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Bibliotherapy: Boost Well-being and Find Community With a Therapeutic Book Club

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These groups are often facilitated by a therapist or other trained professional. While American libraries rarely have a staff member who is a trained bibliotherapist, Allred says that their book makes the case that it is very feasible and rewarding to integrate bibliotherapy-informed practices into library programs, including book clubs.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” You cannot tell a 2-year-old you’re going to fire him if he doesn’t get potty trained.” of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7%

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Annie Särnblad Wants to Teach You How to Read Facial Expressions—So You Can Get Ahead in Business

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My goal with being able to read facial expressions was never anything I had intended to use professionally,” Särnblad says. “I She did much of her training on her own before getting certified—and a lot of that training took place outside of the United States. Yet, she would tell you she never meant for this to be her career.

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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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Breazeal later co-founded Jibo , a company that developed personal assistant robots in 2012. Chronic loneliness is a huge issue in this country; these are areas where the need for skilled professional services is far outpacing our ability to train professionals to meet these demands,” Breazeal says.

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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work

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As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. Training & Development: One Size Does Not Fit All.

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Pet Humanization and the Quantified Dog

Small Business Labs

But other pet products and services - which includes grooming, boarding, training, and pet sitting/walking services, etc. - It's forecast to be up 6% over 2012. The dog owner can use this data to collect and analyze their dog's daily activities, set exercise goals and track this data over time.

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Barriers Don't Mean The End

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Anyway, life is passing by quickly and I want to share something exciting with you and encourage you that while you may have to put your dreams or goals on the back burner, they are in your reach. It was on our project list for the first half of 2012. Set stretch goals for yourself. Involve others at work in your goals.

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