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Personal and Leadership Values To Live By

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Written by: Jay Sidhu

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My commitment to these principles infuses every facet of my life, including my business relationships and leadership philosophy.

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Escape the Noisy Now with Futureback Thinking

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Written by: Bob Johansen, Joseph Press, Christine Bullen

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Looking futureback will help you find clarity so you can be very intent but very flexible about how you’ll get there.  

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Building Business Relationships with People Who Are Not Like You

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Written by: Kelly McDonald

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If you don’t know any people of color, you can still make inroads and build relationships that are mutually helpful and beneficial with diverse businesspeople, even without an introduction from a friend or colleague.

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3 Secrets to Finding and Growing Contentment

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Written by: David C. Bentall

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“Either we find alignment with our business and enjoy the journey or we can let it become an obsessive force that robs us of our joy.”

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How Early Failure Can Lead To Success Later

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Written by: Stephen Langston

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Failing early in our careers can make us question whether we are on the right path. We may look at people who have succeeded from the outset and wonder why it doesn’t come so easily to us.

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The Work Experience from Boomer Management to Gen X

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Written by: Chris DeSantis

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Our distaste for work is not inherent. Some people are satisfied and even excited about the work they do—it’s just that many are not.

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How to Set Intentions to Achieve Your Goals

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Written by: Brian Smith

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Several barriers can easily hijack attainment of a goal, including failing to set intentions around the goal...

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Seven Ways You Can Show Respect to Your Diverse Team (Video)

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Written by: Kelly McDonald

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Respect is profoundly meaningful, but costs nothing to give. Here are ways you can demonstrate (and model) respect for your diverse cow­orkers, regardless of who they are or what their positions are within your organization

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Seven Ways You Can Show Respect to Your Diverse Team

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Written by: Kelly McDonald

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Respect is profoundly meaningful, but costs nothing to give. Here are ways you can demonstrate (and model) respect for your diverse cow­orkers, regardless of who they are or what their positions are within your organization

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Why Online Networking Matters and How To Do It

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Written by: Marina Milosheva, Edinburgh Napier University

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Now though, many of us are faced with a slightly different predicament: how to network while working remotely. Operating out of makeshift home offices, with children demanding tea or pets stepping on keyboards

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4 Strategies for Negotiating Well

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Written by: Carl Greer PhD, PsyD

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When you have to negotiate a high stakes deal, do you find yourself becoming so anxious you can’t think clearly?

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Why It’s So Difficult to Engage Men as Allies and How To Change That

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Written by: Ray Arata

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If we aren’t being denied opportunities based on our gender and our identities, or not having to work twice as hard to adhere to a double standard simply because of who we are, then it doesn’t get our attention—because it’s not happening to us. And this certainly is not an excuse. We’re simply not experiencing the pain.

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A Positive Way Forward Is Possible Even in the Darkest Times

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Written by: Elliott Noble-Holt

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Falling into a rut doesn’t mean we have to stay there. Even when it can seem like an insurmountable challenge to climb back out, finding a way is possible. My life is a testament that it can be done.

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A Positive Way Forward Is Possible Even in the Darkest Times (Video)

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Written by: Elliott Noble-Holt

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Falling into a rut doesn’t mean we have to stay there. Even when it can seem like an insurmountable challenge to climb back out, finding a way is possible. My life is a testament that it can be done.

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Mentors, Men, and Leaning Into Closed Doors

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Written by: Areva Martin

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In an excerpt from her new book, Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Told, women's rights advocate and entrepreneur Areva Martin explores the power dynamics of male mentors in the post-#MeToo era.

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Mentors, Men, and Leaning Into Closed Doors (Video)

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Written by: Areva Martin

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In an excerpt from her new book, Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Told, women's rights advocate and entrepreneur Areva Martin explores the power dynamics of male mentors in the post-#MeToo era.

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Inspiration or Motivation: Which Comes First? (Video)

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Written by: Alan Cohen

Inspiration or Motivation: Which Works Best?

People who are enthusiastic about a goal find ways to achieve it and they do not need to be goaded or manipulated. People not enthusiastic about a goal will not go there no matter what tricks you try to play to get them to do it.

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Inspiration or Motivation: Which Comes First?

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Written by: Alan Cohen

Inspiration or Motivation: Which Works Best?

People who are enthusiastic about a goal find ways to achieve it and they do not need to be goaded or manipulated. People not enthusiastic about a goal will not go there no matter what tricks you try to play to get them to do it.

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When We Compete for Life, How Fit Are the Survivors?

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Written by: Paul Pearsall, Ph.D.

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Competition has become so much a part of how we work, live, and love that it is difficult to consider a life not based upon it. We are so immersed in our toxic competition to be successful that those who are not driven by this obsession are seen as 'out of it,' not fully engaged in the game of life, or even cowardly.

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Practicing Safe Success: Working with Your Inner Selves

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Written by: Bridgit Dengel Gaspard

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Crossing your finish line can be a time of joyful celebration. But that can be followed by a myriad of emotions that might include melancholy as well as pride and joy. As you arrive at your finish line...

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Never, Ever Give Up: Having the Courage to Start Over Again

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Written by: Peter Ruppert

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If you continue to build courage throughout your life and take each next step with grit, determination and a knowledge that failures along the way are part of the process, you will eventually come out on the other side successful.

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