What to Do When It’s So Hard to Communicate With Your Mom

There are two kinds of daughters and sons in the world: Those who grow up communicating and connecting with their moms and those who grow up wishing...

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Happy, Prosperous, and Productive

How To Be Happy, Prosperous, and Productive This Year

(Forbes first ran my article here.) Like many in the workforce today, you may struggle against a nagging thought: This is not where I want to be...

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workspace

What Does Your Workspace Say About Your Competence?

It was what came AFTER the colonoscope that gave me the creeps. The gastro doctor came to me as a referral from my family physician. So I booked my...

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slacker

How to Respond When Slackers Don’t Pull Their Weight

Back in high school, the kids called it snitching. Teachers, trying not to be complicit in the tattling but also wanting to build a positive...

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improve how you think

3 Ways to Improve How You Think

Nothing sets you apart as a leader like having a reputation for always coming through with new ideas and solutions to problems.  That distinction...

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send fewer emails

Send Fewer Emails to Communicate With More People in Less Time

In a recent survey conducted by University of Northern Colorado’s (UNC) Social Research Lab and Booher Research, knowledge workers report they’re...

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