September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). NPM reminds remind us that we all must prepare ourselves, our families, and our businesses now and throughout the year. 2018 Weekly Themes Week 1: Sept 1-8 Make and Practice Your Plan Week 2: Sept 9-15* Learn Life Saving Skills September 15 National Day of Action Week […]
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Self-care is the practice of taking deliberate action to preserve or improve one’s own health. It is taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress. Self-care is individual. It is a choice to regularly engage in the activities that you require to gain or maintain
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Home and Garden Television (HGTV) has long been one of my favorite television channels. One of my favorite HGTV television shows is ‘Fixer Upper’. Fixer Upper shows the amazing remodeling and design skills of Chip and Joanna Gaines. Chip manages the construction and realty side of Magnolia and Joanna is the designer. The Gaines’
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The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world.
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My answer is yes to the question “can I really grow my business with an internship program”. An internship program can help businesses address several critical challenges including staff turnover, employee disengagement, and the skills gap. An intern works in a company to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification. Most
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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. 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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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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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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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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