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Joshua Becker’s New Book Explores Everyday Distractions Becoming a Lifestyle—And How to Refocus on the ‘Things That Matter’

Success

An email preview pops up in the corner of your screen. Celebrity gossip. Our newer tech- and media-based distractions are actually just add-ons to many of the old diversions that have plagued humanity for countless generations, like having mixed-up priorities or viewing ourselves and other people in unhelpful ways.

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Why Worry About Ethics?

Virtual Moxie

You may think you can get away with doing whatever the hell you want, and, in reality, you probably can—but yours will likely end up being a very solitary existence, as no one (not even other people who have sloppy ethics) likes to deal with people whose ethics are lacking. Ethics are a big deal in life and in business.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

Success

When you’re in charge, your opinion simply takes up more space than that of others, whether you intend it to or not. Describing your team as a family also sets up a very confusing mixed reality because you can’t fire a member of your family, but you absolutely have to be able to fire an employee who isn’t pulling their weight.

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10 Tips for Being a Good Neighbour at Work

Ian's Messy Desk

Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Shut up : Listen more than you speak. Know your own weaknesses : Don’t get caught up in gossip. Tearing down another to prop yourself up is a huge waste of time. Here are ten steps you can take to make sure you’re not the source of conflict at work.

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Dropping The Unimportant: 5 Things You Should Stop Doing

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Here are the five things you should consider stop doing to free up more time or more focus toward productivity: [ A workbook to Develop the problem-solving skills of employees: The A3 Workbook: Unlock Your Problem-Solving Mind ]. Visit the original article at [link]. Post written by Marlon Ribunal.

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Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 July, 2009 Psst! I was at the cottage with a friend and she was cranky and started to get wound up about something to do with her husband. By the end of the call her husband had caught her crankiness and it ended up with them both being angry. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Five Ways to Respond to Social Media Challenges and Criticism

Andrea Kalli

Some criticisms just are not worth responding to, most notably ’snark’-style blog comments and angry gossip articles. Often, business owners find themselves so caught up in their paperwork or their day-to-day operations that they forget about… Continue reading the rest of this article. Gauge the value of a response.