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Companies Score When Volunteering is a Family Affair
With National Volunteer Week on the horizon, any company engaged in employee-led corporate philanthropy may want to consider how to join the celebration. Observed from April 10-16, National Volunteer...
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Stop Acting So Small- Why Business Dreams Die
Is this another one of those inspirational, rah-rah, let's all be positive and chase our dreams quote? Yes. It is. Are you rolling your eyes? If I read this 5 years ago, I would have felt that this...
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7 Incredible Things That Happen Once You Learn To Enjoy Being Alone
We live in a world of constant contact--a place that's losing sight of the importance of being alone. Offices are abandoning cubicles in favor of shared desks and wide-open common spaces, and rather...
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The 3 Keys To Building Immediate Rapport In A Job Interview
You've got an important interview coming up. You know you have the skills for the job ... but do you have the personality and style they are looking for? Are your values and work ethic a match with...
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4 Communication Skills That Will Increase Your Influence
Have you ever stopped to listen? The conversation of the masses is almost entirely predictable. Where's the excitement? Where's the spark? It's as if the world has been invaded by robots. "Hope it...
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Why My Toaster Loves My Car: Are You Ready for the Internet of Things?
San Francisco, 2025 I noticed something strange last night when my car auto-drove me home from the city. My car was downloading the usual real-time updates, news and crowdsourcing projects from the...
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How to Master the Art of the First Impression
Amy Cuddy, a psychologist at the Harvard Business School, has been studying first impressions for more than a decade. She and her colleagues found that we make snap judgments about other people that...
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Maxing Out Your Tax-Deductible IRA
Dear Carrie, How much can a person who is 55 invest yearly in an IRA that is tax-deductible? --A Reader Dear Reader, It seems like such a simple question. But the answer is anything but, thanks to the...
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Social Security Deal Ending Soon
One of the most creative ways to maximize a couple's Social Security benefits is ending on May 1st. If you are among the few who have the opportunity to use this quirk in the law, known as...
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A Startup Environment's Influence on Performance
Co-written by Johan Vardrup No man is an island and in this age of the open workspace, we humans appear to be very much affected by our surroundings. Professionals sharing an interior landscape, show a...
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10 Common Mistakes That Are Lowering Your Sales
One of the most important skills you can learn is how to sell. Yet some of the smartest people avoid learning it, and some of the best colleges shun teaching it. Even so, many gravitate into sales...
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Women in Business Q&A: Pum Lefebure, Co-Founder And Chief Creative Officer,...
Pum Lefebure is co-founder and chief creative officer of Design Army in Washington, DC, where she oversees all creative that comes through the agency's doors. As an award-winning creative director and...
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5 Tips for Maintaining Inner Peace in the Workplace
Have you ever asked a co-worker how their day is going and received a response like "Don't ask," "Ugh, is it Friday yet?", "I'm so stressed out," or some variation of that? All you wanted to do was...
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Attribution Solution Under Foot
By Jason Uechi, Director of Engineering and Data Science at YP Mobile LabsIt's a problem practically as old as advertising itself: Â how to measure the effect of advertising spend on real conversions...
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The Evolution of Creative Mobile Advertising
By Evan Wray, vice president and co-founder of Swyft MediaMobile Advertising, as we know it, is changing. Ad blockers continue to threaten the viewability and therefore, the effectiveness, of the first...
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A Business Is Only as Good as Its Why
By Simon Berg A business without a why is like a leader without a purpose. However, it's easy to mix up a goal with a "why," and this is where things often go wrong for businesses. Let me explain. A...
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Goal 2025: 60% of Americans with Degrees
Lumina Foundation leads and supports efforts to boost America's higher education attainment rate from about 40% to 60% by 2025. Launched in 2000, the Indianapolis-based foundation is focused on quality...
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When Values Create Value
Most of us can spot a company's mission statement from a mile away. They communicate the values of a company. We've seen mission statements emblazoned on the walls of our workplaces, the products we...
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The Power of Conscious Choice
Co-authored by Joe Sanok Over the course of a typical day, you make numerous choices in your business and in your everyday life. At the conscious level, you make hundreds, if not thousands of choices...
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Muslim Business Entrepreneurs and the American Economy
It's hard in an election year to get an accurate picture of how your average American is faring. Either unemployment is at a new low, the bank rates are near rock bottom, and a fair wind is blowing for...
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