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By Michael Hartley CFP®

Michael Hartley CFP®
Entrepreneurship
How to Prepare Your Company for a Pandemic-Affected World
Inc Magazine - Rebekah Iliff
Over the past month of COVID-19 lockdowns and closures, millions of jobs have been lost and millions of lives have been put on hold. While we don't know what the future looks like for all these employees,
21 hours ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
How to Elevate Your Presence in a Virtual Meeting
Harvard Business Review - Joel Schwartzberg
Communication tactics that work well among colleagues in a conference room may not translate seamlessly to a virtual meeting. Elevating both your point and your presence in a Zoom, Skype, or similar virtual
23 hours ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
Dyson’s 44 experiments will teach your kids engineering, and they’re free
Fast Company - Mark Wilson
If you, like me, are a parent with a student stuck at home, chances are that everyone you know has sent all sorts of well-meaning but objectively terrible educational projects to keep your kids occupied.
1 day ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Apps
Microsoft Teams: How to master remote work beyond the basics | ZDNet
ZDNet - Ed Bott
Want to make yourself more productive with Microsoft Teams? Use these eight tips to master command-line and keyboard shortcuts, connect to external …
2 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
3 Tips From Psychology On How To Stay Calm During The Peak Of The Outbreak
Forbes - Mark Travers
In a recent press conference, President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks.” According to some estimates, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 could surpass 100,000. Aside
2 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Entrepreneurship
Working From Home Shouldn't Mean Working 24/7. Here's Why
Inc Magazine - Carrie McKeegan
In the transition to working from an office to working from home, there are many complexities: logistics, habits, systems, communication, to name a few. But the most pervasive problem is the (mistaken)
3 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Productivity
Want a High Performing Work Team? Use this One Page Template.
Inc Magazine - Soren Kaplan
The OGSM model (Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures) can help teams get on the same page and moving in the right direction.
4 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Technology
Zoom Meetings Just Got Safer. Here's Why That Also Means It'll Be Harder to Use
Inc Magazine - Jason Aten
Last week, I wrote about how all of us were depending on Zoom to "get it together." Specifically, I was referring to the onslaught of criticism the company received due to inadequate security, lack of
4 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Tech Industry
Bill Gates calls coronavirus pandemic a 'nightmare scenario,' but predicts lower death toll than Trump
CNBC - Michael Wayland
The coronavirus pandemic is a "nightmare scenario," but the death toll due to the disease may not be as high as some, including President Donald …
4 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
News
Making your own face mask? Some fabrics work better than others, study finds
NBC News - By Erika Edwards
What is the best fabric to use to sew your own face covering? Here's how to sew your own face mask at home. Some fabrics were found to work better at filtering small particles than medical grade masks.
5 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Video Conferencing
Why Most Should Avoid An ‘Out Of Control’ Zoom Right Now
Forbes - Patrick Moorhead
Since the novel coronavirus kicked off a rolling wave of workplace and school shutdowns last month, more and more people have been turning to remote collaboration tools for work, education, and keeping
5 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Sewing
How to sew a face mask from common household materials
Chicago Tribune - Tracy Ma and Natalie Shutler
Guidance on whether to wear a face mask has been evolving. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently advises against healthy people wearing masks but is reviewing its guidance, particularly
6 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Long-form Journalism
FBI warns video calls are getting hijacked. It's called 'Zoombombing'
CNN - By Dakin Andone, CNN
(CNN) — As video conference app Zoom surges in popularity due to increased usage amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials are now warning of a new potential privacy and security concern called
6 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
How-To's
Microsoft's Latest Windows PowerToys Are Awesome
Lifehacker - David Murphy
The ever-busy developers at Microsoft have been gradually releasing fun new utilities for Windows users to mess with. These PowerToys tend to add a …
6 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Culture
If You’re Going to Wear a Mask, Make It One of These
VOGUE.COM - By Emily Farra
A biodegradable silk mask by New York label KesPhoto: Courtesy of Kes When it comes to the United States’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, a common refrain among colleagues and friends is that we
6 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Apps
The best alternatives to Zoom for videoconferencing
The Verge - Barbara Krasnoff
The Zoom videoconferencing app has become a highly popular means of keeping in touch for a world increasingly in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, both for personal and professional meetings.
April 1
Michael Hartley CFP®
Mobile Technology
Trolls exploit Zoom privacy settings as app gains popularity
The Guardian - Alex Hern Technology editor
Working and socialising from home has brought new risks to everyday life, as webcam meetings and chatroom cocktail hours contend with privacy invasions, phishing attacks and “zoombombings” – uninvited
March 27
Michael Hartley CFP®
How-To's
13 Zoom video chat tips, tricks and hidden features
CNET - Alison DeNisco Rayome
Learn to change your background, your audio and video settings, and how to share your screen.
March 30
Michael Hartley CFP®
Business
Princeton researchers discover how loners and introverts will save society
Fast Company - Arianne Cohen
Loners are not dysfunctional failures of the herd. They save the herd. They are herd heroes. This is the finding of Princeton researchers who empirically demonstrated that across the animal kingdom, loners—defined
March 27
Michael Hartley CFP®
Productivity
The Best Way to Beat a Bad Mood, According to Psychology: The 3Ms
Inc Magazine - Jessica Stillman
Happiness makes your brain work better, Harvard researcher Shawn Achor once told Inc.com. Everyone, especially hard-pressed business owners, could definitely use our brains to be at their sharpest in midst
March 26
Michael Hartley CFP®
Video Conferencing
The Do's and Don'ts of Video Conferencing Etiquette | Digital Trends
Digital Trends - Anita George
Whether you’re a veteran remote worker or you’ve recently found yourself having to work from home, at some point you’ll probably have to conduct a …
March 26
Michael Hartley CFP®
Mobile Technology
You Can Now Access 1.4 Million Books for Free Thanks to the Internet Archive
VICE - Maddie Bender
Students, teachers, and readers can now access over 1.4 million books for free as part of the National Emergency Library, a project launched on Tuesday by the Internet Archive to aid remote learning efforts.
March 26
Michael Hartley CFP®
Health Care Technology
Harvard researchers: Social distancing during COVID-19 may have to be turned on and off like a spigot | ZDNet
ZDNet - Tiernan Ray
It's unlikely one single, long stretch of "social distancing" is going to solve COVID-19 for the US before a vaccine arrives, say Harvard …
March 25
Michael Hartley CFP®
Entrepreneurship
Helping Teams Focus When They're Suddenly Working Remotely
Inc Magazine - Partners in Leadership
The nature of work is changing - fast! The mandated precautions being put into place due to COVID-19 has left most workforces attempting to adapt to working completely remote. As uncertainty swirls around
March 24
Michael Hartley CFP®
Leadership
How To Combat Rambling Discussion, Distracted Participants And Other Virtual Meeting Landmines
Forbes - Dana Brownlee
While virtual meetings were viewed a nice alternative for most teams just a few weeks ago, they’re now a necessity in our new coronavirus induced remote work environment. For many this means days filled
March 24
Michael Hartley CFP®
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
9 Practices To Help Maintain Mental Health During The Coronavirus Lockdown
Forbes - Alice G. Walton
As many of us are being told to hunker down in our apartments and houses, and limit trips outside and social contact, things are feeling pretty “real” at this point. Aside from the general worry people
March 23
Michael Hartley CFP®
How can we control the coronavirus pandemic? | Adam Kucharski
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March 23
Michael Hartley CFP®
Why COVID-19 is hitting us now -- and how to prepare for the next outbreak | Alanna Shaikh
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March 23
Michael Hartley CFP®
Entrepreneurship
5 TED Talks That Will Help You Manage Anxiety and Build Resilience
Inc Magazine - Betsy Mikel
With lives, businesses, and the entire global economy being upended due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's easy for anxiety and worry to set in. These are stressful times for everyone. If you're looking
March 21