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Do Your Values Pass the Sniff Test?

The Practical Leader

If our behavior sometimes smells a little — we fudge the numbers, cut ethical corners, or stretch the truth — we assume (and often justify our behavior with) “everybody else is doing it.” Tomorrow we publish my weekly September blogs in the October of The Leader Letter. There is no objective reality.

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Living Without the “K” On Your “_eyboard” :: Women on Business

Women on Business

If I need to use that letter in a word, which does become an issue when I need to spell my last name or express gratitude in a document or email, I have to come up with different ways to get to it. Another way I’ve managed to deal with the loss of this letter is to type a word and then select the command for an automatic spell review.

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Playing the Long Game: The Employee Retention Process in HR

HR Digest

If companies get better at hiring candidates who correctly match the work ethic, job description, and company culture of the organization, they immediately reduce the likelihood of these candidates leaving.

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Seven First Steps for New Members of Congress (That Apply to New.

Next Level Blog

I would add to your suggestion that these new leaders place ethics at the top of the their list of values. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. Please try again.

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New Tax Bill Allows RMD as Gifts to Charity :: Women on Business

Women on Business

The transfer must be made directly from the IRA sponsor to the charity, and the organization will send a letter to the donor to confirm the gift. In addition, the donor doesn’t get a deduction for the gift made to charity as he would with other gifts. The Season for Giving Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer.

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The Marvelous Connector

Women on Business

She also wrote a letter to Build-A-Bear Founder and Chief Executive Maxine Clark after reading Clark’s book. Megan has used other unique approaches to get her daughter’s book into famed Manhattan toy store FAO Schwartz, and partner with Build-A-Bear workshop stores.

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Thrown Under the Bus. That's Not Leadership.

Next Level Blog

They have no morals, ethics, judgment, etc." Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. It was like, "Of course, were going to fire that person. Error type: Your comment has been saved.