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Sunday, February 23, 2014

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week...

​Four Skills That Will Turn You Into a Spreadsheet Ninja

lifehacker.com: Spreadsheets are one of the most mystifying pieces of software you'll encounter in your adult life. As scary as they can be, though, you can do an awful lot with just four simple skills.
For the purposes of this article, we'll be focusing on Microsoft Excel, since this is the most widely used spreadsheet software. However, nearly all of these skills and features are useful in LibreOffice and Google Drive. We'll make notes when necessary to highlight the differences between the suites.


Flipped classrooms in college: Lectures online and problem sets in the classroom.

www.slate.com: If you are in college, I don’t mean to alarm you—but you are probably being experimented on. Stop checking for both of your kidneys; it’s not that kind of experiment. But chances are, one or more of you courses is currently being administered upside down, or “flipped.” Everything is backward: The lecture is assigned as homework! The “homework” is completed in class! The sun revolves around the Earth, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.


Costume Design for Disney's Aladdin on Broadway!

Tyranny of Style: Gregg Barnes is a Tony Award winning costume designer, best known for incredible Broadway designs that range from Legally Blonde to Follies, and Kinky Boots. He has been working on his latest show, Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, throughout its evolution over the last three years. Gregg opens up about his career in costume design and the exciting process of bringing this much beloved cartoon to the stage!


Why You Should Never Put Your Address On Your Resume

Fast Company | Business + Innovation: Of all of the mistakes you could make when putting together your resume, you likely wouldn't consider including your home address as one of them.
But for many recruiters where you live is a potential red flag. The problem: the commute your address suggests.
That’s according to Donna Svei, at Avid Careerist.


Why Do We Keep Creative People Out of Leadership Roles?

The Creativity Post: We admire stories of creative leaders. We like to hear tales of CEOs and political leaders bringing about transformation with fresh ideas and innovative thinking. And there is good reason for it. Studies reveal that more creative people are better able to lead positive change in organizations and are better equipped to inspire followers. But while we love reading up on how these leaders turned the tide in their industry or organization, recent research suggests that most creative people aren’t given the opportunity to lead. We love stories of creative people; we just don’t want to be led by them.



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