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		<title>There Is No Future In The Status Quo</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/11/01/there-is-no-future-in-the-status-quo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="203" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-300x203.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-300x203.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-768x521.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-1030x698.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-760x515.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-518x351.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-82x56.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-600x407.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>There is no future in the status quo . . . Just ask Sears, Blockbuster, Novatel, Blackberry, Nokia, and the list goes on and on! There is no future in doing things the way we have always done them! Status quo always ends in irrelevance and obsolescence! As business leaders we need to continuously challenge [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/11/01/there-is-no-future-in-the-status-quo/">There Is No Future In The Status Quo</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="203" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-300x203.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-300x203.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-768x521.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-1030x698.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-760x515.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-518x351.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-82x56.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/status-quo-600x407.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>There is no future in the status quo . . . Just ask Sears, Blockbuster, Novatel, Blackberry, Nokia, and the list goes on and on! There is no future in doing things the way we have always done them! Status quo always ends in irrelevance and obsolescence! As business leaders we need to continuously challenge [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>How to Plug the Gaps and Stop Bleeding Money!</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/03/08/how-to-plug-the-gaps-and-stop-bleeding-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-760x506.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Most organizations are bleeding away profit through holes they don&#8217;t even know they have! That’s right! If you are not periodically and systematically looking for inefficiencies, gaps, old processes, or broken systems, chances are, your business is bleeding profitability. These holes that are bleeding profits from your organization are generally not a result of a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/03/08/how-to-plug-the-gaps-and-stop-bleeding-money/">How to Plug the Gaps and Stop Bleeding Money!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-760x506.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/profit.jpg 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Most organizations are bleeding away profit through holes they don&#8217;t even know they have! That’s right! If you are not periodically and systematically looking for inefficiencies, gaps, old processes, or broken systems, chances are, your business is bleeding profitability. These holes that are bleeding profits from your organization are generally not a result of a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/03/08/how-to-plug-the-gaps-and-stop-bleeding-money/">How to Plug the Gaps and Stop Bleeding Money!</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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		<title>70% of Today&#8217;s Occupations Will Be Obsolete in 80 Years</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2017/07/26/70-of-todays-occupations-will-be-obsolete-in-80-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 03:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="204" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-300x204.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-300x204.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-768x521.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-1030x699.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-760x516.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-518x352.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-82x56.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-600x407.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Did you know that 70% of occupations in today&#8217;s marketplace will be automated or obsolete by the end of this century! This is a stunning prediction that is hard to believe but it is happening before our eyes. For those of you who find this hard to comprehend, this sort of job displacement has happened [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2017/07/26/70-of-todays-occupations-will-be-obsolete-in-80-years/">70% of Today&#8217;s Occupations Will Be Obsolete in 80 Years</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="204" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-300x204.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-300x204.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-768x521.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-1030x699.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-760x516.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-518x352.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-82x56.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete-600x407.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/obsolete.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Did you know that 70% of occupations in today&#8217;s marketplace will be automated or obsolete by the end of this century! This is a stunning prediction that is hard to believe but it is happening before our eyes. For those of you who find this hard to comprehend, this sort of job displacement has happened [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2017/07/26/70-of-todays-occupations-will-be-obsolete-in-80-years/">70% of Today&#8217;s Occupations Will Be Obsolete in 80 Years</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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		<title>How To Reduce Your Workload And Get More Done</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2015/12/10/how-to-reduce-your-workload-and-get-more-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tools and Tips]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="181" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-300x181.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-300x181.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-1030x622.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-1500x906.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-705x426.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-450x272.jpg 450w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;Automation is to your time what compounding interest is to your money.&#8221; Rory Vaden &#160; How would you like to significantly increase the time that you have available in any given day? I think most of us would jump at an offer like this. Think of all the things that you wish you could fit [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2015/12/10/how-to-reduce-your-workload-and-get-more-done/">How To Reduce Your Workload And Get More Done</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="181" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-300x181.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-300x181.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-1030x622.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-1500x906.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-705x426.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/workload-450x272.jpg 450w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>&#8220;Automation is to your time what compounding interest is to your money.&#8221; Rory Vaden &#160; How would you like to significantly increase the time that you have available in any given day? I think most of us would jump at an offer like this. Think of all the things that you wish you could fit [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2015/12/10/how-to-reduce-your-workload-and-get-more-done/">How To Reduce Your Workload And Get More Done</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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