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"The power and peril of praise: Fostering true confidence and growth"

Recently Red Zone's Mike Barefoot was invited to speak to the NC State Poole College of Management MBA Students. Mike always enjoys giving back to N.C. State while sharing advice, knowledge and years of experience with new MBAs. On behalf of Mike Barefoot, thanks to those who made this possible and for the awesome gifts and gift cards.

We will be closed on 6/19/2024 to commemorate Juneteenth Freedom Day.

Growth by the dozen: Book recommendations for personal, professional growth

Thank you to all of our followers and LinkedIn family. We have have reached another milestone with 7000+ followers!!

"How new grads can land a job after college, even as employers cut back on Class of 2024 hires"

"Why do we not look forward to feedback even if we think we did well? Why do we brace ourselves for it? It is because of our inbred negativity bias. We fear for the worst."

To upgrade or not? "After over a year of rumors, there are now 30 changes and improvements expected to be offered by the iPhone 16 Pro models later this year."

"Environmental commitments from major companies have tended to focus on major operational efficiency targets, such as Google’s carbon-free data centers, and from the supply chain to the consumer end market, such as Apple’s carbon-neutral smartwatch. There are some companies all-in, as a brand, in fighting climate change, such as Patagonia. And at the C-suite level, it’s already a norm on the compensation side of the equation, with executive bonuses at companies, such as Apple, tied to ESG performance metrics."

"Imagine this: You wake up one morning and your smartphone alerts you that it has detected signs of diabetes in your voice. You’re at risk of a heart attack, it says, based on an eye scan it took while you were sleeping. It has already scheduled an appointment with your doctor and ordered the medication you need."