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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

Success

You can’t always control the flow of the big questions, but you can manage the small ones. When I told friends about this assignment, they gave me a look that unmistakably said, “This will not be your most strenuous challenge of 2016.”. Don’t pressure yourself to keep it up: Learn to manage it. Don’t decide hungry.

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The Recent Flurry of Gig Economy Studies

Small Business Labs

Want Your Business to Thrive - Cultivate Your External Talent : The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Success Factors teamed up for study, which surveyed independent workers, managers who hire independent works and HR employees.  How Well Are Independent Workers Prepared for Retirement?:    2.

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

professor emeritus of human resource management at Rutgers University and editor of Compensation & Benefits Review. Some managers worry about investing in developing people who can then easily take those skills to a competitor,” says David G. a former human resource management professor at Rutgers. Allen, Ph.D.,

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What You Can Learn About Making Decisions From a Baseball Umpire

Success

For years before becoming a YouTube sensation for an ejection in 2007 in which he crawled on his stomach and launched a rosin bag like a grenade, Wellman, the manager of the El Paso Chihuahuas , has been near the top of those reports with a reminder that his temper can be volcanic, even theatrical. It’s part of the game,” Ceja says.

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5 Reasons Behind the Meteoric Rise of Pickleball

Success

In 2016, Randy Sussman’s job transferred him from Las Vegas to Florida. My teammate was Steve Riley, communications and partnership manager at Dietz & Watson, a tournament sponsor. The sport first exploded in retirement communities and now has flooded into the broader culture. It was the inaugural U.S.

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

Success

In an informal poll, we asked friends, family members and neighbors the same question, and the results were unanimous: A retired accountant: yes. Relationships involve inventive problem-solving at every turn, for example, as does the management of our own emotional well-being. So you think you’re creative? We’re going to guess you do.

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A sneaky peek at the Future Assistant programme

Practically Perfect PA

We will look at the future for women in the workplace, flexibility with working hours and work/life balance, the wage gap, maternity regulation, career breaks and retirement. The PA as information manager . In 2017 and beyond Assistants will be seen as their organisation’s information managers. The PA as time manager .

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