Hubspot came up on top of a survey of thousands regarding their overall happiness at work. Notorious tactics like letting employees choose their own amount of time off, makes for good PR, but it's hard to dispute when mood and productivity track upwards year after year.

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While we're told to always keep our head up, and look ahead, sometimes turning our gaze in different directions produces valuable new discovery.

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While we'll stick to our guns regarding the value of gut instinct, discussed earlier this week, we're going to make a case that problem solving also involves diligently gathering intel to ensure that the decision made - gut-based or not - is done so with as much knowledge as possible.

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Calgary's Rumble Boxing Studio is expanding to Vancouver, with ambitions of being a national brand and leader in that fitness niche. But they're going about it more with community than counter-punching.

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Design thinking is not exclusive domain of innovation and technology. Anyone can design think their way into solving human problems in new ways. A local Calgary cleaning company (:AM Cleaning) does this by treating clients' homes as their own.

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Critical thinking is both analysis and judgement, but the latter component is under-explained. We assume, after strong analysis, that our choice will be obvious, but it's not. Our assessment skills must then kick in.

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As March begins, and our hopes of winter's end become more realistic, we begin to think of beginning. Entrepreneurs don't leave ideas stranded in imagination. They begin exploring the how. They start.

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Today we talk about the lost, and rapidly declining, art of communication. And with this extra day on the calendar, we encourage you to take a little extra time to communicate with someone in a meaningful way.

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Collabs are all the rage in social media, compelling individuals and brands into an online race to see how many matches can be made, and how many "likes" can result. But "likes" aren't necessarily good for the brand if the match is mismatched, or if there is no significant improvement that results from the match.. Synergies are therefore a desirable trait of working together.

Music: "Let's Work Together"

Artist: Canned Heat

undoing plays music under license by SOCAN

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We pack a flashlight whenever we go camping help us see in the dark. We should keep a mental flashlight with us as entrepreneurs, to help us see things that competitors (and customers) may miss.

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