Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash From the Harvard Business Review, Amy Gallo shares some terrific advice on how to control your emotions during a difficult conversation. Amy writes: Breathe. Simple mindfulness techniques can be your best friend in tense situations and none is more straightforward and accessible than using your breath. So when you start [...]
Photo by jordi pujadas on Unsplash Retired seniors often find that their larger family homes no longer suit their needs. Some will need to move to a community where they will receive more assistance and support, while others may just have an itch to declutter and enjoy a change of pace. If you’ve been eyeing a [...]
Photo by Amy Hirschi on Unsplash Written by Samawat Shakil Employee referral campaigns have been opted by business organizations a lot lately. This program enables employers to increase employee retention rates and engagement in the company. However, organizing an employee referral program requires a lot more than hosting a free toaster. As data presented by CareerBuilder [...]
Photo by Keren Perez on Unsplash Written by Karen Weeks. You can find more from Karen at Elderwellness.net There are so many things in this modern world that demand our attention, making it all too easy for the things that matter most to fall by the wayside. One of the things that invariably don’t get the [...]
written by Lilly Miller The question of safety is overlooked by some business owners who don’t realize the simple truth - that employee productivity and therefore the business’s success depend on the employees feeling safe and respected. It’s all about prioritizing: although new gadgets and software, and, for example, equipping an office entertainment room [...]
Photo by Adam Jang on Unsplash written by Samawat Shakil The shift from an industrial to a knowledge economy has had a far-reaching impact across the socio-economic spectrum. Employee engagement, and the concept of learning as a continuous, career-long process, have led to a paradigm shift in the way organizations think about the modern work-force. While [...]
From Harvard Business Review, Peter Bregman discusses how being a learner is hard. Peter is one of my favorite experts in this area. He did a terrific TedxTalk Living With Your Hands Off Your Ears in which he talks about how we learn. In this article, he talks about how hard learning is. He writes: Here’s [...]
From Harvard Business Review, Tricia Brouk provides excellent advice on how to give a great presentation including how to pitch a presentation by distilling your message to 15 words. She writes: Know how to pitch. When you understand and master the pitch, you’ll get onto more stages, which in turn will give you the confidence to [...]
Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash By Andrew Rombach From student loans and mortgages to car payments and credit cards, Americans have a lot of debt. In fact, according to Northwestern Mutual, the average personal debt in this country exceeds $38,000 (excluding mortgages). Most debt is from credit cards and mortgages, each making up 25%. The [...]
By Marie Miguel. Marie Miguel has been a writing and research expert for nearly a decade, covering a variety of health- related topics. Currently, she is contributing to the expansion and growth of a free online mental health resource with BetterHelp.com. With an interest and dedication to addressing stigmas associated with mental health, she continues to specifically target [...]
Marie Miguel By Marie Miguel. Marie Miguel has been a writing and research expert for nearly a decade, covering a variety of health- related topics. Currently, she is contributing to the expansion and growth of a free online mental health resource with BetterHelp.com. With an interest and dedication to addressing stigmas associated with mental health, [...]
