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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

Success

“The emotion, I know it’s going to hit me when the time comes, going to end a lot of years of training and competing, just a huge chapter of my life. “I There is no comparison in athletics to training on a national team for the Olympics. When COVID hit, it became more clear to me that I wanted to try a full-time comeback.”.

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The Return To Office Trade-Off

Allwork

Beyond the one-to-one comparison to the financial cost of commuting, food brings people together. If our ultimate goal is to get people back into the office willingly, food is a great place to start. They don’t have to pack a lunch if the company is picking up the tab for a cafeteria meal. It forms camaraderie in the office.

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Workplace Roles: Knowing When to Manage vs. When to Lead

Success

More concretely, the managing role involves directing and controlling groups of people to reach clear, specific goals. In comparison to leadership, management involves accomplishing the broad goals set by leaders. Leadership means inspiring people to do their best and accomplish goals that seem out of reach.

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Unmasking Imposter Syndrome on the Let’s Get Social Show

Stephanie LH Calahan

Imposter Syndrome afflicts over 70% of all people, and many don't know it is standing in the way of their dreams and goals. “Comparisonitis” social media, and who you follow. It is prevalent among people considered to be high-achievers. It can show up as overperforming in one area and underperforming in another.

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Choosing the Best Administrative Assistant or Executive Assistant Conference

Office Dynamics

What is your goal or goals for going to an administrative conference? Make a comparison spreadsheet, if necessary Topics to be covered – do they align with your goals? You should choose wisely. There are numerous factors to take into consideration when deciding which administrative conference to attend.

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Make Educated Decisions When Choosing an Administrative Conference (Part 1 of 6)

Office Dynamics

What is your goal or goals for going to a conference? Will you be able to use them as a reference guide after the training? Make a comparison spreadsheet, if necessary. Topics to be covered – do they align with your goals? I am keeping these blogs to the point. A conference should feed your brain and soul!

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AI is not coming for your job. But it will make it better

Workplace Insight

With the right training, projects and reports that took hours to compile, can now be generated within minutes, freeing up space for us to invest our time and effort into more rewarding components of our jobs. It needs to be trained and told what to search for, so it is consistently learning based on our requests.