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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

Success

Individuals tend not to get the kind of firm and clear boundaries they need to learn about themselves. This leads to gossip and politics, often just below the surface of what looks like a happy and positive culture. The Friend’s gift. The Fighter’s gift. Fighters never stop asking why.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

We can learn from their loving fearlessness to look life squarely in the face and tell it like it is. Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. Thanks, Olympia. Pour that energy into you.

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Why My Imperfections Are My Greatest Strengths

Success

As children, we learn about the world by making associations to remember words and shapes and names of things. We learn that not all apples are red and “no” certainly doesn’t have to mean disappointment. We learn that being sweet doesn’t always equate with generosity. It helps us make sense of our environment. I love people.

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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

This is doubly important for parents, as children learn by watching what parents do, not by listening to what parents tell them to do while doing something different themselves. Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. This keeps us fresh and our skills top notch.

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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

This is doubly important for parents, as children learn by watching what parents do, not by listening to what parents tell them to do while doing something different themselves. Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. This keeps us fresh and our skills top notch.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

And it’s better to make all your mistakes now when you are young so you have time to learn and not repeat the same mistakes when you are at a more critical juncture in your career. I’m sure you’ve realized while it’s common to have a lot of office politics, it is not fun to work in a gossip-filled environment. How well do they listen?