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ON LEADING AND BE-ING HUMAN

Career Limiting Words

“I deserve that promotion.” “It’s not fair that I was turned down for that role.” Hopefully you have not uttered these career limiting words to a manager, mentor, sponsor or co-worker.

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Hormones on Wall Street

The Washington Post asked, “Would the current financial crisis have happened, or been anywhere near as severe, if women had been in the top leadership positions on Wall Street?” Dr. Anne Perschel answered, “Probably not, and here’s why.”

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Avoiding the Pink Slip Epidemic

While there is no sure fire way (pun intended) to avoid being pink slipped, there are a number of steps you can take to increase the chances of holding on to your current position and to prepare now for a possible transition.

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Downsizing with Dignity

It is possible and not very difficult or costly to approach layoffs in ways that increase positive public relations as well as employee motivation, productivity, and loyalty.

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Finding the Upside in the Downturn

Imagine laying off 8% of your workforce then having kudos spread like wildfire across the internet using words like “authenticity, transparency, accessibility and integrity.”  Meanwhile your

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