Bronya Francis

@littlebritish.co.uk

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šŸ‘©ā€šŸ’» Marketing, Business, Writing || šŸ‘Æā€ā™€ļø Music, Arts, Culture || šŸ” Dogs, Cats, Cooking

An excerpt from Paul Jarvisā€™ book Companh Of One that says how research by Hewlett-Packard found the employees who were interrupted by emails, calls, messaging etc reduced their IQs by more than 10 points (which is twice the impact of smoking marijuana)
Photo of a hand holding up the book ā€˜Company Of Oneā€™ by Paul Jarvis
A photo of a woman taken side-on, sitting on a brown chesterfield with a laptop resting on her lap. A tabby cat is sat between her and the laptop, on her the womanā€™s torso. In the background is a dark wall, a print and a record player.
A long note about the difficulty one finds going to networking events when it is noisy and chaotic. The writer ponders whether we should push through the act of challenging ourselves or to lean more into instances of comfort. She concludes there is no answer.
An AI-produced illustration of a weasel in smart attire, a monocle and pipe, with devil horns. The pipe puffs blood-red smoke and within the cloud of smoke are assorted weasel words such as ā€œpotentially,ā€ ā€œallegedly,ā€ and ā€œbelieve.ā€
A plate of crackers topped with various types of cheese, chutneys and pĆ¢tĆ©
Photo of a dark blue paperback book cover with playful pink bubble title text reading ā€œYouā€™re The Busknessā€. The subtitle (how to build a successful career when you strike alone) and author (Anna Codrea-Rado) are in simpler block text below and above the title respectively. There is a quote in small white text from Laura Jane Williams at the top of the cover.
Simple black and white outline image of an iceberg labelled with text: ā€˜advertising, ā€˜promotionā€™ and public relationsā€™ are at the visible peak. Underwater and invisible are terms like ā€˜sellingā€™, ā€˜market testingā€™, ā€˜innovation and new product developmentā€™, ā€˜identification of marketing opportunitiesā€™, and ā€˜market intelligence researching customer needsā€™
Golden retriever dog and tabby cat curled up, side by side, asleep on a sofa with a cream-coloured, cable knit throw.
Sun rising through the clouds atop London terraced house rooftops. The sky is golden and blue.
A golden retriever dog napping peacefully on a cream cable knit blanket