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The Personal and Professional Benefits of Being an Involved Alumni

Success

She began volunteering for the sorority in 2009, three years after finishing undergrad. “I’ve The networking possibilities are limitless “I got my first job as a result of having my sorority involvement on my resume,” O’Sullivan says. “I We attended different colleges and had no mutual friends, even on Facebook!”

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A Look at How Brad D. Smith Motivated and Inspired Intuit Employees

Success

In a program called “ Follow Me Home ,” in which customers allow Intuit to observe them at home and at work, team members saw how a customer doing global invoicing had to import/export data several times between QuickBooks and Excel, which led to the addition of the multicurrency feature in QuickBooks 2009. Mentoring served him as well.

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Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Top 5 Tips for Working With a Mentor by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 25, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Make sure that the mentor is aware of what you want from them e.g. cashflow advice. E-Mail me or follow me.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/03 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 03, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Starting a Small Business?

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Wellbeing and organisational agility will dominate workplace conversations in 2023

Workplace Insight

The report also claims that in the year ahead, organisations must practice what it refers to as plasticity — a combination of flexibility and adaptability to make internal processes and networks malleable and open to change. During the 2007-2009 recession, companies with the most inclusive cultures grew by 14.4

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How to stay on top of your marketing and networking tasks

Loosely Speaking

This blog will highlight the tip I provided at the meeting: Using the Marketing-Mentor 2009 Grow Your Business Marketing Plan + Calendar. In conjunction with the calendar is The Marketing Mix: Official Blog from Marketing-Mentor, [link]. That being said, our agenda calls for each attendee to provide a valuable tip.Â

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Jeff Probst: A Survivor’s Perspective on Life’s Adventure

Success

Jeff Probst told the world in September 2009 when he accepted his second Emmy as “Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.” Three weeks later, he was living in Manhattan, working as an on-air personality for the FX network. “The adventure you’re ready for is the one you get!” I think you’re right.’”

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