Inspirational

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Navigating Scandal: How to Come Back From the Brink

A famous quote by Will Rogers says “It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.”  Indeed, today’s 24-hour news cycle and often toxic social media climate can leave little room for missteps, miscues and lapses in judgment in business and social settings alike.  Nevertheless, scandals of […]

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DISC Activities For Team Building: Fun And Engaging Ways to Boost Teamwork

Your business could employ an amazing cohort of individually motivated and talented A-players. But, if they can’t take the steps necessary to come together and work as a team, they won’t be able to realize the highest levels of success. A Deloitte study found that employees work 15% faster and do 73% better when collaborating,

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Should I Quit: A Journal to Help You Leave Your Toxic Job

For over 15 years, Mandy Tang gathered accolades. She worked in publishing, earned a master’s degree in business administration and dove into corporate America at American Express. She developed her professional skills at high-growth startups and even had a successful side gig as a career coach. Through it all, her career’s trajectory was predicated on

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What to Consider When Making a Will—and the Difference Between a Will and a Living Will

Last month, I was prepared for challenges at the Seafire Wellness Festival in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. An ice bath was on the agenda and seemed like the ultimate test—a freezing plunge promising to push my physical and mental limits. But the real shock came during a financial wellness session. When the speaker

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If Raises Aren’t in the Budget for 2025, Consider These Other Rewarding Retention Tactics

Salary increase budgets at U.S. companies are projected to remain stable at 3.7% in 2025, up from 3.5% in 2024, according to the latest Salary Budget Planning Report from WTW. Many organizations are thriving without significant challenges in attracting or retaining employees, leveraging flexible work options, benefits and perks to keep their workforce happy. If

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End of Year Reflections: 10 Journal Prompts to Evaluate Personal Growth

Journaling is a meaningful exercise to help make sense of your emotions. Self-reflection enhances your self-awareness, which is necessary for personal growth. Writing about your thoughts and feelings can help transform your experiences into learning opportunities, while cultivating deeper gratitude and encouraging a more profound understanding of the events in your life. Journal Prompts to

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How to Lead, Think and Build Influence Like Malcolm Gladwell

He has been named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people. He has five New York Times bestsellers. But it wasn’t by accident. Malcolm Gladwell is intentionally leading the way on building influence, a topic he deconstructed for listeners in a recent LinkedIn workshop.  While many business owners could only dream of this type of

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