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Are you an Internet Addict?

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OK.  Time to fess up.  Are you one of the eight?

  • “Internet addiction affects one in eight Americans.”
  • “Studies have shown that addicts (to internet) have 10%-20% surface area brain damage.”
  • “2012 Survey of American Women found that 34% check their smartphone before getting out of bed, 21% wake up in the middle of the night to check Facebook, 27% check Facebook while on the toilet.”
  • “Students who tried to disconnect for 24 hours: It felt like some sort of withdrawal; I most likely have an addiction; I really panicked; Media is my drug.”
    See infographic below for additional statistics and information:

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Wednesday for Women…Wonder ‘Am I a good leader?’

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Here’s a terrific post by Scott Ebling @ Next Level Blog: Am I A Good Leader?  Take the Sheryl Sanberg Test

“Ever wonder if you’re a good leader?  If so, I have a simple three question test that will help you answer the question.  I call it the Sheryl Sandberg test.

OK, I know that some of you are thinking “Is it really fair to compare myself to the COO of Facebook  – the same woman who spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos the week her company did an IPO that took her net worth past $1.6 billion?”  I’ll be the first to acknowledge that there aren’t many of us who can compete with Sandberg’s calendar and bank account.  That said, there’s a lot that leaders of any station can learn from Sandberg.

When Sandberg left Google to join Facebook in 2008, the social networking site had 70 million users and no profit-making business model.  At the end of 2011, Facebook had over 850 million users, revenue of over $3 billion and profits of just over $1 billion.  It’s not too big a stretch to conclude that Sandberg has some leadership skills that might be worth emulating.

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