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Celebrate Women Leaders

In honor of International Women’s month, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the transformational impact of women leaders. Women are paving the way for a style of leadership that is confident, authentic, and highly effective. Catalyst reports that the share of women in senior management is increasing incrementally. We still have a long way […]
Keep, Stop, Start Your Way to Clarity, Purpose, and Wellness in 2024

It’s March and we are well into the first quarter of the new calendar year. Perhaps you are sticking with your New Year’s resolution or intention – or not. Maybe you are focusing on a word or phrase that resonates deeply to reinforce your chosen behaviors and mindset. As a career and executive coach, I […]
5 Best Smartphone Apps to Help You Grow Your Career

As a technology manager on Le Meilleur Avis, Jean–Philippe Belanger has access to various smartphones, PCs, Bluetooth devices, headphones and many other tech products. He reviews every aspect of these products including apps. To advance in one’s career, it is crucial to have the right help and what better way to get it than at […]
3 Amazing Alternatives to Returning To Work after Having a Baby

This blog was contributed by Reanne Brian. You have recently begun your maternity leave. You are apprehensive, nervous and terrified. But you’re also ridiculously excited. In a matter of days, you will be responsible for a tiny human being. For the past nine months, you have felt every kick, survived each morning of extreme nausea and […]
7 Common Activities with Surprising Health Benefits (You Won’t Believe #6!)

This blog was written by, Helen Sanders – chief editor at HealthAmbition.com where it was originally posted. Established in 2012, Health Ambition has grown rapidly in recent years. Their goal is to provide easy-to-understand health and nutrition advice that makes a real impact. They take pride in making sure our actionable advice can be followed by […]
Don’t be a Career Loser – Take All Your Vacation Time

As a recovering workaholic, I strive regularly to integrate life and career to honor my personal relationships and my professional ambition. The pattern resembles a roller coaster with ups and downs of activity and never a steady balance. This reality check has allowed me to navigate the ultra-busy career times and offset them with precious […]
The Trouble for Women in Business School

In the United States, there are more male CEOs with the first name of John than there are female CEOs. Despite earning suffrage nearly a century ago, despite fighting for civil rights for more than 200 years, and despite all of our marches, boycotts, sit-ins, riots, and numerous forms of protest in recent months, women […]
The Worker Experience Drives Company Success

The latest Gallup results indicate that employee engagement is a dismal 33%, a disappointing increase of only 3 points over the past few years. Gallup found that disengaged employees cost the country somewhere between $450 and $550 billion each year. That’s not good business and it’s not sustainable. I recently attended Appirio’s Worker Experience Tour […]
Focus on Your Accomplishments in Your Resume

This post was contributed by Andy Duchow, a freelance copywriter/resume writer. Find him at http://resumesbyandy.weebly.com/ If you’re anything like me (and many of your fellow job seekers) you’re good at selling yourself short. You may not even realize it. Years of freelance hustle and direct sales copywriting have for the most part cured me of my tendency […]
Saving Time and Money During the Hiring Process

A company’s hiring process, like everything in the business world, needs to be efficient. But most of the time, getting quality employees doesn’t come cheap and it’s a process that easily can be bogged down by time-wasting practices. Fortunately, there are ways to find reliable prospective employees while minimizing cost and time. Here are effective […]
Sleep and Success: A Necessity to Get Ahead

We often put our own well-being to the back of the proverbial back burner in order to get ahead, but over time all this does is set us back. It’s estimated that nearly a third of the working world is sleep deprived, which may equal meeting short term deadline goals, but it doesn’t take long […]
The Health Benefits of Walking Part II

This post was contributed by Jacky Miller, a Registered Dietician based in New Zealand. She is deeply passionate about holistic health, yoga, meditation, nutrition and exercise. She writes regularly on health related topics for blogs including MindBodyGreen, Jen Reviews, and The Huffington Post. Here are 25 additional health benefits of walking, according to Jacky Miller. […]
The Health Benefits of Walking Part I

This post was contributed by Jacky Miller, a Registered Dietician based in New Zealand. She is deeply passionate about holistic health, yoga, meditation, nutrition and exercise. Through gentle and non-invasive treatments, she addresses the cause of illness and encourages the body to heal itself naturally. She also has extensive teaching experience having taught yoga, breath […]
Land a Job After Being Let Go

Job searches are always hard, but going through them after being let go can make them even harder. Not only is your morale low, but there is a sense of pressure to quickly find a job as to not feel the impact of lost wages. It takes an organization an average of about fifty-two days […]