By Dr. Jean Greaves and Rob Fullerton, M.S. Trust may sound like a lofty and universal ideal; in practicality however, choosing to entrust others and earning their trust can rapidly become very personal and emotional. Imagine yourself at work on a Friday afternoon rushing to finish a proposal for new client due by 5pm. At […]
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By Nick Tasler, M.S. Like nearly everyone in the working world, Mary Peterson, CEO of Retail Jewelers Organization (RJO), has come to expect less engagement over the past year from the more than 800 independent jewelers she works with. Fear of the stalled economy continues to keep potential shoppers at bay, which means retailers across
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By Nicole Wolfe At one point or another, no doubt, youāve flipped through the channels and seen a zebra instinctively fleeing a hungry lion. This reaction is part of a natural response to threats called the acute stress responseāor more commonly, fight-flight-or-freezeāwhich is hard wired in the brains of humans and animals. And while taking
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A new study from Stanford shows that Rascoff is on to something. The study found that productivity per hour declines sharply when the workweek exceeds 50 hours, and productivity drops off so much after 55 hours that thereās no point in working any more. Thatās right, people who work as much as 70 hours
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Itās pretty incredible how often you hear managers complaining about their best employees leaving, and they really do have something to complain aboutāfew things are as costly and disruptive as good people walking out the door. Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter:
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Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, āPoliteness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.ā Itās true. Being kind and considerate softens people and makes them malleable to your way of thinking. But I see another meaning there, too. I think heās also saying that being considerate of others is an integral part of what
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