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Former NFL Player John Diggs Bounced Back From a Crisis and Found Success With His “Mapineering” Technique

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All he took with him in the move were some gym clothes, his bike and a “big-ass box” bursting with all the motivational CDs, DVDs and books he’d accumulated over the years. A few months after that, he’d moved out of his mom’s place and landed a new job with a six-figure salary. “It He lost his job, his wife, access to his children. “I

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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

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Since joining the company eight years earlier, he had worked his way up to a solid position in middle management with a decent salary and great benefits. With a wife and two teenagers to clothe and feed, he was no longer willing to trust his future to this game of corporate roulette. Now, he was out of a job.

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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

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Roti, Kapda aur Makaan” (food, clothing and shelter) was the political cry of independent India’s socialism in the 1960s and ’70s (including a Hindi film with the same title). But his perseverance as the president of the new managing committee prevailed. I walked in with two bags of clothes and an open mind, ready for new ideas.

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People are worried about the impact of new tech, but many feel confident it will benefit them

Workplace Insight

Over half (53 percent) of deskless workers feel that senior management could help enhance communication by providing clearer explanations on significant technology shifts. This rises to 59 percent for manufacturing deskless workers and 57 percent for retail deskless workers.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. I should not have a “mommy penalty” on my salary because I have children and neither should you. The script was about the friendship of women.

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Celebrating National Customer Service Week by honoring the best

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In the overwhelmingly successful business called Zappos, their philosophy, culture, and obsession with customer service has changed the 1999 Internet shoe business to shoes, clothing and more with annual revenues of over one billion dollars.

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What happened to customer service at Sears?

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According to online surveys, over 80 percent of customers now give Sears poor customer service grades citing reasons of inept management, unreliable products, poor customer service, and a profound lack of employee training. Experts say get rid of the women’s clothes and jewelry and stock up on Lands End merchandise which appeals to men.