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How to Succeed in Business without Striking Oil

By Beth Roberts / February 21, 2022 /

Oil exec J. Paul Getty once said the secret to success is to rise early, work late, and strike oil. I guess that worked out pretty well for him since the Guinness Book of Records named him the

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Tales from the Road: Navigating the Complicated World of Consulting

By Shawn "Man On Fire" Nason / January 14, 2021 /

MOFI’s experience SWAT team is always looking for its next challenge and never shies away from even the biggest, hairiest problems that get presented by our partners. In fact, we pride ourselves on making epic sh*t happen faster than most people can imagine. To stay at the top of our game, we regularly ask our…

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Act Fast, Fail Fast, Learn Fast? Science says we learn faster when we are free to choose.

By Shawn Nason / October 12, 2020 /

A recent study in Scientific American showed that people learn faster when they are free to choose which action they make, even if the choice initially leads to a negative outcome. The concept, “choice-confirmation bias,” produces “stabler learning over a wide range of simulated conditions than unbiased (no choice) did.” Researchers also believe that choice-confirmation…

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