Why Mentoring is More Critical Than Ever |Management Consulting Connection

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Mentoring programs can significantly impact organizations’ business goals, professional development, and leadership development. Research finds that the top benefits to organizations with formal mentoring programs include higher employee engagement and retention, support for the growth of high-potential employees, the creation of intra-organizational relationships and collaboration, and knowledge management and transfer. What’s more, 75% of executives say mentoring has been critical to their career development.

A survey by ATD Research found that the top three benefits mentees received from participating in mentoring programs are professional development, a better understanding of organizational culture, and the development of new perspectives. The top three benefits mentors received from participating in mentoring programs are the development of new perspectives, the development of leadership skills, and insight into the organization. Another study found that people who served as mentors experienced lower levels of anxiety and described their job as more meaningful than those who did not mentor.

How to Use Google Analytics | business.com

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Google Analytics can be incredibly useful in boosting your business and informing your marketing strategy. Here’s how to use it effectively.

Google Analytics is an incredibly useful tool for businesses of all sizes, but because of its many complicated terms and metrics, it can be difficult to understand. Use this guide to learn what Google Analytics is, to see how to set up a Google Analytics account and to familiarize yourself with some of the most important metrics and terms.

5 Tips for Beginning Bitcoin Investors | The Startup Magazine

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You’ve heard about that teenager or grandmother or your brother-in-law’s co-worker’s cousin who invested a little bit of money in bitcoin and struck it rich and you want part of the action. Investing in a cryptocurrency like bitcoin in 2020 makes a lot of sense. The stock market is saturated with day-traders and new investors and it seems like there isn’t much opportunity to turn a profit, especially a big, quick profit. Bitcoin investing is the new frontier, the Wild West, a place where the playing field is relatively even and anyone can make some money.

If you think you would like to invest in bitcoin, there are a few points you should know before you take the plunge. Armed with this knowledge, some seed money, and a little bit of luck, you can be the next bitcoin success story. To help you as you get going with your investments, here are five tips for beginning bitcoin investors.

CEO Secrets: Older women strike out in lockdown | BBC News

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As part of our CEO Secrets series, which invites entrepreneurs to share their advice, we are focusing on businesses that have launched during lockdown. Each week we will look at a different type of person. This week we speak to female entrepreneurs aged over 50.

“If you feel it, just do it,” is the advice of Feyi Raimi-Abraham.

“Don’t stop and wait to have all the ducks in a row for your business idea, because it will never happen.”

The south Londoner has started her first commercial venture at the age of 52.

It is called The Black Dementia Company and it stems from personal experience.

Cities and Startups Are Poised for a ‘Great Reboot’ | Inc.com

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When the world’s economies recover from the pandemic downturn, the forces driving the rebound will be distinctly different than those that spurred business growth in the pre-pandemic era.

So argues Arnobio Morelix, Inc.’s chief data scientist, in his forthcoming book Great Reboot. Morelix is also the chief innovation officer of San Fransisco-based Startup Genome, a policy advisory group that works with governments around the world to help expand their economies through entrepreneurship. The goal of his new book is to show business owners how to make the most of the opportunities ahead.

Morelix sat down with Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk to talk about ways that entrepreneurs can prepare now for a promising future.

PearPop lets TikTok celebrities monetize by sharing shout-outs and screen time with fans | TechCrunch

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PearPop a new Los Angeles-based company, is on its way to racking up nearly 25,000 users in less than a month, and has already landed seed funding from the firm Rocket One Capital.

The company’s premise is simple. Allow fans to bid for shared screen time with their favorite TikTok celebrities, and it’s one that has attracted the attention of a few of the platform’s stars with several million followers.

The company was able to hook 3,000 users with one post from Anna Shumate, a TikTok star with 6.5 million followers who goes by the handle of “annabananaxdddd,” according to the company’s founder, Cole Mason.

12 Best Wireless Earbuds WIRED Has Tried (2020) | WIRED

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WIREFREE (TRUE WIRELESS) earbuds are one of those ideas that sounds like a dream: Pop a tiny little headphone into each ear and listen to music or take calls untethered from everything.

Until recently, the reality was quite different. Most of the first wirefree buds were gigantic, dead after a few hours, and had a bunch of other problems. Luckily, times have changed. There are a host of new models that sound fabulous and work (almost) perfectly. After testing dozens of them for the past three years, here are our favorite wirefree earbuds right now, in a wide range of styles and prices.

If you don’t find what you’re looking for, our favorite cheap headphones and best workout earbuds guides may help.

5 Myths About Starting an Ecommerce Business | Getentrepreneurial.com

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Every year, ecommerce sales soar. With brick and mortar stores experiencing more and more closures, now is a better time than ever making your move to the ecommerce world. However, when you’re just starting out, knowing what steps to take can be confusing. There’s plenty of information out there and with so many resources to turn to, navigating the basics can make your efforts even more difficult. There are several myths associated with ecommerce, and understanding how to maneuver them can help you avoid catastrophic decisions. Here’s what you need to know:

New green technology could harvest body heat as energy | Inhabitat

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Scientists have created thermocells, energy-efficient devices, that can harvest excess heat and convert it into renewable energy. They hope to create portable batteries that could be applied to many types of surfaces to harvest excess heat — including clothing to utilize heat from the human body as energy.

The group of 11 scientists who worked on this project published their study in the journal Renewable Energy. They are affiliated with The National University of Science and Technology in Moscow.

Thermoelectricity is the type of electricity that is generated by temperature differences, called temperature gradients. These are found everywhere, including around the human body. While this is an area of green energy with untapped potential, previously developed thermocells have a low output power.

Artificial Muscles Gives Haptic Feedback Glove | CoolBusinessIdeas.com

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Connected gloves that transmit haptic feedback to the user, be it from objects in distant locations or virtual reality environments, could certainly open up some interesting possibilities. Scientists in Australia working in this field have demonstrated a new device they say offers a more realistic experience than previous solutions, by making use of soft artificial muscles that more closely resemble our sense of touch.

The device was developed by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and is similar to others we have looked at in the space, in that the haptic sensations felt by one user are relayed to another, no matter the distance between them. In a general sense, these make uses of sensors that record the forces felt by the human hand, and then wirelessly recreate them for remote users.