{"id":5355,"date":"2015-12-30T05:32:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T11:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=5355"},"modified":"2023-05-10T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T17:55:56","slug":"top-5-posts-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/top-5-posts-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Posts of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5355\" class=\"elementor elementor-5355\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96441a6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96441a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/the-resume-story\/\">The Resume Story<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/simon-sinek-meets-mr-maslow\/\">Simon Sinek Meets Mr. Maslow<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/your-pursuit-of-grit\/\">Your Pursuit of Grit<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/tell-me-why-i-dont-like-mondays\/\">Tell Me Why I Don\u2019t Like Mondays<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/5-blinding-bias-barriers-effective-decision-making\/\"><strong>Five Blinding Bias Barriers to Effective Decision Making<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nFurther sharing is always appreciated. \u00a0Both by me and ideally by your connections.\r\n\r\nAs I share this list of the Top 5 Posts, allow me to\u00a0also share the virtues of\u00a0a simple, but powerfully proven-to-be effective three-letter word; <strong><em>new<\/em><\/strong>.\r\n<h3>What&#8217;s &#8220;New&#8221;?<\/h3>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5360\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/new.png\" alt=\"New\" width=\"102\" height=\"60\" title=\"\">We all like to pursue things that are &#8220;<strong><em>new&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>. In fact, <strong><em>new<\/em> <\/strong>is\u00a0what\u00a0advertising copywriters&#8217; call a\u00a0<strong><em>power word<\/em><\/strong>. You&#8217;ll notice how frequently it appears in advertising headlines, email subject lines, radio\/TV ads and more.\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5370 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/NBC_logo-150x145.png\" alt=\"NBC\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/NBC_logo-150x145.png 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/NBC_logo.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>There are times when our not-so-new stuff is still really good and warrants promoting and\/or sharing. \u00a0Here&#8217;s my favorite case study. \u00a0The major TV networks nearly never\u00a0run original, prime-time programming during the summer months. \u00a0Hence the term; <em>Summer Reruns<\/em>. \u00a0Years ago, NBC came up with a brilliant slogan to promote watching their summer prime time line-up.\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you haven&#8217;t seen it before, it&#8217;s NEW\u00a0to you.<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">NBC\u00a0thereby changed the perception of their programming from dated\u00a0<strong><em>re-runs<\/em><\/strong> to personally\u00a0<strong><em>new<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As you review\u00a0the <em>Top Five Posts <\/em>list above, and ask yourself: \u00a0<em>Is there some <strong>new<\/strong> breakthrough idea there for me?<\/em> \u00a0Or if you have seen it before; \u00a0<em>Is there something I missed?<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We all pursue\u00a0things <strong><em>new<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>popular<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0And we hate the idea of <em>missing out<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In either case, I encourage your enjoyment and your enlightenment! \u00a0As you review the Top 5 Posts list above, you will know that\u00a0they <em>are<\/em> the most <strong><em>popular<\/em> <\/strong>of the year. 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