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5 Tips for Dealing with Annoying People at Work

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A 2015 Harvard study shared that 80% of employees report lost work time worrying about a co-worker’s behavior and how to deal with the person. To do this, she gives a few examples of specific problems. She refers to this latter behavior as being “anchored in jackassery.” It’s easy to pick apart everything they do as problematic.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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If you’re wondering whether you’re ready to outsource, the following tips and examples should be helpful: Deciding what to outsource. For example, anytime Apple changed its operating system or upgraded Siri, her company needed to adapt. “We You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com.

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

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We have mid-level goals that are broader, but still discrete, like learning a new skill or starting a new hobby or business venture. Duckworth, for example, says her “highest-level goal is to use psychological science to help kids thrive.” Economists refer to these as sunk costs—costs we’ve already incurred that we can’t get back.

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‘Autism Is Not a Spell That Gets Lifted—It’s a Way of Being’

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During the Night of Too Many Stars autism fundraiser in March 2015, 24-year-old Owen Suskind dressed in gray slacks and a V-neck sweater hurried onstage, clearly excited to meet his idol—and not at all self-conscious about it. He learned to work the remote control and would rewind and rewatch certain scenes. Hello, Gilbert!”

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

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What you’ll learn Discover the fascinating evolution and history of coworking spaces – uncover how this innovative concept has transformed the way professionals work and collaborate. And I’m referring to your co working book, which is a fantastic book called around the World in 250 Allwork.Space.

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Emotional Intelligence Is Crucial to Good Leadership—Here’s Why

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Emotional intelligence refers to your capacity to handle internal and external emotions. They learn from both and move on. This article was originally published in March 2015 and has been updated. You also need emotional intelligence—maybe even more so than that impressive IQ.

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Confused by climate change jargon? A quick guide to 7 common terms

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Los Angeles, for example, is planting trees to help people stay cooler. Official IPCC definition: Carbon dioxide removal methods refer to processes that remove CO2 from the atmosphere by either increasing biological sinks of CO2 or using chemical processes to directly bind CO2. CO2 removal. degrees Celsius (2.7

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