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WeWork Files For Bankruptcy, Shaking Coworking Industry

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Last month, the company intentionally missed paying $95 million in interest payments, then negotiated an additional seven-day forbearance with creditors , which expires Tuesday. WeWork’s journey has been marked by a series of missteps and missed opportunities. The company was worth an unbelievable $47 billion at its peak in 2019.

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Ep 215: Kathleen Burns Kingsbury on Changing Your Money Mindset and Negotiating for What You Deserve

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In this episode, Kathleen talks about working with virtual assistants, changing your mindset toward money, how to negotiate for higher pay, and tips on public speaking. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Speak your mind, even If your voice shakes. She currently teaches in the Business and Management School at Champlain College.

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The Art of Persuasion: 4 Tips to Master Influence

Success

In 2019, he released his Wall Street Journal best-seller, The Soulful Art of Persuasion: The 11 Habits That Will Make Anyone a Master Influencer. Harris learned this lesson after building his first company by himself. Skill-hunters want to learn as much as they can, whether that’s marketing, negotiating or foreign languages.

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Daring to Dream: Finding the Courage to Follow Your Own Path

Success

There were times she felt like giving up, but she learned to see failure as an inevitable part of honoring her dream to be a chef. In 2019, fewer than 25% of chefs and head cooks in the U.S. You learn to identify when someone is pushing you beyond what is reasonable, she says, and to push back when they do it. who were Asian.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

An online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting in 2019 found that 49% of respondents saw revenue boosted by partnerships and 77% of respondents saw “partnership development as central to their 2019 sales and marketing strategy.” . Make it explicit that you want to learn everything you can about them in short order,” Gage says.

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

BUT, I learned and I learned quickly by making some mistakes early on. What I also learned was that I liked what I was doing and that I was good at it – or had the potential to be. It also takes making mistakes along the way which ultimately you will learn from and become better and quicker at resolving.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

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Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders. I can attest, though, that this executive assistant has never stopped learning, growing, and staying fresh. I have read and agree that ageism exists in the workplace.

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