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  David Rubenstein is fascinated with leadership. The Carlyle Group co-founder interviews CEOs, entrepreneurs, and game changers in his book How to Lead. The interviews include everyone from Indra Nooyi to Jeff Bezos and offer fascinating insights for anyone who aspires to greatness. I find Rubenstein's introduction the most valuable part of the book, because he breaks down the common habits successful leaders share in any field. Nearly everyone who has achieved something great focuses, fails, persists, and persuades. 1. Focus Focus your energy on truly mastering one skill or subject, says Rubenstein. You can broaden your focus only after establishing your credibility and expertise in that area. For example, when former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi was working her way up at the company, she specialized in simplifying complex ideas and communicating them effectively. So when senior managers needed someone to pour through thousands of pages of competitive analysis and summarize it for the...

  We’re all busy. We say it and hear it every day: “I’ve been so busy; work is busy; the family is keeping me busy.” While it might be worn as a badge of honour, being busy can keep us from actually being productive and making decisions that matter. The good news is that saving time is not only possible; it can be easy. But simple tricks to save time might not be obvious. So, we went straight to time management expert and best-selling author Kate Christie to compile these ten time-saving hacks for business and life. Read on to find out where you can save a few minutes throughout your day, both at work and at home. 1. Make simple decisions once and make them fast Kate says: “Don’t waste time on small decisions. Have designated work clothes, so you don’t have to decide what to wear every day; meal plan once a week, so you know what you're eating every night; and choose a hook for your keys then you’ll know where to store and find them.” 2. Use your commute wisely Kate says: “Make the...