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Keep Your Bitchy/Snarky Mood Out of Your Email

Your mood can easily come through in your written communication as it does in person. The difference between in person and texts or emails is that it is easier to mask – this is a plus, so use it to your advantage.   Be mindful of the tone of your email or text. If you’re angry, finish the draft and let it sit for 24 hours if possible, then review and edit. If you’re in a bitchy mood…
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Facts: More Women in Top Positions Mean Higher Profits

More women in executive positions means more profits for companies. What? Do you need me to say it again? More women in leadership roles translate to higher profits; an increased bottom line. Yes, that would make sense considering approximately half the population of the globe are females and contrary to a particular antiquated school of thought – the gender on a whole is fairly intelligent and…
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Turn Down the AC - Women are More Productive in Warmer Offices

Summer is just around the corner – longer days of sunshine, flowers are blooming, city sidewalks are filled with an eclectic mix of people, lunchtime and after-work happy-hours fill patios with a fusion of conversations and laughter.  Ahhh – the beloved signs of warmer temperatures. But wait, chances are, amid the chatter are the complaints of cold air-conditioned offices  because as the…
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Sexual Harassment in the Office for Dummies

By Lisa Chin Quee The power of women; when we come together it can be extraordinary. The fact that influential men are now losing their jobs/status (in record numbers) for sexual harassment is undeniable proof.  Women all over need to take a minute to let that sink in. Let it soak into the deepest crevices of your mind. And then there it is… an  aha moment, when you feel a sense of personal…
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Outliers: The Story of Success

Book Review Author: Malcolm Gladwell Wow, a must read for all: mothers, fathers, new immigrants,  third generation Canadians, wealthy, poor, academics, high school graduates, Muslims, Jews, Christians, African Canadian, Caucasians, Asians, and athletes . When I say for “all” I truly do mean everyone. Gladwell, theorizes that success is not just the common perception of luck but one must look…
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