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Must Reads: 7th August 2020 | Today’s must-reads includes: Personal SWOT’s, the bad HiPPOs, why you are likely struggling to concentrate, the real platform power of TikTok & the future of education…micro-schooling?

—Friday Fun—

A bit of fun…The things that might be happening behind the zoom background

—Must Reads—

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  1. Why it is time to write your personal and professional SWOT 🖊 - Link

  2. Looking for new business book recommendations, here is my list of must-read books, including business, culture, and management 📚- Link

  3. This is one of the best threads for a long time, a deep-dive and insights into how DJ Marshmello became a brand and broke down stereotypes and did the opposite of you are supposed to do 🎧 - Link

  4. The 10 HiPPO’s killing your business 🦛 - LinkHiPPO’s are the "highest paid person's opinion" or the"highest-paid person in the office and you’ll know who they are straight away with these 10.

  5. Find yourself being distracted or procrastinating much more than normal, here’s why 😞 - Link 

  6. Are you struggling with creativity? Why a break and rest is so important 🧘‍♀️- Link

  7. Who would have thought it…social proof (social shares) increases the spread of fake news 🤷‍♂️ - Link

  8. Wordpress (known for their remote work standards) have released P2 their new tool to help tools be remote or hybrid teams - Link Matt (founder) has been asked millions of questions around remote and makes senses to leverage their tech and release a tool for the teams. Thankfully more asynchronous document-based than another chat tool.

  9. Do Snap and Ralph Lauren have the right idea, shoppable bitmojis? Link

  10. Great thread (with blog post link) on the unrivaled platform power of TikTok & why large tech companies should be fighting over it ⏯- Link This is an excellent longread, Eugine’s blog posts are works of art 

  11. Are micro-schools the future? It’s dividing opinion but makes sense in the current climate 👩‍🏫- Link 

  12. If you are worried about a second wave or localised lockdowns here are ways you and your business can think and tackle these concerns 💯- Link

  13. Lastly here’s a useful hack, do you use Gmail or G-suite and hate the forced Google Meet calendar URL’s? Here’s how to remove them 👏 - Link

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Thanks for reading, I’ll see you next Friday.

Danny Denhard

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