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Response flexibility

April 1, 2016 Matt Hopkins Personal Development

I am trying to improve my response flexibility. I came across this phrase last year and it has really stuck[…]

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The four factors that influence starting salaries in any business

July 15, 2015 Matt Hopkins Business

The forces that affect salaries for existing employees within a business are not exactly the same as those that affect[…]

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Meetings are what you do

July 9, 2015 Matt Hopkins Business

It’s all too easy to bash meetings as a manager. They can eat into your day and make you feel[…]

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Find progress in practice

June 17, 2015 Matt Hopkins Personal Development

We live in an instant gratification world. Many of the millennials that I know expect to have all the same[…]

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Passion is a force-multiplier

July 6, 2014 Matt Hopkins Business

Take two people. One has more skills and ability, but the other has incredible passion for what they do; an[…]

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Perpetuating Incompetence

January 4, 2014 Matt Hopkins Business

Ignorance begets Confidence There’s a cognitive bias known as The Dunning-Kruger Effect that describes how people who are very bad[…]

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Meanwhile – how to use it for action

April 21, 2013 Matt Hopkins Personal Development

“Meanwhile” is a great word for helping you (and others) focus on action. Use it as a reminder that although[…]

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The non-customer

July 3, 2012 Matt Hopkins Business

In marketing, we are all told to clearly identify our ideal customer.   We segment, differentiate and profile the people[…]

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Avoiding the Peter Principle

June 26, 2012 Matt Hopkins Business

In hierarchical business structures, people will be promoted as long as they continue to work competently.  This is the primary[…]

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The Pivot

June 19, 2012 Matt Hopkins Business

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.   – Friedrich[…]

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Matt Hopkins

About Me

My name is Matt Hopkins. I write from the experience of more than twenty years in developing and growing businesses - primarily in the tech and marketing industries.

I try to keep topics related to business, marketing, technology, and gadgets; but you will find a few rants thrown in from time to time.

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