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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

A 2017 survey found that 91% of executives believe that a sense of humor is important for career advancement, and 84% feel that people with a good sense of humor do a better job. Maintain your confidence and don’t go fishing for compliments “We can find humor in our pain points and struggles.

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5 Decision-Making Books to Help You Combat Analysis Paralysis

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That is why we have assembled a list of 5 excellent books to guide you in becoming more confident and decisive. This 2017 standard for success became a No. Koscinski breaks down complex topics into easily understood components with pedagogical skill. For many of us, it’s not always that easy. Principles: Life and Work.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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The women surveyed in Guidant’s “ 2023 Small Business Trends ” report were primarily motivated to become entrepreneurs due to being “ready to be their own boss” (28%) and “[dissatisfied] with corporate America” (23%), with only 13% seeking to pursue their passions.

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13 Undeniable Ways to Get Sh*t Done

Success

It’s a productivity skill that must be learned, polished and practiced. There is a process you can follow to acquire it as a skill: Become aware of the need to improve your focusing skills. Implement your new skills and make them routine. It’s a skill and it’s not complicated—you just have to train yourself for it.

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Sources of Contingent Talent Shifting

Small Business Labs

The Ardent Partners chart below from the article shows survey data on this shift. Additionally, social media and networks can be used to discover workers with experience in niche industries and hard-to-find skills. This leads us to have greater confidence in both sets of forecasts. Online labor marketplaces.

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The Assistant Toolkit

Practically Perfect PA

The first Practically Perfect PA eBook is available for everyone to download and I am just about to launch this year’s Industry Snapshot survey… So busy, busy! We have a different theme every year and in 2017 it will be The Assistant Tool Kit. Skills: Advanced IT skills including Microsoft Office.

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Five Barriers to Improving Employee Engagement

Energage

And yet, one report after another still names employee engagement and workplace culture at the top of a CEO’s many challenges: • The Conference Board’s annual CEO survey lists six top challenges for CEOs today, five of them related to engaging and aligning talent. We can have observations, but the survey bears them out.

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