but I don’t have enough time to plow through every book on my wish list. Enter Blinkist and ReadItForMe — services that provide written and audio summaries of non-fiction books. Both services cost less than $10/month. Blinkist has thousands of titles, including non-business books. ReadItForMe has fewer books (around 150), but the service goes deeper than Blinkist, offering video summaries and workshop outlines for many titles. This is useful if you plan to share the book with co-workers or friends. I subscribe to both services, and I recommend you try them both. They both offer free (limited) service levels that will give you an idea of how they work. What I’m Watching (This Made My Day) Watching CBS Sunday Morning is a weekly ritual in my house. Yesterday, CBS told the story of companies that actively hire autistic people. Microsoft and SAP are among those that recognize their unique talents — high IQ, creative problem-solving ability, etc. But many autistic people struggle with interpersonal skills, and this struggle has damaged their job prospects. Some companies have developed unique ways to evaluate autistic candidates (i.e. don’t rely on an interview). SAP, Microsoft and others assign mentors to autistic employees to help them adjust and flourish in the workplace. Great lessons in this story — even if you don’t have autistic job candidates or co-workers. How do we truly recognize and leverage the unique talents of those around us? How do we accommodate those who struggle with interpersonal skills but want to be positive contributors to a team? These are questions that apply to every workplace — and many households. I’m Listening To… Jackson Browne’s Running on Empty. If I had to whittle my album collection down to 25, this album would make the list. I’ve wanted to see Jackson Browne since I first heard this live album 40(!) years ago (“Rosie” is my favorite track). I learned this morning that he’s touring in June and visiting my town (St. Louis). I’ll be at the Peabody Opera House on June 25! What albums are on your Top-25 list? Reply to this email and lemme know… Survey Says… Last week, I shared a collection of the “best” Super Bowl ads, compiled by Time Magazine and asked you to vote on your favorite in a quick survey. The results are in:First Place: Tide laundry detergent. Second and Third Place (a tie): Amazon Alexa and NFL Touchdown Celebrations. Thanks for the feedback. Sage Social Media Advice from Abe Lincoln Our 16th president was born 209 years ago today (February 12, 1809). That’s about 195 years before Facebook was born. But Honest Abe offered some deep wisdom that rings true in our social media world today. He said… Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Reason we’re grateful… Thousands of healthcare workers, pharmacists and others are on the front lines of the worst flu pandemic in decades. We’re grateful that they put themselves at risk to help us prevent or recover from illness. *** Any reading, listening, quoting, resourcing that you think we should share? Send us a tip. Until next time, enjoy the rest of this week and the weekend. Tom |
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