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Too Busy for Relationships? 5 Ways to Make Time for Connection

Success

The number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled between 1985 and 2004, according to a 2006 study by researchers at Duke University and the University of Arizona. That number was only amplified with the effects of 2020. What can we learn from this?

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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in 2020, according to the “Missing Pieces Report” by Deloitte and the Alliance for Board Diversity. Or how, according to a 2020 study published by AnitaB.org, women make up just under 29% of the tech workforce. The idea wasn’t to simply learn how to make IBM more attractive to minority talent. Start at the top.

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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

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Then Fox’s golden-boy career was seemingly derailed much too soon by a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease—only to be resurrected by award-winning guest roles and, briefly, his own NBC sitcom before he officially retired in 2020. They have learned not to count on everything being the same and to react to subtle changes. The Michael J.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

If you’re a business leader or decision-maker interested in zero waste, learn how to develop an effective and sound strategy. manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. Getting Started. Subaru’s U.S.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

A 2020 study by WerkLabs that looked at the effect of having colleagues who are also mothers found that “[two out of three] female employees with mom managers agree that their manager enhances overall team productivity” and 81% of mom managers “are rated favorably for encouraging collaboration among teams.” I have a lot of fun,” she said. “We

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Interview with Kate Smith of Juno VA

Karen Vivarelli

I first met Kate Smith, Juno VA, when she joined my VA Course in March 2020. Despite a world pandemic sweeping the world at the time the course started, Kate and the other women in the VA Course all banded together to support each other in learning something new. I have learned the hard way. They are next on my list!

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

In the process, he learned a lot about what the community needed and the role which digital ignorance played, and made it his business to understand the problems, know what resources were available and find solutions. She was selected as one of the 10 Most Influential Business Leaders to Follow in 2020 in North America by PrimeView Magazine.

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