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12 Personal Goals to Set For Yourself This Year

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Goals are essential to personal and professional development, but knowing which goals to set for yourself can feel overwhelming. Keep reading to discover some personal and professional goals that will put you on the right path. Keep reading to discover some personal and professional goals that will put you on the right path.

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‘Nice to Meet You’: The Art of Being Introduced

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You’ll not only look prepared, but with a better idea of what to say and the extra confidence that comes with knowing who you’re talking to, you’ll have a much more productive and meaningful discussion. Networking and introductions are organic, not formulaic. I once spoke to an entrepreneurial class at Southern Methodist University.

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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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A range of foundations and community-based organizations help meet the school’s ambitious goal of ensuring both high school graduation and college matriculation. Many earn full college scholarships through the highly selective Posse Foundation and similar organizations.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Meet Our Finalists Yasmine Arrington Founder, Executive Director, ScholarCHIPS, Inc. With the U.S.

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

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Early bibles of the field (Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich , Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People ) urged workers to grow philosophically, to build qualities such as confidence and self-discipline. Extension classes abound at colleges and universities. Not that I have anything against Ms.

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We need to talk about loneliness

Workplace Insight

Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that loneliness is a pressing global health threat. Implement buddy systems: No employee is the same and not everyone will be extroverted and confident to socialise with their teams. Research has shown that it poses the same health risk as 15 cigarettes a day.

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Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement

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Since the goal is to make them as efficient as possible, it’s important to constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve them. Fostering a culture of continuous improvement in procedures is vital for any organization aiming to stay efficient, competitive, and adaptive. You aren’t confident with some of the basic functions.