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Three Things You Can Do To Be More Professional
Some people treat their work as a job that they have to do. They use terms such as "pensionable hours" or "putting in time" to describe how they feel about...
Three Things You Can Do To Be More Professional
Some people treat their work as a job that they have to do. They use terms such as "pensionable hours" or "putting in time" to describe how they feel about...
How to Set Long-Term Career Goals
One time I was out walking with two friends and was very surprised when one of them said "Linda, you are always reinventing yourself". It sounded as though she thought...
How to Set Long-Term Career Goals
One time I was out walking with two friends and was very surprised when one of them said "Linda, you are always reinventing yourself". It sounded as though she thought...
Three Methods to Achieve Conflict Resolution
Conflict can arise in any number of situations. Sometimes it is between family members who disagree about relationships, estates or dependent adult issues. Business transactions involving property, or organizational issues...
Three Methods to Achieve Conflict Resolution
Conflict can arise in any number of situations. Sometimes it is between family members who disagree about relationships, estates or dependent adult issues. Business transactions involving property, or organizational issues...
Personal Interests Can Hurt Your Business
My daughter was managing a large company with over fifty employees. One day she told me how frustrated she was about the way that staff members were more focussed on...
Personal Interests Can Hurt Your Business
My daughter was managing a large company with over fifty employees. One day she told me how frustrated she was about the way that staff members were more focussed on...
Does an Apology Help Your Business?
Today I attended a break out session with the topic of apology at a conflict resolution conference. We discussed the importance of apologizing to others and how it is best...
Does an Apology Help Your Business?
Today I attended a break out session with the topic of apology at a conflict resolution conference. We discussed the importance of apologizing to others and how it is best...
Tips For Reading People
When you are in business, it is very important that you are able to read people. This applies not only to your customers or clients but also to your staff....
Tips For Reading People
When you are in business, it is very important that you are able to read people. This applies not only to your customers or clients but also to your staff....
Living Without Breaks and Vacation Can Hurt You...
Sometimes business owners become so involved in all the things that need to be done that they ignore the fact that they need daily breaks and regular vacation times. There...
Living Without Breaks and Vacation Can Hurt You...
Sometimes business owners become so involved in all the things that need to be done that they ignore the fact that they need daily breaks and regular vacation times. There...
Control Issues Can Hurt Your Business
Sometimes people tend to micro-manage things. They want to be in charge and responsible for every single detail of a situation in order to have control and ensure that things...
Control Issues Can Hurt Your Business
Sometimes people tend to micro-manage things. They want to be in charge and responsible for every single detail of a situation in order to have control and ensure that things...
Financial Traps Can Hurt Your Business
Sometimes we are surprised when we witness the closing of a business that we had known for decades and therefore expected to be around for many years to come. A...
Financial Traps Can Hurt Your Business
Sometimes we are surprised when we witness the closing of a business that we had known for decades and therefore expected to be around for many years to come. A...
Fear Can Hurt Your Business
I often tell clients that fear forms the bars of our own cages. When we are afraid, we tend not to take risks. This can hurt your business in a...
Fear Can Hurt Your Business
I often tell clients that fear forms the bars of our own cages. When we are afraid, we tend not to take risks. This can hurt your business in a...
Immaturity Can Hurt Your Business
A person who is mature takes responsibility for things even when it isn't convenient or easy for them. On the other hand, the immature individual tends to ignore or partially...
Immaturity Can Hurt Your Business
A person who is mature takes responsibility for things even when it isn't convenient or easy for them. On the other hand, the immature individual tends to ignore or partially...
Lack of Fun Can Hurt Your Business
Working in a business can be very hard work. There are times that stress can wear you down. Even your clients will likely feel the effects of an environment that...
Lack of Fun Can Hurt Your Business
Working in a business can be very hard work. There are times that stress can wear you down. Even your clients will likely feel the effects of an environment that...
Ignoring Family Can Hurt Your Business
A family is usually the most important support group that a person has in life and the one that is with us longer than any other set of friends or...
Ignoring Family Can Hurt Your Business
A family is usually the most important support group that a person has in life and the one that is with us longer than any other set of friends or...
Lack of Professional Development Can Hurt Your ...
Imagine what it would be like if you were required to do all your paperwork with only the use of a quill pen, ink well and coal oil lamp. You...
Lack of Professional Development Can Hurt Your ...
Imagine what it would be like if you were required to do all your paperwork with only the use of a quill pen, ink well and coal oil lamp. You...
Sleep Problems Can Hurt Your Business
I tell my clients that I am very much like a baby. If I don't eat or sleep - I cry! Some people claim that they do not get enough...
Sleep Problems Can Hurt Your Business
I tell my clients that I am very much like a baby. If I don't eat or sleep - I cry! Some people claim that they do not get enough...
Excessive Time Indoors Can Hurt Your Business
Days can go by without my feet touching dirt or grass. You see I live in a condo and the parking is underground. I go down on an elevator and...
Excessive Time Indoors Can Hurt Your Business
Days can go by without my feet touching dirt or grass. You see I live in a condo and the parking is underground. I go down on an elevator and...
Not Having A Plan Can Hurt Your Business
Let's imagine that you have invited twenty people for Thanksgiving dinner but don't have a plan as to how you will prepare for them. How successful do you think your...
Not Having A Plan Can Hurt Your Business
Let's imagine that you have invited twenty people for Thanksgiving dinner but don't have a plan as to how you will prepare for them. How successful do you think your...
Ignorance Can Hurt Your Business
In the 1940s Abraham Maslow developed a theory of "The Four Stages of Learning" which was progressive in nature meaning that one had to complete the first step before they...
Ignorance Can Hurt Your Business
In the 1940s Abraham Maslow developed a theory of "The Four Stages of Learning" which was progressive in nature meaning that one had to complete the first step before they...
Lack of Technology and Automation Can Hurt Your...
I remember way back in the eighties when I took a university course thinking that perhaps someday there might be computers in the workplace. I wanted to be ready for...
Lack of Technology and Automation Can Hurt Your...
I remember way back in the eighties when I took a university course thinking that perhaps someday there might be computers in the workplace. I wanted to be ready for...
Making Mistakes That Steal Your Time Can Hurt Y...
It's easy to make a mistake. It's when you make the same mistake over and over again that you need to very seriously make some changes. You see mistakes can...
Making Mistakes That Steal Your Time Can Hurt Y...
It's easy to make a mistake. It's when you make the same mistake over and over again that you need to very seriously make some changes. You see mistakes can...