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Fighting—and Winning—Above Your Company’s Weight Class

Success

After the second round, my team and I represented one of two competitors still in the running, and we were fighting way above our weight class. Before we address the strategies and tactics necessary for fighting above your weight class, we have to deal with mindset. This article was published in February 2014 and has been updated.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2014 Training Dates

Office Dynamics

ANNOUNCEMENT: 2014 Training Dates. It''s time to get out your 2014 calendar and start marking your dates for training and development. October 23 – 25, 2013 World Class Assistant™ Certificate Program Part 1. November 13 – 15, 2013 World Class Assistant™ Certificate Program Part 2.

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Economic Uncertainty Hits Millennials; Only 1/3rd Feel They are Middle Class

Small Business Labs

The Guardian's  US millennials feel more working class than any other generation  covers data from the General Social Survey showing that the number of millennials (born 1980 to 2000) who consider themselves middle class has fallen from 45.6% in 2002 to 34.8% So it's not just millennials.

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The Shrinking U.S. Middle Class and Economic Uncertainty

Small Business Labs

Pew Research's The American Middle Class is Losing Ground helps illustrate one of the most powerful trends impacting society - rising economic uncertainty.   Further supporting the articles listed above, the Pew study found the share of Americans with middle class incomes has declined from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2015.

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Fewer Americans See Themselves as Middle Class

Small Business Labs

According to a recent study by Pew Research , only 44% of Americans self-identify as being middle class.     Over the same time frame the percent of Americans saying they are lower or lower-middle class rose 15 points, from 25% to 40%. The decline in the middle class has profound business impacts.

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4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

Success

It may be possible to form in-person connections at gatherings involving shared interests, such as book clubs, sports leagues, fitness classes and adult education classes—but some people prefer to break the ice online. Bumble began as a dating app in 2014, and Bumble for Friends was launched in 2016 to foster different relationships.

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At Jack Daniel’s, Distiller Lexie Phillips Is Making Whiskey—and History—Every Day

Success

While Phillips was earning her college degree in agribusiness—because, as she tells SUCCESS , without agriculture, the world would stop turning—she signed up for a class called Chemistry and Wine. “We LP: In 2014, I had my first big-girl interview. And Phillips is the first woman in the distillery’s 150-year history to helm the ship.

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