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Goal Setting for Kids: Empowering Future Achievers to Reach Limitless Goals

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Adults achieve greater success by learning how to set goals. A recent Gallup survey found that seven in 10 adults are inclined to set specific goals, and nearly 48% of those plan to write them down. Setting goals can boost kids’ self-esteem. Just remember that goal setting is itself a skill to learn.

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4 Things Employees Need From Any Boss

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They consider quitting, finds a new survey. Further, the survey finds that a quarter of all young workers doubt whether their contributions are valued -- and that should be another area of great concern according to researchers writing in the Harvard Business Review. If they feel they can't succeed, what's the point in trying?

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth , created five simple questions to assess overall happiness—the Satisfaction with Life Scale—which has since become a universal survey used in most happiness research. In 1985, Ed Diener, Ph.D., are met, financial success does little to make us happier. Looking Up.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

In a recent survey, Jobvite found that before the recession, more than 60 percent of GenY candidates wanted a higher compensation than offered. Roberta, Hopefully, everyone -- no matter the age -- will learn important lessons such as being more resourceful, networking and being resilient. December 2, 2009 7:49 AM John said.

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Do Your People Feel Appreciated?

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Survey Says: Appreciation Really Matters to Employees. In listening to employee voices from more than 40,000 organizations over the past decade, we have learned that what matters to employees — what truly motivates them — is feeling appreciated. It’s important to note there is no definition for appreciation in our Workplace Survey.