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My Top Productivity Hack Is . . . Hire Great Managers Gallup found that one in two employees have left a job due to a manager. Doesn’t that tell you something? Sujan Patel, VIP Contributor, Entrepreneur Employees are job-hopping more than ever before, and it’s typically due to their managers. In fact, Gallup found that one […]
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I left the federal government in 1997, so I admit that I had a lot less financial responsibilities when I embraced a furlough over two decades ago. That furlough was also shorter in duration. I fully understand that over 800,000 federal workers are concerned about stable housing, healthcare, education, utilities, transportation, and food. I don’t […]
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Being a manager or supervisor is not for the faint at heart. People fantasize about being “the boss” without realizing all that leadership entails. If you are not a “people person” please step aside and let someone else take the helm. Here are 5 things I know for sure about being a manager: Listening is […]
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By Nancy P. Rothbard, Get Pocket Hanna, a finance director at an international home care retailer, works long hours. She’s usually in the office from 9am to 5pm, but at home, when her three children go to sleep, she’ll work another four hours, not closing her laptop until midnight. She sometimes also works on weekends. […]
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I am determined to continue the professional and personal progress that I made in 2018 into 2019. -My word for 2019 is Consistency (Word for 2018) -My These 3 Words Motivational Mantra for January 2019 is Eliminate The Excuses (These 3 Words 2018) -My theme for 2019 is Eliminate The Excuses (Theme for 2018) While […]
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Packaged For Success Enterprises is now Nicki Sanders Consulting. Nicki Sanders Consulting is an act of walking in my authenticity. Nicki Sanders consulting is a better representation of my current professional and personal goals as well as my two decades of education and work experience. I am a Social Worker and a CEO. […]
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The end of year provides a great opportunity for self-reflection and strategic planning. My word for 2018 was Implement. My theme for 2018 was Apply The Knowledge. I would say that I was successful in making both my word for the year and my motto for the year a priority. As I look back over […]
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How To Get Rid Of The Thoughts That Are Clogging Your Brain By Darius Foroux I want to ask you a question. How many hours per day do you think? “I never thought about that.” So let me get this straight. You’re thinking all the time, and yet, you never think about how […]
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These 3 Words Motivation 2018 Motivation – the general desire or willingness of someone to do something; stimulus; influence January – Apply The Knowledge February – Shine Your Light March – Authentic Relationships Matter April – Explore Your World Inspiration – the process of being mentally stimulated to […]
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