I still remember being called into the Dean’s office in college. This goody-two-shoe gal, who rarely got in trouble, was being scolded by the Dean of Women for gossip. It isn’t fun to be called on the carpet–criticized for how you behave. Even smaller criticisms can zap the energy from your day–that snide comment you overheard […]
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You do it for the money, right? Oh, I know you work to serve. To use your gifts. To fulfill a calling. But deep down, “make a living” or “bring home some money” IS a key reason you have a job, right? It’s okay to admit it. And managing that money takes some savvy thinking,
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Do you find it challenging to maintain an accurate, helpful calendar? Take a look at these suggestions from professionals like you! Thanks everyone and also the Frontline Festival series over at Let’s Grow Leaders, upon which this post series is modeled. Read on, click on links, support our contributors, and see below what our next topic will
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If you are a team leader, there are two facts about you. You are busy. And you have followers. To do your job well, keep your sanity, and develop your team, you have to provide them with some important things that ironically, will also ease your stress. Here are four of them. Clear expectations. It
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“Let’s grab coffee sometime.” How do you respond to that? Do you add the coffee appointment to your already brimming calendar? Do you refuse all coffee appointments? Do you put off answering? On the day I began writing this, an article from Entrepreneur magazine called Why I Don’t Want to Have Coffee with You was
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Through the years, I have used a puzzle of a United States map to demonstrate principles of personality, productivity and communication at workshops I conduct. When preparing for my latest workshop, I discovered that Illinois had come up missing. My husband carefully took a printout I made of the state and crafted a brand new piece. Sweet,
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I’m sitting here at one of my favorite writing places, enjoying a cup of coffee, thankful as I wrap up the 10th Birthday month of HOPE Unlimited. I thought it fitting to take today’s blog post to reflect a bit and share with my reader family my thanks and what they can look forward to
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[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] If you are like me, you love to find products and resources that can help you be a more efficient professional or that make your life richer, easier, or both. Here are ten that I recommend as I wrap up the 10th birthday of HOPE we’ve been celebrating all month. (One more chance
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What are your top tips for overwhelmed professionals? Before I give you mine, I’m happy to share that the first entry in my business checkbook is 4/22/2005 and we’ve been celebrating the 10th Birthday of HOPE all month. (Did you enter the drawing for the Chick-Fil-A gift cards yet?) Thought it’d be fun to list 10
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Welcome to the first “Pointers for Professionals.” Because this is part of HOPE’s 10th Birthday Celebration, I was hoping for 10 contributions and I received 11! Thanks everyone and also the Frontline Festival series over at Let’s Grow Leaders, upon which this post series is modeled. Read on, click on links, support our contributors, and
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