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How do some startups go from zero to billions in mere months? How did Alexander the Great, YouTube tycoon Michelle Phan, and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon climb to the top in less time than it takes most of us to get a promotion? What do high-growth businesses, world-class heart surgeons, and underdog marketers do in common to beat the norm? One way or another, they do it like computer hackers. They employ what psychologists call "lateral thinking: rethinking convention and breaking "rules" that aren't rules.

The best groups are more than the sum of their parts - but why does teamwork so often fail to fulfill this promise? Award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow takes us on an extraordinary tour of the hidden science of team dynamics, revealing the counterintuitive reasons that some groups break out while far too many break down. Examining history-making groups like the Wu Tang Clan and the Russian national hockey side alongside teams whose failures have had lasting impact, Snow reveals the answers, and what the rest of us can learn from the rare teams that do the impossible together. 

In The Storytelling Edge, the strategy minds behind Contently, the world renowned content marketing technology company, reveal their secrets that have helped award-winning brands to build relationships with millions of advocates and customers. Join as they dive into the neuroscience of storytelling, the elements of powerful stories, and methodologies to grow businesses through engaging and accountable content.

An irreverent call-in advice show for artists, makers, and entrepreneurs. Every Tuesday, Allen Gannett and Shane Snow, who are known for some of the most popular books on creativity and human behavior, answer your questions about the art and science of achieving your creative potential. Ask your questions at http://CreativeHotlineShow.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4  For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%...

Intelligenter arbeiten und mehr erreichen. Smartcuts sind unkonventionelle Verhaltensmuster, mit denen Menschen und Unternehmen in unwahrscheinlich kurzer Zeit unglaubliche Dinge zuwege gebracht haben. Der New-Yorker Journalist Shane Snow nimmt zahlreiche Beispiele unter die Lupe und stellt neue Prinzipien vor, die erklären, wie es möglich ist, dass so viele der erfolgreichsten Menschen und Unternehmen der Welt mit so wenig so viel erreichen konnten. Warum ziehen manche Unternehmen in wenigen Monaten Millionen Kunden an, während andere floppen?

Welcome to the fourth volume of our best-selling horror anthology, featuring tales of terror and dark, slithering things to chill the marrow and keep even the most resolute of horror fans awake in the small hours of the night. This is the time when the inherently evil and deliciously malevolent come out to explore our earthly realm. Another superlative gathering of the dark and disturbing from some of the best independent authors writing today.