When you have a lot on your plate and a manager or peer asks you to do more work, it can be challenging to figure out how to decline or defer the request, especially if you’re worried about facing potential fallout. If you agree to take on the extra work because you feel intimidated, but […]
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If you’ve noticed that no matter how hard you try to build diverse professional connections, your network still seems slanted toward others like you, you’re not alone. It’s not uncommon for a person’s professional network to be made up mostly of people close to their own age, demographic, field and level of education even after
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Lori Harris, Managing Partner, Harris Whitesell Consulting LLC, presents: Leading Effective Meetings – Essential Skills for Today’s Ambitious Leaders. Click to Watch: Leading Effective Meetings: Essential Skills for Today’s Ambitious Leaders
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Communication is a critically important part of doing business, but not everyone comes equipped with flawless communication skills. In fact, many professionals struggle when it comes to effectively interacting with business leaders, other employees and prospective customers. Unfortunately, the cost of bad communication habits could be the loss of career opportunities, potential clients or business
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Cities, companies, C-level executives and senior leaders are often focused on building resilience into their operations. What junior professionals and individual contributors may not realize is that they too can build a level of personal resilience into their careers. Knowing how to adjust to unforeseen obstacles and stay steady and calm through periods of uncertainty
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GRATITUDE | APPRECIATION | THANKFULNESS | PRAISE | RECOGNITION | GRACE | TRIBUTE | HONOR Annually on September 21 people around the world celebrate GRATITUDE and APPRECIATION. This day allows people and organizations to take a moment to recognize and honor excellence in talent, attitude, and productivity. An extraordinary day to go above and beyond
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Diversity is one of the nation’s greatest strengths, and diverse small-business ownership is essential to our nation’s continued economic success and growth. Small business in the United States is a significant source to the economy, the distribution of products and services, and jobs. MBEs are fast-growing, innovative, and represented in every industry sector in the
Every person learns differently, usually through a combination of methods. Some companies have found that experiential learning, or learning by doing, is more effective than traditional ways of training employees. Employers may find that engaging their employees in hands-on activities and exercises can help them feel more confident and competent in their roles. Click to
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When it comes to gathering input and hearing the voices of their team members, executives sometimes overlook junior employees, perhaps assuming that new staff members don’t yet understand the corporate culture well enough to offer valid suggestions for change. This can make getting your voice heard as a junior employee quite a challenge. As a
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When you’re involved in a complex or otherwise demanding task, it helps if you can get into the “zone.” This is where your productivity is high and your focus is clear. People also describe this mindset as being in “flow.” As leading professionals in their fields know, achieving optimal peak performance takes more than sheer
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LinkedIn is one the most effective platforms for reaching other businesses and professionals in your space, yet few fully leverage its networking functions to connect with their target audiences. If you don’t know how to maximize the impact of your activity and outreach, you might not see the level of LinkedIn engagement you want. To
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Do you know what it takes to be an effective and successful business leader? Leaders who have higher cognition act from an authentic sense of clarity, purpose and intention. Effective leaders who have higher levels of influence accelerate value, optimize technology, and maximize excellence in leadership, creating value, growth and opportunity (VGO) – for them,
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