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Two Ideas to Lift Your Spirits & Business UP

Women's Leadership Exchange

This time between Thanksgiving and the winter holidays can be wonderful or extremely challenging. This year most of us are experiencing "challenging" So far the shopping reports say spending this past weekend was UP a little from last year, but the per person purchases were DOWN. So how do we focus on the UP and not the DOWN? Sometimes it can be exhausting staying positive to attract good things in your business and your life.

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Perseverance - Don't Give Up

Building Personal Strength

What's the one thing you want most? Chances are you're going to fail. The question is: When you fail, will you quit? Because chances are that no matter how smart and hard you work, barriers will stop you in your tracks. People will doubt you and refuse to support you. Mistakes will be made. Unexpected problems will arise. You'll feel the pain of discouragement and failure.

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#QUALITYtweet – Book Release

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer #QUALITYtweet – Book Release My first book #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project , released on 11-Nov-09 is now available on Amazon ( Paperback and Kindle Versions). Check it out. I can’t wait to have the paperback version in my hands (shipped and expected to arrive in India next week).

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Your Voice of Encouragement: Why Parents Need to Read to their.

Your Voice of Encouragement

skip to main | skip to sidebar Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Why Parents Need to Read to their Children "One of the greatest gifts adults can give--to their offspring and to their society--is to read to children.&# - Carl Sagan I began my first career out of college as an elementary school teacher, and my masters degree focused on how children learn to read.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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12 Hugs, Cupcakes, and Curiosity Before Assumptions – Another Recipe for Organizational Engagement

Anese Cavanaugh

Random thoughts this a.m. Thinking about how totally EASY it is to make a positive impact on someone’s energy and the rest of their day. And then how easy it is to create a ripple effect that goes out to those they touch. Thinking also about how much time, energy, money and “task forces” organizations can put into increasing engagement in their companies – which I’m not knocking – I think these are incredibly worthwhile initiatives with really beautiful intentions behind them – AND how ironic it

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More about Building Personal Strength

Building Personal Strength

One of my memories from youth was the feeling that compared to adults, I was naïve and ignorant about almost everything. I guess most kids feel this way. In my case, it motivated me to learn. I felt that my ignorance put me at a disadvantage. This translated into a keen sense that I had a lot of work to do. So I became one of those kids who sit in the front of the class and raise their hands a lot.

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Be More Like Southwest Airlines

Eric Jacobson

If you've flown Southwest Airlines you know they're tops in airline customer service, driven by a leadership style that creates a company-wide culture where all employees own that culture. According to SWA Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kelly, as reported in the company's in-flight magazine, "every company has a culture, whether that culture is supportive or stifling, active or passive, fun or discouraging.

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Tense? Careful? Don’t know what to do? Name it…

Anese Cavanaugh

I’m experimenting with posting more frequently on this blog. I want to see how it feels to me to write in shorter, unedited clips, and I want to see what kind of response we get. It’s an interesting thing to write stuff up, hit send, and have the work go out to cyberspace. Every once in a while I’ll have someone send me a note saying they use this information for “self-coaching” or that they share the posts with their teams for discussion – that is great!

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Three Really Good Movies - And a Bonus.

Building Personal Strength

Most of the films that show in theaters aren't the kind I'd pay money to see. It's as if many of the best movies don't show in a lot of theaters and quickly go to DVD. Three examples, and if you love movies, I recommend all three. The Upside of Anger (2005) Joan Allen and Kevin Costner Copying Beethoven (2006) Ed Harris and Diane Kruger A Good Year (2006) Russell Crowe and Albert Finney Ed Harris gives an amazing, Oscar-worthy performance in Copying Beethoven , an unusual movie that few people h

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“While They Making Up Facts, We Raking Up Plaques” (Keep Working Hard in the Face of Detractors)

Managing Communities

photo credit: permanently scatterbrained Here’s another gem from the song “Victory&# by Diddy: to close out his first verse on the song, Diddy raps: “While they making up facts, we raking up plaques.&#. This speaks to a focus on one’s goals, even when faced with those who seek to harm, unfairly criticize or lie about you. [.].

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Become More Of An Optimist

Eric Jacobson

Every leader experiences periods of ups and downs. Hopefully, more up periods. If you struggle with too many down periods, it might be because you have perfectionist tendencies. Transform yourself into an optimist by: Viewing failure as an opportunity to learn and understand that failure is part of a fulfilling life. Making room for pain. Don't deny yourself permission to feel painful emotions.

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Are you ready for 2010? What are you thinking?

Anese Cavanaugh

Are you ready? I am. With boots on, bells on, and whatever else I care to wear into the New Year. I love the week after Thanksgiving. It’s a sign that we’re well into the holidays and no matter what’s happening in life, there’s a feeling of magic in the air. The magic of the holidays and good cheer, the magic of the feeling of hope for what’s to come, an overflow of gratitude from the previous weekend, perspective gained, bridges built, grudges forgiven, a bit of easier breathing after a long we

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Dear Tiger….Showing Up is Important

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Good Coaching…Not For Sissies Giving at the Office… A leader’s Best Gifts → December 2, 2009 · 3:41 am ↓ Jump to Comments Dear Tiger… Showing Up is Important No doubt we have all read about Tiger Woods’ recent “adventure”. I have been thinking that the negative publicity surrounding the incident must be agonizing for him and his family.

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Major New Blog Feature - Your Voice of Encouragement

Building Personal Strength

I've been following Meredith Bell's new blog, "Your Voice of Encouragement," and I really like its positive tone. Her articles are usually based on personal stories and touch on personal strength themes. Now she's added something new and, in my opinion even more powerful - encouragement videos. Today I watched the first in what I hope will be a long, encouraging series.

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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WOMEN: Gift to SELF

Women in the LEAD

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed? A Remedy Powerful, Focused, Highly Intentional Living WOMEN: The Art of Great Presentations Inner Life, Outer Success WOMEN: See Your Own POTENTIAL Rumi Tells Us Archives January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2

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Leadership – What's Love Got To Do With it?

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leadership – What’s Love Got To Do With it? by Starbucker on November 29, 2009 “It’s the most powerful thing there is&# – John Wooden John Wooden is a basketball coaching legend – in his 27 years at UCLA, his teams had a winning percentage of 81%, and they won a unfathomable 10 NCAA titles.

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Self-Confidence - The Strength to Achieve Is Within You

Your Voice of Encouragement

skip to main | skip to sidebar Friday, December 4, 2009 Self-Confidence - The Strength to Achieve Is Within You Your self-confidence affects your attitudes, beliefs and actions. Its natural to be unsure of yourself when youre taking on something new. Apply the insights and suggestions in this video to successfully overcome your fears and self-doubts.

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Women in the LEAD: As The New Year Approaches

Women in the LEAD

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed? A Remedy Powerful, Focused, Highly Intentional Living WOMEN: The Art of Great Presentations Inner Life, Outer Success WOMEN: See Your Own POTENTIAL Rumi Tells Us Archives January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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Women in the Lead: Would we do things differently?

Women in the LEAD

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed? A Remedy Powerful, Focused, Highly Intentional Living WOMEN: The Art of Great Presentations Inner Life, Outer Success WOMEN: See Your Own POTENTIAL Rumi Tells Us Archives January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2

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