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

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According to Paul Osincup , corporate trainer, humor strategist and author of the forthcoming book, The Humor Habit , we are all suffering from a condition he refers to as “chronic seriousness.” Start by collecting and consuming funny books, podcasts, movies, YouTube videos, etc.

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Why Introspection Is So Important for a Balanced Life

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There are lessons to be learned on the mat that no book can teach. The legendary 17th-century Japanese samurai Miyamoto Musashi—one of the most skilled and feared samurai ever to live—delved into the balancing power of introspection in his classic writing, The Book of Five Rings. Everything is within. Everything exists.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Her forthcoming book, which is all about how to apply the framework to your own life, will be distributed by Simon & Schuster in fall 2024. In addition, she shows women how to become authors and speakers by teaching them how to book, brand and bank their business. She is the co-owner of PrintMag.com and the author of seven books.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Do I Navigate Terrible Co-Workers Trying To Undermine Me?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It seems you have enough self awareness and perhaps already read books about professional growth, etc. Their efforts to undermine you could be for a variety of reasons - boredom, they feel threatened, you're their scapegoat, low self esteem, insecurity, gunning for a promotion, inter office politics, a pay raise at stake, etc.

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Discover the Formula for Happy Employees

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psychologist and author of over a dozen books, including Make More Money by Making Your Employees Happy. Certainly, the concept was not on the list of critical concerns in 1939 when he began writing his first book. He wrote 39 books that eventually led to him being known as the “father of modern management.”

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How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work – A personal interview with Bonnie Low-Kramen by Karen Mangia for Thrive Global

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Based on 1,000+ interviews, Bonnie’s new book about the workplace is called Staff Matters and will be published in early 2023. Never again will I have to bear the attacks on my self confidence and self-esteem, but I will never forget how it feels. I love her book Lean In. Sheryl Sandberg?—?Sheryl

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How to Work for A Difficult Boss

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Perhaps you want to be transferred laterally or to get promoted within the dept to being management again. Or it could be that he is just mentally ill, has some sort of addiction, or low self esteem. Because I’ve read enough books looking for the same answer and this is what I learned. 12) Weigh is this worth x, y, z?