In a competitive workplace, we often think we have to do something extraordinary to stand out, but this isn’t necessarily the case. Sometimes, it’s the little things that encourage important people to remember and appreciate us. The Guy Who Made …
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I get asked for favors all the time, and I’ve noticed that there is definitely an effective and ineffective way to do it. Here are some tips for getting the best results from this mundane but extremely important business task: …
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Paternity leave is the time a father takes off work at the birth or adoption of a child, and when I first started working 13 years ago, no men I knew took it. Fortunately, a lot has changed. These …
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No matter how much education we have, no matter how many training courses we take, no matter how much motivation we have to succeed, and no matter if we have all the right tools for the job, it is a …
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Have you ever found yourself completing another person’s sentence? Do you start to answer a question before it has been asked? How effective is this type of communication? Not very. The truth is, effective communication comes from how we listen, …
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A lot of more senior leaders or people industries where social media isn’t the norm, don’t bother with it. Maybe they think it’s just for the entertainment industry…or those marketing guys down the hall. Maybe they think LinkedIn is for …
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I recently had my second child, and so lately I’ve been a bit more active on birth boards, or online discussion forums related to pregnancy, childbirth, and child rearing. One question that pops up all the time on these boards …
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