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Even fairly proficient speakers of foreign languages have accents. Why? https://econ.st/3lSof4h

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As you get to know your people better, you will be better able to train and direct them. Most importantly, you will be able to assess their core values and abilities more accurately and make sure they complement yours. Don't rest with your initial evaluation, however. Always ask yourself if you would have hired them for that job knowing what you know now. If not, get them out of the job.

Since I gave my TED Talk in which I described the Dot Collector and told people I was planning to pass it along 7 years ago, many of you have been asking when it will be available. Earlier this year, I made available a free version of the Dot Collector on Zoom Apps. Use Dot Collector in your next Zoom Meeting: https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/BHslhkqwQlu8u62CmmS-3g

Covid-19 has fast-tracked innovation in factories The new distancing between human and machine

Great read! Many people are struggling to stay productive with, what is now, our new normal. This is a great article.

Working from Home? Ten Tips for Staying Productive Millions of workers, including government employees, will experience remote work for the first time. There are strategies you can adopt to stay on task when away from the office and co-workers.

The importance of planning ahead! What a great article with so many lessons to learn!

We're Always Behind on Coronavirus. We Need to Start Planning Ahead to Beat It. We need to start anticipating the difficult questions about resources and infrastructure to defeat coronavirus in the months ahead.