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Whites Only Policies = Obstacles to Innovation; Arizona vs. Diversity & Inclusion in the US

I was disgusted, shocked and appalled by the most recent decision in Arizona, to ban ethnic studies in Arizona schools. The reasons for the ban are so bizarre; READ»

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How Cisco Creates Loyal Employees; Life/Work Integration Policies Pay Off

An employee who loves to do her best work and keep her family happy.READ»

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How Oracle and Sun Microsystems Can Reduce Buy-out Stress

Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts can be stressful and ruin a good day if steps aren't taken to help employees be successful.READ»

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Finding Calm In Stress

how my dog locked me out of house and helped me find peace of mindREAD»

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Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive Stress Solutions

Executives Under Stress During Stressful Times Need Executive  Stress Solutions  According to the National Institutes of Health, “people who feel more in control at their jobs tend to feel less stressed ...READ»

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Risk and Reward on a French Water Slide: is your business making a splash?

Starting a business is always risky. For those of us who’ve started successful businesses we’ve had to balance risks and the promise of rewards. Sometimes you feel the fear but do it anyway, because if you don’t do it, ...READ»

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Stop Warning Me to Get Ready for the End

  I can’t take any more newsletters warning me to get ready for the end of the  recession  as though I should be building a bomb shelter. If I didn’t know better I would think they were trying to scare me into hoarding ...READ»

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Don't Be a Grinch In Today's Economy

According to the American Psychological Association stressis costing US businesses 300 Billion Dollars.Millions of people are stressed out like never before.Companies have gone out of business, there have been massive lay-offs, and ...READ»

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If You Lived Every Day Like It Was Your Last Day, You Wouldn't Get Anything Done

I confess that there are some weekends where I sit at my computer writing or researching for hours to meet client deadlines or catch up on work. The last time I did this, a colleague who knew I consulted on life/work balance issues ...READ»

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Think for Yourself; It's Your Life and Work!

When I told a colleague that I was going to take two extra days for myself in the interest of life/work balance after I was done working in Florida, she was aghast. “How can you consider that life/work balance when it means ...READ»

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Use It or Lose It; Your Balanced Brain

There’s no real hourly formula for life/work balance. There are “experts” who will give you algebraic equations on how to spend your time. We can get the formula and use it to have non-work time, but if we spend our ...READ»

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Is Your Mind in Control? Pick an Option!

Sometimes the whole world feels out of balance. I have to tell myself that I’m not the whole world nor does the world revolve around me in my private world. But within my private world I can still have a sense of balance, no ...READ»

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Stressed By My Own Stress Management- Pull the Plug!

I’m at the airport on my way to Las Vegas to facilitate a program on Stress Management in These Stressful Times for hotel executives, and I’m feeling really stressed. In fact at this moment sitting in the airport is like a ...READ»