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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

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Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! And I’ve had amazing mentors along the way. So there’s a lot of, you know, office gossip and stuff like that. So here I am. Jeremy Burrows 4:25 Love it.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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Find a mentor. Overall, whether it’s gossip from co-workers, violence in the media, pessimism in your own thoughts or other influences, make conscious efforts to reduce your exposure to the negative. Ask questions of mentors and peers. Schedule a regular date night on your calendar with your spouse. Attend training.

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The Enneagram at Work: Which Number Are You?

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Ideal work environment: Interpersonal sharing is valued Productivity-boosting tip: Set boundaries Productivity-busting habit to watch out for: Gossip. No matter your strategy or forecast for income or goals for the next calendar year, culture is going to trump all of that. Type Three: The Achiever.