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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

Success

Her first thought was the officer saw her talking on the phone. Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. Photo courtesy of Lizeth Morales.

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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

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By staying true to its values , Excel was selected for the top 100 Best Small and Medium Workplaces for Millennials list by Fortune in 2021. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. Still, he kept his eyes on the prize—making Excel viable. “I

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Travel Planning in a Pandemic? Here’s What You Need to Know

All Things Admin

Here’s what you need to know about travel planning in 2021. If all else fails, pick up the phone and call the local officials. But not all policies are created equal. Read the fine print and know what you’re getting into before you decide on a policy. © 2021 Julie Perrine International, LLC.

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A look back at The Stoddart Review: the once and future guide to workplace productivity?

Workplace Insight

This dropped to 64 percent in 2021 , demonstrating the drop in office productivity and preference. A Nicholas Bloom study from 2015 , before the Stoddart Review, also found that employees who opted into work-from-home policies saw a 13 percent lift in their productivity. How do we use the office, and does it distract us?

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Feeling unfulfilled or stuck at work? 3 ways to help you get unstuck

Ideas.Ted

One day, Etsy announced new policies. Since the company was still small, she got the CEO, Rob Kalin, on the phone. She hired a friend to write a rap about her work as an executive coach for startups, and she recorded it and filmed a video on her phone. Copyright © 2021 Dorie Clark. All rights reserved.

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The Best Client Retention Strategies to Use Now

Success

To achieve your goals, you must develop a customer care policy that’s understood and adhered to by every member of your team. And with online reviews so common at Google and Yelp, a “best practices” policy will do more than increase customer retention. We’ve all asked in a phone call or personal visit, “Is Luis here today?”

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Understanding the Basics of Cold Emails

Recruit CRM

Be honest: Honesty is indeed the best policy. Here are some templates which every successful recruiter should use: Template 1: Subject line: 10 things to do in 2021 Hey [First Name], Spotted your recent post on LinkedIn. I just got off the phone with [Connection]- all he talked about was your work and how I had to talk to you.

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