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The 10 Best Books for Creativity

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Take a look at this list of 10 books on all things creative: 1. Authored by Sarah Stein Greenberg, the executive director of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (Stanford’s “d.school”), the book is a combination of stories and exercises intended to encourage the reader to face and overcome challenges in creative ways.

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The Anthropology Of Change Management: Four Keys To Success

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Radically altering the daily routines of workers represents a major form of loss. The pandemic marked a form of separation that has been wildly disorienting for many workers, and especially for managers. During everyday, normal times, we exist in various forms of structure.

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Ep 254: Ciara Trotman on Forming Professional Relationships and Career Paths for Assistants

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In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Ciara talks about career paths for assistants, office politics, DEI for assistants, forming professional relationships, and perception vs reality when it comes to what an assistant’s job is. Also, check out the companion study guide, The Leader Assistant Workbook , to dig deeper.

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Psychologist Emma Seppälä Explains The Science of Intuition and Gut Feelings—And Why Trusting Them Could Change Your Life

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We’ve been trained out of doing that,” says psychologist and research scientist Emma Seppälä Ph.D. The book is called Sovereign with this idea that there are different ways in our life in which we don’t allow ourselves to access our fullest potential and possibility,” Seppälä explains. Some people are better at doing this than others.

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What’s Next to Be Your Best? 3 Personal and Professional Development Trends in 2024

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In fact, 94% of employees have reported they would stay longer at a company that invested in training and development. The first involves the general quest for knowledge by employees and the support given by employers for training. Besides, many people spend a third of their lives at work, so why not add a little humor to each day?

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How to Build a Business Case for Training Requests

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Requesting Training and Professional Development Support from Your Employer. But when that training comes with a large price tag, it’s often out of reach. This investment can take on many forms. Find out as much as you can about the training you’re requesting. Will the training take place on company time?

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From the Archives: The Impossible Task of Creating a Truly Complete Dictionary

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Both publishers, along with managing editors and other staffers, underwent extensive training for the task. Then, when the book is is­sued, it immediately begins to become imperfect and obsolete. Publishers of the Century and the Standard both attempted to create an original, complete dictionary.

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