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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

days per year ( BMJ , 2012). For example, Amazon’s fertility and family-building benefit is available to all benefits-eligible employees regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, or relationship status. Every organisation has its own culture and level of openness when it comes to supporting women’s health.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. Here’s an example: “Hi, I’m Jenny. The prospect is now a patient and has referred dozens of friends.

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Develop a Leader’s Mind

Success

It’s very clear in my head that if I’m healthy and sharp, it’s in her best interest, because I can guide my daughter and granddaughter through the medical system that she’s likely going to depend on for the rest of her life. For example, I recently saw Austin Andrews, who was one of the finalists on Season 11 of The Biggest Loser.

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Pet Humanization and the Quantified Dog

Small Business Labs

Medical and food spending are the biggest segments. It's forecast to be up 6% over 2012. 90% of the spending in the non-food/non medical segment is dog related. A good example is Nike Fuel , a wristband device that tracks your movement and estimates calories burned. They recently released their 2013 - 2014 U.S.

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Holiday Messages Made Easy

Laughing all the Way to Work

Take inspiration from the two examples below, which are suggestions for a job seeker and for people who deal with others in crisis. Example: John, thank you for your advice on my job-search this year. If you are not sure what to write in a holiday greeting card, use the short messages below as examples. Remember them!

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An interview with Admin Awards Founder, Sunny Nunan, by Executive Support Magazine

Admin Awards

My mother, Jeannette Castellano, inspired the creation of the Admin Awards, which began back in 2012 in Dallas, Texas. We are immensely grateful for the early example that Colleen and Herb set for administrative excellence and advancement that would pave the way for a program like ours. Deep integrity? Generosity of spirit?

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We all have relationship regrets — and here’s how we can learn from them

Ideas.Ted

Likewise, a 2012 study by researchers Mike Morrison, Kai Epstude, and Neal Roese concluded that regrets about social relationships are felt more deeply than other types of regrets because they threaten our sense of belonging. Drifts involve emotions that are subtler and that can feel less legitimate. Full stop.”.