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• Make quick, effective decisions

  High-stakes business situations demand that leaders think quickly while making good decisions. Managing this balancing act requires a concept known as "reflective urgency," and there are strategies that can help you develop this skill

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• Creating Actionable Goals

  Developing a list of achievable goals requires a bit of work. The best way to make sure they happen is to write them down, keeping them specific, realistic, and measurable.  Still sound like too much work? This seven step process can help.

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• Productivity Secrets

  Eliminate opportunities to become distracted.  Don’t let email get in your way.  Stay passionate about your hobbies.  Business leaders shared these and other tips for improving their productivity with Inc.com
  

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• Using Data

  Data allows salespeople and marketers to identify leads, segment their audience, create targeted communications, and successfully guide customers through the sales funnel. Whether you're just beginning to use data or you're looking to refine your data collection efforts, make sure you’re collecting the right information.

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• No. 61

  Minnesota ranked sixth on WalletHub's list of the 10 Best States for Jobs. The consumer financial website examined 24 metrics, such as job-market strength, economic vitality, and opportunity.

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• Getting Paid

  There are a number of free- and low-cost services to help small businesses invoice promptly and get paid on time.  These services allow you to schedule and send professional invoices, and offer various options in terms of payment methods, helping you get paid quickly and maintain that steady cash flow you need.
  

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• Tapped out?

  Area manufacturers are optimistic about their futures, with a caveat: they need to find more effective ways to attract quality people in this seller’s market of low unemployment.
   
  By Mary MacDonell Belisle
   
  Following are the sources used in this story which appeared in the September 2017 issue of Business Central Magazine.
   
  1. Rob Autry, “Boundless Optimism, Minnesota’s manufacturers forecast record growth and profitability,” The State of Manufacturing – Executive Summary, Enterprise Minnesota Magazine, 2017. < http://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/assets/enterprise_minnesota_magazine/Summer_2017_-_State_of_Manufacturing_2017_-_Boundless_Optimism_-_Opt.pdf >
   
  2. “Welcome to the State of Manufacturing ­– 2017 Survey of Minnesota Manufacturing Executives,” slide presentation, Enterprise Minnesota, 2017. < http://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/assets/documents/2017_State_of_Manufacturing_Survey_Results_Slide_Deck_%28FINAL%29.pdf  >
   
  3. “Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.7 Percent in May,” Department of Employment and Economic Development press release, 2017. https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/press-releases/?id=1045-299604
   
  4. Department of Employment and Economic Development. <  https://mn.gov/deed/data/data-tools/job-vacancy >
   
  5. Department of Employment and Economic Development. <  https://mn.gov/deed/data/data-tools/job-vacancy/

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• Monarch Butterflies

  The number of monarch butterflies has been declining for the past several years, but they still migrate to Mexico by the millions where they roost in the trees during the winter.
  

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