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Is Time Management Your Biggest Challenge?

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'How do the most successful people choose to spend their time? Successful people think differently. And it is their thinking that shapes a different set of choices they make, which ultimately yields incredibly different results from the rest of us. The Problem: Most of us delay the day''s most important activities by consciously or unconsciously allowing our attention to shift to less important tasks.

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Power of Generosity, Respect, Integrity and Truth

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' . "If we look at the happiest, most successful people and companies, they''re those that have a positive attitude about continuously improving. It''s growth. It''s something new. It''s an adventure," explains author Laurie Sudbrink in her new book, " LEADING WITH GRIT.". "When leading with GRIT , you are being called to a higher level of leadership performance that will have the greatest impact on your organization, as well as your own success and happiness in life," Sudbrink concludes.

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Constructive Venting

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"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain." Maya Angelou. Nobody likes to hear complaints unless they are accompanied by solutions and the benefits to following those solutions. The next time you feel the need to vent, put yourself in the position of the one listening to the diatribe.

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Cyberloafing at Work

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With the rise in virtual work teams, flexible work arrangements, and personal electronic devices in the workplace , the opportunities for cyberloafing—using the Internet for non-work activities—are plentiful and creating serious problems for many businesses. . A new study from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison examines two key personality traits— conscientiousness and emotional stability —that affect the likelihood of cyberloafing and looks at certain workplace condi

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Women at the Top

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“ Women at the Top—A WIFS Research Study ” by authors Arthea Reed and Diane Dixon had a goal to attract, develop and advance women in their field. “In the attempt to answer these questions, we identified approximately 50 women in the industry who are successful by every measure,” Reed said. “We then invited the women to participate in the lengthy interview process and 23 agreed.”.

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A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women

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Fellow executive coach Barbara McEwen and I have authored a self-coaching book for career women. The concept for the book came about because of the very real, very important needs that our female clients repeatedly expressed. Year-after-year, we have heard women’s frustrations as they struggle with the countless roles and duties that are routinely placed upon them.

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Building Your Leadership Brand

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It's easy to underestimate how profound the transition is from individual contributor to leader. As your new team looks to you for the first time, they are understandably worried about how you will make things harder for them. The people who now report to you will form an early judgment about your leadership capabilities that will define your reputation in ways that may not serve you well, particularly when you're also mastering the full scope of your new job.

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