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Emotional Intelligence: What is it and how does it impact me?

Do you know someone who is well liked and respected, responds thoughtfully in times of controversy, and connects with others on a different level? I imagine the answer is yes. I also imagine that you have asked what makes them different. Th [...]

Digital Asset Dilemmas

When people think about estate and asset planning what usually comes to mind are things like real estate, investments, and other tangible property. While most of us may not have significant intangible property in the form of patents and cop [...]

Roles of Supply Chain Facets - Procurement

This article is a continuation of the article - "What do you Know about the Supply Chain". The focus here is on procurement.FACETS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN (SC):These are the facets: Planning & Inventory Management Procurement Logistics Dist [...]

3 Things You Need to Know About Emotional Intelligence

High EQ has been positively correlated with things like leadership, job performance, and job satisfaction as well as physical and emotional well-being. So, it is no surprise emotional intelligence, often referred to as EQ (Emotional Quotien [...]

Technology, Hybrids, and the New World of Work

What do I need to keep in mind as we struggle to re-open, revamp for hybrid work and the technology available while also complying with COVID guidelines while keeping employees engaged?The world is certainly more complex than anything we’ [...]

From Buddy to Boss

Whether you were a teammate or a team lead who has been promoted to a supervisor or manager (aka: the boss), you will have to face your coworker buddies who now report to you. To put it bluntly, yes this is awkward! Plan to address the awkw [...]

Capitalize at Your Own Expense!

Business expenditures generally may be recovered through a deduction against income at some point in time. The critical issue is “when.” If an expenditure must be capitalized, its deduction is delayed; the cost is recovered either over its [...]

Thriving During Change

I will never forget the first time I stumbled upon the Greek Philosopher Heraclitus and his famous notion that “there is nothing permanent except for change.”  I was a freshman in college and while I recognized the wisdom of the words [...]

Maximizing Balance and Outcomes through Intelligent Delegation

Business organizations and teams exist to perform jobs, that are too large, too complex, or too fast-changing for any one individual to do on their own. So why do so many people and teams still try to do everything themselves? And what is t [...]

The Administrative Assistant’s Ultimate Skill

I remember vividly “playing” with my mother’s manual typewriter. It was yellow, with a cool cover that attached to the body. I can still hear the sound the keys made when they struck the ribbon and feel the “click” and “zing” of the retur [...]