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Liminal Space: Why This Period of Nothingness Is Critical to Being Present and Processing Your Thoughts

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Because there are no lyrics, I have the space to process my workday and help pivot my mindset from hustling all day to parent and home life.” Learn If your commute was your time to space out and read articles on your phone or in a hard copy newspaper or magazine, you may love carving out some time for learning.

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What 3 CEOs Learned After Spending a Day in Their Employees’ Shoes

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only to report back that he agreed with drivers’ complaints—“The whole experience was pretty clunky,” he said in the article. Here’s what other CEOs and leaders say there is to be learned from walking a day in employees’ shoes. Sure, you might be in this experiment for process improvements.

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Done Is Better Than Perfect and Other Lessons I’m Learning About Procrastination

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Instead, I’ll share my writing process, which goes something like this: Get excited about the topic and dive immediately into research and interviews. When it comes to assigning articles, writing emails or any number of other tasks, I’m an award-winning doer. I’d love to tell you that it wasn’t always this way.

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3 Things I’ve Learned from Managing Entry-Level Employees

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It might sound like a cliché, but from Alex, I learned not to judge a book by its cover. I’ve worked with college students and other entry-level employees for over 20 years, and I still learn new things from them all the time. Be eager to learn, and you’ll be prepared for anything. He went on to become an assistant manager.

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Anyone Can Learn Sales—Here’s Where to Start

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Managing the cost of sales is an analytical process. Although certain aspects of the selling process can be analyzed, there is always one factor in every selling situation that can cause you to toss your statistics out the window. You’ll be amazed at how much you can learn just by observation. What was it?

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What Companies Can Learn from the Southwest Airlines Crisis

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An American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) article details other Black Swan examples: A “highly profitable hospital network may suffer a similar meltdown in operations under a bizarre mass casualty event” because they haven’t made any accommodations for extra space and staff and thus lose efficiency. But don’t wait.”

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From Our CEO: 3 Professional Development Lessons From a Lifelong Journey

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It has been a constant driving force for my thought processes, the catalyst for my career growth and the inspiration for my leadership philosophy. Never stop learning No one can know it all. Empower yourself to learn from those who approach things differently and excel in their endeavors. Photo by Mike Davello.

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