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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

Success

Coming out later in life is a unique experience in that I’d adapted my whole life around ideas based on the cis-heteronormative agenda,” she said. Rising costs meant they also had to test international options for raw goods and manufacturing. “I I’m proud of myself for trusting that K-DEER wasn’t meant to last forever.

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Most firms don’t see retrofit as part of their net zero strategy

Workplace Insight

For the new report from consultancy Ridge and Partners, T he Role of Retrofitting our Non-Domestic Buildings in the Race to Net Zero [registration], over 100 property and facilities heads from leading UK organisations were asked to highlight the scale of the problem and what needs to change.

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Zooming In On Engagement: How Turning Off Your Camera Can Hurt Your Career

Allwork

As a workplace expert/leader, do you think that it hurts engagement when workers turn their cameras off during video meetings? Amy Casciotti, Vice President of Human Resources at TechSmith: It depends on the type of meeting and the number of participants. Not to mention, constantly staring at our screens and pinhole cameras is tough on the eyes.

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Shorter, More Effective Meetings

Office Dynamics

The cost of the average meeting, including salaries, expenses, and opportunity costs is estimated at $5000. Implementing the simple tips that follow can cut the time and costs of your organization’s meetings in half while multiplying the productive results for you and everyone attending. What about brainstorming meetings?

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The 10 Best Goal Setting Apps to Help You Stay on Track

Success

Dedicated Apple users won’t get much use out of Android-only apps, or vice versa. How much does the app cost? Todoist is available on multiple devices and offers templates to tackle meeting agendas, accounting, wedding planning and even packing for a vacation. Are there subscription fees? per month, $29.99

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Calling all Northern Arizona Virtual Assistants: Is there anyone.

Loosely Speaking

If you reside in Northern Arizona and your VA practice meets the * criteria listed below, then you won’t want to miss this local meet-up of seasoned professionals. Agenda will be provided once you RSVP to either tara-at-cableone-dot-net or ktcosmos-at-LooseEnds-dot-net. next month for an informal group get-together in Prescott.

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How to Say No Without Losing a Client

Virtual Moxie

And you can''t make decisions for your business based on anything other than your truth and what’s good for your business. Additionally, it’s not especially cost effective for you. I’ve already added it to our agenda. You can’t make people stay—nor should you try. No suffering there; all is well.

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