Dated: 3rd Nov 2014Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda smiles during a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. The ank surprised gloal financial markets on !riday y e"panding its huge stimulus spending# in an admission that economic growth and inflation have not picked up as much as e"pected after a sales ta" hike in $pril.%&eutersReclaim your free time There are 168 hours in a week. That should be enough time to succeed at work, at home and at everything else that makes up a fulfilling life. Yet we always feel stretched too thin. ollow these steps to reclaim your time! "on#t fall for time sucks. These are trivial activities that you keep doing because they#re comfortable. $imit yourself to a few hours of T% or gaming a week, to &' minutes a day on acebook or to (ust one sports team. )lock off free time in chunks. *n hour of play with your kids feels like more time than four distracted 1+,minute interactions in between other stuff. -et aside real time for greater en(oyment, rela.ation and mindfulness. $imit your technology use. -et limits such as /no screen hours,# letting everyone at work know the one time you#ll check email each night, and banning devices from the dinner table. (Adapted from Relax, You Have 168 Hours This Week, by !ott "ehso#$ Keep your next negotiation on track 0e waste too much time and emotion during negotiations. 0e argue about items that don#t really matter and let our feelings override our logic. 1f you want to move a negotiation forward and advanceto where you want to be! 2nderstand the common goal. You both should articulate your goals and interests in writing and share them to ensure clarity and alignment. )e transparent and e.plain the why of your points. 1t#s surprising how seldom people e.plain why they#re fighting for something. The other side likely doesn#t know why you#re asking for a term or condition. 1f something is going to affect you personally, think about disclosing it 3 the other party may understand. 4alculate what#s actually important. igure out how material each point is. Then determine what#s really worth fighting for in the bigger picture 3 and what you might be able to use as leverage. (Adapted from %eep Time a#d &motio# 'rom %illi#( a )e(otiatio#, by A#tho#y %* T+a#$ Improve your ability to tell persuasive stories 1f you want to convince someone to support your pro(ect, or e.plain to an employee how he might improve, or inspire a team that#s struggling, you need to be able to tell a persuasive, compelling story. -tart by asking yourself! 0ho is my audience and what is the message 1 want to share5 6e.t, look to your own life e.periences for any anecdotes that highlight struggle, failure or success that might resonate with listeners 3 but don#t try to make yourself the star. The ultimate focus should be on people you know, lessons you#ve learned or events you#ve witnessed. You could even make the audience play a role 3 they#ll be more engaged and willing to buy in to your message. 7eep it simple and straightforward, with (ust a few key details. *nd don#t forget to practice. (Adapted from Ho, to Tell a -reat tory, by .aroly# /0Hara$ Give credit fairly 8eople want their contributions to be acknowledged. )ut fairly assigning credit is difficult in collaborative environments where several people come up with new ideas together. 1f you want to eliminate resentment over recognition, you need to give credit the right way. Tie individual recognition to the overall success of the group. This reduces tension over who did what and reinforces teamwork. Recognise results instead of activities. *lign your reward systems with the outcomes you want, not metrics like length of service or attendance that may not have a direct bearing on those outcomes. *nd embrace risk,taking by recognising team efforts even if something fails. This will encourage people to learn and improve. (Adapted from A 'airer Way of -ivi#( .redit Where 1t0s 2ue, by 3oe 4!.a##o# a#d a!hi# H* 3ai#$ Use tweets -ocial ads let companies reach target customers with impressive efficiency 3 and they#re cheaper than any other paid ad channel. You (ust have to know how to use them effectively. 9ere are some tips to get started! 2se free social media to beta,test paid ads. Your company is likely already tweeting and posting to acebook and $inked1n. Track which messages are working, and use the high performers for native social ads. Take advantage of targeting features. $inked1n lets you target regions, industries and (ob titles. Twitter lets you drill down based on demographics. *nd acebook lets you send sponsored posts to a long list of interest groups. Rotate ads fre:uently. ;ngagement plummets if you hammer users with the same message. )ut youcan reuse social ads by targeting them to multiple demographics. (Adapted from Whe# (a#d Why$ to 5ay for T,eets, by Rya# Holmes$ 5ublished i# 2a,#, &!o#omi! 6 "usi#ess, )ovember 7rd, 891:Dated: 10 th Nov 2014$ customer looks at clothes on display at a store of a ma'or second(hand clothing importer in Budapest )ovemer *. The gloal financial crisis hit hard in central and eastern +urope# ut one usiness that has thrived is second(hand clothing stores. ,econd(hand clothing retailers in Hungary# -oland# Bulgaria and .roatia have grown rapidly and are investing millions of euros to e"pand their usinesses.%&eutersGive everyone a say eorge, 1#m sorry to interrupt you, but 1 want to make sure we have time to hear from everyone.? >ive the podium to different participants. 4reate airtime for :uiet team members by giving them a specific slot on the agenda. *sk different people direct :uestions. =*re we missing something5? =9ave we thought this through from all possible angles5? 4old call on people who don#t speak up. @*dapted from -ave Your 6e.t -taff et their email addresses so you can deepen the relationship further with truly useful updates, offers and calls to action. @*dapted from four