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March 15, 2022

The science-based secret to being more productive at work

Have you ever sat in a 9 a.m. meeting with your team and wondered why one person is jacked up on coffee and firing off ideas, and another person looks like they just woke up from a 100-year sleep?

You might think, “Well, the first person is just more productive. They’re good at their job, whereas Steve is a useless lump. Duh.” 

But actually, it’s not that simple. These two people probably have different chronotypes – meaning they’re inclined to sleep, work, and recover at different times. 

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
7 mins
For students
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March 15, 2022

3 proven ways to get customers to share your product

Here’s a simple fact about human nature: The better something makes someone look, the more likely they are to share it.

You probably noticed this on your Instagram feed at the end of last year, when a metric ton of your friends shared their Spotify Wrapped playlist.

What makes sharing the Spotify Wrapped playlist so irresistible? 

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
10 mins
For students
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March 15, 2022

7 steps to writing a powerful sales pitch

In life, great stories can have a profound impact. Hence why you (we) wept like a baby at the end of Titanic.

But great stories don’t just belong on the big screen. Their power belongs in the business world too. The key to a sales pitch that wins clients, gets business, and drives results? You guessed it. Storytelling. 

In this post, we’re going to walk you through positioning master April Dunford’s sales story framework. This is the narrative that helps you easily communicate the unique value of your product to customers.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
8 mins
For students
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January 27, 2022

Your step-by-step guide to a winning product strategy

Former Netflix VP of Product Gibson Biddle explains how to build a product that delights, makes money, and beats the competition.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For students
Product
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October 27, 2023

Think like the company disrupting you

At a recent offsite, our CEO Greg posed this question: “When Section is disrupted, what will our competitor do to make us seem obsolete”? Check out our framework for getting ahead of your future competition.

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Greg Shove
Taylor Malmsheimer, Head of Strategy
5 mins
For students
Strategy
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September 6, 2023

7 ways AI will completely change the way you work

AI will change the way you work, from how you write copy to how you make business-critical decisions. Here are 7 strategic implications every leader needs to be aware of as we enter the age of AI.

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Greg Shove
Greg Shove, CEO
7 mins
For students
AI strategy
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November 8, 2024

Why most organizations aren’t ready to deploy AI

In September, we re-ran our AI Proficiency Survey to over 5,000 knowledge workers across the US, UK, and Canada. Our biggest takeaway: The knowledge workforce is vastly unprepared for an AI-augmented future.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For companies
AI
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October 29, 2024

How the Royal Family’s AI-powered mental health agent overcame privacy concerns

Most orgs feel unready for the challenges that Gen AI brings to risk management. Yet many AI applications will have to navigate the line between user value and user privacy. So we sat down with specialist, Brian Kolodny, to understand how he traversed matters of privacy when building a mental health bot for the Royal Family’s foundation.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For companies
AI

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