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Top Twenty Anti-Retirement Action-ables to Keep Your Alive & Awake During the Day

Chuck Parker — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 23:52:33 +0000

Forget About Retiring-- and Find a Cause & Live

You may have been thinking & planning to Retire

Not any more but for reasons other than Covid 19

Here is a list of reasons NOT to Retire made 5 years ago

Some of the list may be somewhat remote --but

Most of the list, if acted upon, will keep you alive for 20 more

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Are You Lonely? How bout those you love?

Chuck Parker — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:57:40 +0000

Coronavirus Risks--How to alleviate & Reach out for others

What is driving loneliness in the U.S.?

How can we alleviate loneliness?. What can people do?

Here is an in-depth article on How you and your family can cope

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Expert Leadership Advice for the Time of COVID-19 from Mike Pitcher

Chuck Parker — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:51:20 +0000

The wisdom, insight, and leading edge thinking of Mike Pitcher prevails

Here is Mike with timely and sound counsel on how we look at this Crisis

Mike gives us vision and perspective that we need

The Coronavirus will test collective leadership skills like never before

Listen to great suggestions for leaders during this challenging time

Starting with staying cool and calm.

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A 5-STEP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO HELP YOU SAVE 10 HOURS A WEEK

Chuck Parker — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:08:13 +0000

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SHE Media Founder Skey Sez “Is There a Woman in There?”

Chuck Parker — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:00:06 +0000

Here is what Samantha Skey, Founder of SHE Media, said about Women on Conference Programs & Platforms:

"All of you who are producing conferences and events on a regular basis and have the opportunity to show your values get at it.

… After sitting in so many conferences where I’m like

“Is there even a woman in here never mind a person of color?”…

I’m in the back of the room thinking “Wow this could be better.”

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The Future of Public Transportation, new book by Paul Comfort & 40 CEOs & Futurists”

Chuck Parker — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:44:51 +0000

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Ryan Gerardi interviews Author Paul Comfort about new book.“The Future of Public Transportation”

Chuck Parker — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 22:56:24 +0000

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GOOGLE LAUNCHES VERILY SITE FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTS, SPARKING HEALTH PRIVACY CONCERNS

Chuck Parker — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:02:34 +0000

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Washing your hands to prevent coronavirus is great—but you also have to clean your phone

Chuck Parker — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:11:38 +0000

Your mobile phone may have up to 25,000 bacteria per square inch

Pretty staggering -toilet seat has about 1,200 & doorknob 8,600.

That means your phone is probably the dirtiest object you’ll touch.

COVID-19 coronavirus may stay alive on hard surface for up to 9 days.

Tech-forward option-- you can use an ultraviolet (UV) light to sanitize the screen.

UV light devices, such as PhoneSoap, can shed rays onto a device.

Effectively destroys nucleic acids and breaks apart bacteria DNA.

Some claim this kills 99.99 percent of household germs

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So Your Plans for a Conference Have Been Cancelled — What Now?

Chuck Parker — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:00:22 +0000

What to do when your planned Conference is cancelled:

Here is what Conference Organizers & management are saying---

"We are going to be forced to reinvent, recover, and redefine so many things.

These are somewhat uncharted water in conferencing.

You must always prepare for the unexpected.

Rally amongst each other, and remain optimistic."

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How Do You Highlight the Frustration of Tampon Dispensers? Make Men Pay for Toilet Paper

Chuck Parker — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 23:00:39 +0000

Something Males Probably Never Talk or Know About

Not just because it is International Women’s Day

The mobile-activated tampon dispenser Hooha posted this.

Gets people talking about expanding, modernizing & simplifying access to tampons

This huge coin-operated toilet paper dispenser could be installed in a men’s restroom.

Video in the Link explains the idea and why the creators felt it was necessary

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Ageism: The Biggest Area of Bias

Chuck Parker — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 21:50:28 +0000

Ageism: The Biggest Area of Bias

Why you should listen

Ashton Applewhite would like us to think differently about growing older

She says: "Aging is a natural, lifelong, powerful process that unites us all.
So how come so many of us unthinkingly assume that depression, diapers, and dementia lie ahead?

Because of ageism -- the last socially sanctioned prejudice."

Author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism

Also the voice of the Yo, Is This Ageist? blog.

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How to Change Anyone’s Mind — Don’t Push

Chuck Parker — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:12:46 +0000

From the Book: The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind by Jonah Berger ( Published on March 10 )

How do you do it?

Overall: Remove barriers; Don't Push

Use Four action-ables to win people over:

1) Reduce Reactance (Make People feel in control)

2) Ease Endowment (People stick with what know)

3) Alleviate Uncertainty (Major Move)

4) Find Corroborating Evidence (Follow up with new info)

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Conference Planners Note: 7 Eco-Friendly Transportation Options for Meetings and Events

Chuck Parker — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:51:22 +0000

This posting is for Conference Planners, Executives, and those who realize the cost and focus required to get to a conference and then move about

You are encouraged to include and incorporate this means of transportation at your conference in the posted content for your forthcoming conference.

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20 Ridiculous Phrases You Should Immediately Stop Saying at Work [From Inc.]

Chuck Parker — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:07:10 +0000

Twenty phrases you should stop saying.

Here are 20 rather annoying phrases to consider deleting forever from the crevices of your mind. Ask yourself how often you use them, then try to catch yourself before you blurt one out.

"Think outside the box"

"Grab the low hanging fruit"

"Run it up the flagpole"

"This will only take a minute"

"Hit the ground running"

Get your ducks in a row"

"Back to the drawing board"

"Throw X under the bus"

"Get the ball rolling"

"That's above my pay grade"

"It's our policy"

"Pushing the envelope"

"Let's circle back around"
"Take it to the next level"

"I don't have the bandwidth"

"Burning the candle at both ends"

"It is what it is"

"Lost track of time"

" Plenty of fish in the sea"

"Work smarter, not harder"

Note: This aggregated list is from Inc, Magazine for Attribution.
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Could a “Last Mile Strategy” by UPS & Fed X Stave Off Amazon as Competitor?

Chuck Parker — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:09:19 +0000

NOTE: This is sourced from "Last Thing" Posting in the Jan 20-20 issue of Business Week (Subscribe to get the one page article.

The Situation:
UPS and FedX got through the Holiday delivery challenge with some help from the impatient Amazon & some upgrading of their networks.

Fierce competition from & by the logistics channels and infrastructure for two delivery giants

What Seems to be missing?

Consider the adoption of a Last Mile Delivery Strategy;

Park the noisey, diesel belching,lumbering trucks blocks away

Off-load package on EV Cargo bikes for delivery to segmented nearby blocks.

Note: Electric cargo bike would stored or placed on the rear of the existing trucks.

Then the packages are delivered to the last mile on a bike from the back of the truck.

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Rethinking America’s Highways: A 21st-Century Vision for Better Infrastructure

Chuck Parker — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:52:46 +0000

We spend hours every day sitting in traffic. And the roads they idle on are often rough and potholed, their exits, tunnels, guardrails, and bridges in terrible disrepair.

Listen and take notes from this video interview on C-SPAN from transportation expert Robert Poole who relates that congestion and deterioration are outcomes of the way America provides its highways. The U.S. Highway System or our twentieth-century model overly politicizes highway investment decisions, short-changing maintenance and often investing in projects whose costs exceed their benefits.

Go to this timely and actionable video --- Rethinking America's Highways: A 21st-Century Vision for Better Infrastructure

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Operation Retrain Automotive 2020 — Forthcoming Service, Career, & People Crisis?

Chuck Parker — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 21:21:41 +0000

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Significant Potential Dealer Action-ables from 2019 Auto Reputation Report

Chuck Parker — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:53:46 +0000

Key Findings from the 2019 Auto Reputation Report:

Lexus has the highest average reputation score, along with the most consistent retail dealer body of locations pushing reputation scores above 700.

Lincoln is generating among the most favorable consumer sentiment in the industry.

Consumer review volumes are the greatest for Toyota retail dealers among all automotive brands.

The poorest response rate to consumer reviews in the industry is held by Tesla.

Top Dealer Groups include AutoNation and Hendrick; Ford and Lincoln represent 40% of the Top 100 Dealerships

NOTE: Buyers are using digital sources to conduct research and 60% of automotive-related searches are happening on mobile devices

GET the complete Report for your dealer team.
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Better Yet: Dealers Should be Offering Ride-Hailing Services in Response to How Ride-Hailing could offset the decline in New Vehicle Sales

Chuck Parker — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:24:36 +0000

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Public perception finally agrees: Women are as Competent as Men

Chuck Parker — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 23:54:14 +0000

Here is what the Study revealed:

Public perception has finally caught up---Women are as competent as men — or even more so.

86 percent of those surveyed believed men and women were equally intelligent

9 percent believed women were more intelligent and 5 percent said men were smarter.

Study challenges traditional claims that stereotypes of women and men are fixed or rigid

Further, the Study joins others in finding stereotypes to be flexible to changes in social roles

In 2018, nearly 76 M women participated in the labor force or were nearly half (46.9%) of U. S. workers.

See the original report on the Study,
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to Revolutionize the Auto Industry- A Report that Explores the increasing impact of AI as it is adopted right across the car industry

Chuck Parker — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:37:34 +0000

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How to be a Success at Everything

Chuck Parker — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:01:34 +0000

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Retailing Leader, Walmart, Delivering Groceries with Level 4 Vehicle Plus Driver

Chuck Parker — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:12:50 +0000

Walmart is experimenting with monitored self driving delivery vans

Gatik’s self-driving Ford vans have started shuttling groceries for Walmart

The company received approval from the Arkansas Highway Commission to launch a commercial service with Walmart

Will be delivering customer online grocery orders from Walmart’s main warehouse to neighborhood stores.

Walmart is using this project to capture data that will help to learn how best to integrate autonomous vehicles.

See more details about how Walmart is preparing to add AV's to Delivery model.

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The Eight Core Elements that Every B2B Marketing Plan Must Have.

Chuck Parker — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 20:45:35 +0000

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