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How You Can Combat Collaboration Overload to Improve Company Performance—and Your Own

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While you and your fellow employees might share common goals, more collaboration doesn’t always mean the team will be successful. Sometimes, too many cooks in the kitchen (or collaboration overload) can slow the process, reduce efficiency and derail engagement. So it’s critical to get a handle on managing collaboration.

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

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But for those engaged in creative tasks and in the process of refining their work or collaborating with others to make further progress, a number of brain regions support creative ability. Are you collaborative? Being open to other ideas and collaboration is so important.” Remember: Creativity is a whole-brain activity.

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Hello Alice Co-founders Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore Are Fueling the Small Business Ecosystem

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Moms raising babies and growing a business Come 2016, Hello Alice was in its infancy, and Rodz and Gore were second-time moms to new babies. The platform connects entrepreneurs with financing resources via credit, grants and loans, and fosters a collaborative community of small business owners who support one another.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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When it comes to leadership and maximizing the potential of your team, a healthy, collaborative environment is always going to be more effective than isolation or condescension. I had a manager who would purposefully send altered email summaries of conversations to avoid any blame for issues in the office. Playing Favorites.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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She’d made a small on-the-job error, and a library trustee known for her bullying manner sent a reprimand to Fanning’s personal email address, CC’ing it to the entire board. Fanning acknowledged the error, apologized and asked that work emails be sent only to her work address. Email has pros and cons, Paterson says.

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Revolutionary Insights Into Self-Leadership for Administrative Professionals

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This is a replay of the free webinar offered June 2016 titled Revolutionary Insights Into Self-Leadership (for administrative professionals). Simple strategies to boldly embrace your inner leader—and enhance your productivity, collaboration, and creativity at the same time! Download – June 2016 Webinar Chat ARCHIVE.

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Choosing Excellence Every Day

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If you have a mentoring relationship, share this weekly review by email: this allows you to stay in touch and get feedback without placing a burden on your mentoring partner by requiring their attention “right now.”. To leverage their knowledge and advance the profession, admins must learn to collaborate in new ways. Conclusion.

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