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Year: 2015

Let’s get this meeting out of order!

Here’s the thing about meeting agendas: Everyone likes to make them nice and specific, with impressively bulleted lists, but lengthy ones can actually lead people to get a little distracted. They start looking too far ahead, become fixated on how much more ground there is to cover in the time remaining, and rush through or […]

When dealing with harassment, put self-preservation first

Q: “My wife is a nanny who works for a married couple. She recently told me that the husband, who is a doctor, has been making sexually inappropriate remarks to her. I called the doctor’s wife and told her about the situation, but nothing has changed. Although this seems like harassment, I’ve been told there’s nothing I can do about it. This guy apparently thinks he’s untouchable, but he needs to be stopped before he harasses someone else.” Furious Husband

Get down to the nitty-gritty

There’s an old adage, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Researchers, along with the popular media, have given the attribute of mental toughness the catchier label “grit.” So how do we get more of it? I’ve found three things that help to strengthen this quality.

How to host successful conference calls

Conference calls don’t always go smoothly, but they’re an important part of business communication, and knowing how to organize one correctly can help ensure success. Jennifer Hyman Sutton, COO of mobile communication tool Lua, offers these tips to help you do just that.