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Mental health challenges in the workplace are getting worse, not better. Employees' mental well-being took a dramatic dip during the Covid pandemic and is still at...
Contributed to an article by Mikaela Cohen of HR Brew.
Imagine wearing a mask every day at work. Uncomfortable, right?
Studies suggest that many people of color mask their true selves at work. I...
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How can you take the America’s number one fear--public speaking--and m...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
Henry Ford once said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." Nevertheless, not everyone in a company defin...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
"The whole presentation is an hour, but I am only really 'on' for 10 minutes."
"I only have to know my part. The other guys know the rest of it."
"Which one o...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
Perhaps your company still engages in traditional annual performance reviews. Or maybe you have ditched the formalities for "just in time" feedback. Or possibly...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes." As any seasoned business person knows, making blund...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
When it comes to giving and receiving negative feedback, most of us would rather have a root canal. In fact, many of us are so uncomfortable with negative feedb...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
Storytelling is a powerful communication tool. It's a way to build a memorable brand, create customer engagement, sell products and raise growth capital. Compan...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
As humorist Dave Barry once remarked, "If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full pot...
Originally published in Inc. Magazine.
Even under the best of circumstances, it can be intimidating to make a presentation. Public speaking is a major source of anxiety for many professionals, whose ...
Ah, 21 years. That magical moment when you know each other inside and out, when you can finish each other’s sentences—and yet, that very familiarity can dull the spark, the intrigue, the excitement. W...
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