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Strive To Build A Diverse Team

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 20, 2018 | 0 Comments

  Merriam Webster defines diversity as the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization. Diversity has become a “buzz word” in business over the last few years but what does diversity mean to you?   I have been successful at building and managing […]

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Too Tight a Job Market? 4 Tips on How to Hire the Best Candidate in the First Place.

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

  Too Tight a Job Market? 4 Tips on How to Hire the Best Candidate in the First Place. Thomas Smale, Entrepreneur Contributor; Founder of FE International  In a recent survey, 21 percent of owners cited the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their ‘single most important business problem.’   One of the most crucial […]

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Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 15, 2018 | 0 Comments

  Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard Rep. Brenda Lawrence Internships can be much more than answering phone calls and giving Capitol tours Congressional interns may learn something on the Hill, but they’re also there to teach, Lawrence writes. As co-chair of the Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, I am […]

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Don’t Exploit Your Interns

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 13, 2018 | 0 Comments

  7 People on the Most Insane Things They Did As Unpaid Interns By Sarah Nechamkin, The Cut  The unpaid internship — once considered by some the golden ticket to a career, bemoaned but taken in stride — is now “going out of style,” according to The Wall Street Journal. With unemployment at historic lows […]

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Movie Review: Made For More

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 10, 2018 | 0 Comments

  On August 2, 2018, I went alone to the movie theater to see the documentary “Made For More”. A week before I purchased my movie ticket I had never heard of Rachel Hollis or the Rise Conference.  I was scrolling through Instagram and a post from a business coach inviting women to join her […]

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Make Professional Development Part of Self-Care Plan

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 8, 2018 | 0 Comments

  As a social worker I am frequently promoting self-care.  As a management consultant I am frequently promoting professional development. Today I want to talk to you about them both.   Self-care is what you do for yourself to ensure that you are healthy, prepared, and productive as a professional. Self-care means treating yourself well […]

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Nicki Sanders, Coach and Consultant

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 6, 2018 | 0 Comments

  I have accomplished and achieved awesome things in my life, including building the career I dreamed about as a high school senior.  As I prepared for high school graduation, I was unsure whether to pursue a social work or a teaching career. I have been blessed to have been able to dedicate myself to […]

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Avoid These 10 Things To Avoid Becoming A Micromanager

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 3, 2018 | 0 Comments

  A manager is tasked with establishing priorities and performance standards and goals. In order to achieve required results, managers must be sure to set their team members up for success through proper orientation, training, support, encouragement, and coaching.   A strong team comprised of competent, confident employees performs well when their supervisor is onsite […]

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Conduct A Personal SWOT Analysis

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

  What does it take to become a Marvelous Manager and a Successful Supervisor?   A manager is an employee who has been assigned specific duties and responsibilities to lead tasks, departments, and/or employees. Managers have diverse duties and job responsibilities for people and functions which can vary from company to company.   Business Dictionary defines […]

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