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How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: A New Book Explores Language Used in the Workplace and How We Can Improve

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I know it is often the first aspect of my identity that people refer to when they describe me. I also know I learned I was Black in first grade. And that was the day I learned what Blackness meant. Unconscious bias refers to the bias that we all hold, informed by social stereotypes, about various identity groups.

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Monty Python Officeland

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 July, 2009 Monty Python Officeland One of my former bosses said working with me was like being in a Monty Python movie. With references like these how can I lose? The funniest was the gym clothes. Lets enjoy our day together.© My current boss says we get along like a house on fire.

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Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers

Stephanie LH Calahan

  (I learned this the hard way when I was in 6th grade and the adult I was with locked her keys in the car during a terrible snow storm.  Have your clothes laid out, your briefcase or the kids’ backpacks, and whatever else you need to take with you, all set out. Assume they want to learn. Clutter Free Up Your Time!   

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It's all in how you feel

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 August, 2009 Its all in how you feel Remember when you were younger and got a new pair of running shoes? I recall the first day of school feeling so smart in my new clothes as I proudly walked to meet my friends. (New Lets enjoy our day together.© School will be back in full swing soon.

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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Later they learned that in Africa illiteracy is high, so companies put pictures on the product labels to show what’s inside. Could I have chosen a more arcane reference?) Recover from mistakes and learn from them. What separates good writers from great writers is that great writers learn from mistakes and become greater.

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Why You Don't Need to Mimic Someone Else's Fame | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

But what I tell people are four scenes from the last six months that sum up what I’ve learned better than I can spell it out: Exhibit A: The High Style The man I was listening to spoke with a strong British accent. Now I feel like James, who (apparently) can’t reference to anything “popular&#. Live and learn.

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16 Business Owners Share What They Would Do Differently

Stephanie LH Calahan

One of the lessons I learned early on was that it's easy to be busy and think you are being productive. I learned my lesson really quickly. I learned that as a business owner my focus has to be on my customers and sales, not busy work and errands. Focus On Customers, Not Tasks.

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