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5 Qualities of People Who Use Time Wisely

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If your skill level is a two, don’t waste substantial time trying to improve because you’ll likely never grow beyond a four. However, if you’re a seven in an area, hone that skill, because when you become a nine, you’ve reached a rare level of expertise. You are blessed with a unique set of skills and talents.

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Emotional Intelligence Is Crucial to Good Leadership—Here’s Why

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Emotional intelligence refers to your capacity to handle internal and external emotions. But unlike innate, fixed characteristics, such as your IQ, EQ is a flexible skill that you can improve. enumerates the specific components of emotional intelligence as self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills.

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5 Realistic Tips to Be More Positive

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You’ve heard all those mantras before, but welcome to the real world, where life is hard and stress makes it difficult to always whistle a happy tune. It wasn’t easy, but by internalizing the following five tips, I was able to turn my negative attitude into a positive one : 1. “Think positive!”. Look on the bright side!”. Why is that?

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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And those skills translate directly into the office or boardroom. A 2015 article in The Atlantic titled “For a More Creative Brain, Travel” argued that traveling and soaking up foreign experiences increases cognitive flexibility, an important part of creativity. Good communication is important regardless of the setting or language.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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When you start talking to a potential outsourcing hire, make sure the person understands your business, your needs and possesses the necessary skills. I use it with my interns for my blog. This article was published in February 2015 and has been updated. A virtual assistant who charges per task can help you get started.

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Create Your Professional Development Plan Free Webinar

Office Dynamics

Upcoming professional development events at little to no cost: As Office Dynamics International celebrates our 25th Anniversary in 2015 we will offer a free webinar each month. DOWNLOAD Professional Development Plan Sample Template: (a simple template for your use) Professional Development Plan Template.

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17 Time Management Strategies to Help You Tackle Your To-Do List

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Becoming extremely knowledgeable and experienced in using time management techniques will be of great value to you—perhaps more than any other skill you can learn. So we internally developed a code that means, ‘Please don’t get offended, but I really need to tackle this task.’ Whatever you find, go beyond observations.