Kate Spatafora

4 weeks ago | providers-administrators.com | Kate Spatafora

LAS VEGAS – Show organizers announced pre-registration badge pick-up will be available from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Get your show badge early and avoid the crowd on Monday!Start your networking and relax after your flight with a cocktail courtesy of Warranty Solutions, this year’s Welcome Reception Sponsor. The registration area is located in the Agent Summit conference hallway.

4 weeks ago | agent-entrepreneur.com | Kate Spatafora

An ability to focus and work deeply for an extended period is the holy grail for productivity nerds like me, reports Forbes. It's a gauntlet Cal Newport threw down for us in his enjoyable book, Deep Work. He defines deep work as: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit.

4 weeks ago | agent-entrepreneur.com | Kate Spatafora

Prisoners up for parole have the highest likelihood of being released based on one surprising factor, reports Entrepreneur. It has nothing to do with the potential parolee’s ethnicity, behavior, length of sentence or severity of crime. It has nothing to do with the prisoner at all and everything to do with the time of day they appear before the board.

4 weeks ago | agent-entrepreneur.com | Kate Spatafora

Many companies talk about it. But seeing the profitability in adapting a new type of management style, operations, recruiting and training, and setting goals that coordinate with a positive work culture isn’t always clear, reports Forbes. Unless you are Chris Barbin, the Global` Culture Officer of Appirio, a Wipro IT company that partners with companies like Salesforce and Google.

4 weeks ago | agent-entrepreneur.com | Kate Spatafora

Internet marketing is not conducted from inside a vacuum, much like anything else in life and business. Optimization for conversion becomes a focal point that distracts companies from understanding their clients, reports Forbes. Rather than nurture the user experience, they neglect to get to know their customers. Engagement runs deeper than you know, and getting to know customer hows and whys helps you create a better product, set of services and user experience.