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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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In 2010, after losing her fashion design job during The Great Recession, Kristine Deer founded the activewear brand K-DEER. K-DEER was one of the first brands to make and market printed activewear in 2010 before it became an established retail department. “I Taking a leap. I had nothing to lose besides my ego,” Deer says.

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Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes

The Office Professionals Place

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes Have you ever been on a conference call and couldnt get a word in because there were so many people on the call and they were talking over each other? Always start on time and do your best to end on time by following the agenda and "table" topics that require more discussion.

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Sleep on Your To-Do List to Get Things Done

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Sleep on Your To-Do List to Get Things Done Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 12, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Take a lesson from this research the next time you have a full agenda at work the following day. Thanks for visiting!

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Net-zero emissions is a great goal for companies to set — but it’s incredibly hard to reach. Here’s why

Ideas.Ted

Environmentalists may welcome this conservationist agenda, but what if other oil companies, the airline industries, the shipping sectors and the US government all propose a similar solution? However, there are real concerns about the ability of voluntary markets to legitimately deliver what they promise. The needed goal: A negative net.

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How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Act Like a Leader Even When Following Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

The Office Professionals Place

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Thinking Differently about Difficult People Dealing with difficult people can cause us to lose focus, productivity, and increase stress levels. Prior to interacting with this person, you should have an agenda or objective and seek to accomplish the goal(s). August 2, 2010 11:27 PM ?????? said. ???????????。

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Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room

The Office Professionals Place

Sunday, April 11, 2010 Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room Here we go again another Monday morning meeting. This weeks agenda has the same items as last weeks and again nothing is resolved. Lets grow together! It is a difficult meeting to attend because it is a time waster - unproductive and boring. Use a book as a bee does flowers.

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