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This week I have 14 must-read stories for you to enjoy and go on & hit share, especially to your colleagues (hint we all love a slack chat or teams link share)

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Must Read Articles Of The Week

  1. 5 Leadership Lessons 💪 David Marquet turn the ship around is a brilliant must read for any leader, David tweets some absolute gems and here are my top 5 lessons - Read the 5 lessons

  2. Challenging Virtual Interviews & Hybrid Hiring Over the last few weeks, I have heard from hiring managers that virtual interviews and hybrid hiring have been challenging, I also received an anonymous career advice question on faulting in interviews- Virtual Interview Tips For Candidates

  3. My Go-To Operations & Organisational Tips 💯 My secret hacks revealed including systems, statuses & comms - Read my tips

  4. 24 Lesson From Jeff Bezos 👩‍🏫 It is rare we get to have so many successful business people in our generation, here are a number of important lessons from Amazon’s founder. My favourite “Build high standards into company culture”- Read the full list of lessons 

  5. Product Placement In Old Films? 🎥 How product placement is likely going to be inserted into classic movies. FWIW This has been happening in the Chinese market for a few years- Read the full story 

  6. Detectives Cognitive Tool Kit 🧠 How to look at the details, leverage every nugget and challenge your hypothesis for the right reason and get the result - Read how to think like a detective  

  7. Brands Testing OnlyFans 💰 This is an area that will grow, every company craves fanatics and crave the monthly subscription revenue that comes with mega fans, expect this to continue and the transactions to be direct (via their site) not on OF. FWIW There is a gap in the market to offer subs to brands to their superfans & not necessarily demanding a product in exchange, maybe just status ;-)  - Read the full story ($)

  8. Why Apple’s iOS Update Is So Important 🕵️‍♂️ Apple’s latest update was released this week and it’s going to hinder apps spying on you from app to app, it’s often difficult to understand why and how so this article helps you navigate the latest update - Read the full story

  9. 7 Lessons From Biggest Firm You Might Not Know How Powerful They Are 7️⃣ Jeff Lawson runs Twilio (is a bit of a business hero of mine), a business that powers 200k+ businesses; with their texts, emails and phone calls, his 7 lessons are great and go against the bland stereotypical advice you get, an example of his ‘metrics are the least important part of your annual plan’ which - Read the full 7 tips

  10. Would You Buy A Wedding From TikTok 👰 How about buying a wedding directly from someone on TikTok for $15k…with quarantines, lockdowns etc we are likely to see this pop up especially on social entertainment platforms like TikTok that rewards high comments, highly shareable content. - Read the full breakdown

  11. The Celebrity Impersonators Making 💰 On Cameo Paying more for a lookalike than a real celebrity? Hmm…Is Cameo creating a secondary market when the celebs are too busy or think they are too big for the platform and fans, most likely. - Read the full story

  12. Are Micro Behaviours Secret To Personal Growth ⁉️How about we scrap what we should be doing and use if/then intentions to guide us to personal growth. - Read the full article I also recommend reading Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg or watching this explainer on YouTube

  13. BNPL Are Credit Cards 2.0 💳 Buy now pay later is a huge industry, growing massively YoY, I have been critical on many occasions on must reads, this week another article showing a quarter of all younger audiences cannot afford rent and bills due to BNPL, these companies need to clearer in the position of BNPL and its approach to credit! - Read the full story 

  14. Know About PDK? 🤔 Scientists have found a way to create fully recyclable bottles, but is the world ready for this innovation? I hope so! - Read the full story  

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Quote Of The Week:

“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Thanks for reading again this week Must Readers, have a great weekend!

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