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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. Cape Up so You Don’t Cop Out. Should we just cancel it? What about our deposit? What will we do instead?

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The Enneagram Gift Guide: Personalized Christmas Gifts for Every Enneagram Type

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As holiday shopping picks up, one way to make the gift selection process more meaningful is by considering the recipient’s Enneagram type and what they want and need. Eights are assertive, strong-willed and often display protective tendencies. It’s easy to take on trips so they can sleep deeper, no matter the weather.

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New Year’s Resolutions by Enneagram Type: Which Number Are You?

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New Year’s resolutions are a chance to fire up the willpower that waned in the previous year. That resolve can go a long way—but only if it’s backed up by action items that are tailored to who we are and what motivates us to change. Type Six: The Guardian. Habit worth changing: Assuming the worst. They notoriously downplay their worth.

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12 Days of Christmas Sale Day 10

Office Dynamics

Now is the time to stock up on all you need for holiday gifting and pay zilch for shipping! What if you perceive yourself as being assertive but not everyone agrees? On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords-a-leaping. What kind of things might you consider ordering today to take advantage of this offer?

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What IS hybrid working?

Workplace Insight

Yet despite its ubiquity, in the comparative calm of social channels over the holiday period lurked claims that no-one knows what hybrid working is. Given that such an assertion came as a surprise, there was only ever going to be one opening post for 2023: an attempt to explain it. Or is it entirely up to us?

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How to be an ally in the workplace: 13 ways to do it

Ideas.Ted

Microaffirmation #3: Acknowledge important religious and cultural holidays and life milestones. A person who is feeling marginalized or excluded, tokenized or like an impostor may sideline themselves — by not speaking up, not contributing, not showing up. Solicit ideas and feedback on projects.

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Maximising your productivity and dealing with interruptions

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It detailed all of the department’s procedures including a large section on administration, such as holiday requests and ordering meeting rooms. Can they get the information themselves or is that you struggle to be assertive with lazy colleagues – can you say ‘no’ more often? Ensure you have everything at your finger tips.