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Life can feel like a stormy sea in the ocean of everyday life. Whenever a deadline approaches, it crashes in like a rogue wave. Like sudden squalls, notifications howl. In the chaos, we respond rather ...

Mindful means being in the moment, while proactive means thinking and working ahead. Both are important for your career, but they seem to contradict each other. Can you be mindful and proactive at the ...

Recently we went outside early in the morning to feed the birds. It was a beautiful, sunny morning and the air felt fresh. It was totally peaceful and quiet except for the little birds chirping ...

Far too often, customer experiences lag behind modern customer expectations. To keep up with consumers’ rising expectations, today’s retailers strive to provide a connected experience across an ...

“Be proactive,” says Stephen Covey of Seven Habits fame. This is great advice, but exactly how do you do it? All of us at some point in our career have faced that awkward situation where something ...

No one knows your company’s mission and values more than you! So, when you are hiring people to incorporate to your team remember to look for people that align with your mission, your values and what ...

Quick take: The quality of customer experience (CX) defines a brand. To create great CX, I have found that it is vital to be three things: obsessed, empathetic and proactive. The quality of customer ...

Keeping K-12 schools safe from cyberattacks has become a growing concern for educational institutions, especially as these attacks increase in sophistication and frequency nationwide. This past ...

There are many different leadership styles and approaches to management that are viable. Some managers like to be direct and hands-on, while others prefer to give employees more autonomy and space.

If your child is bullied, or there’s a teacher who has it out for your child since day one, or there’s negative backlash on social media, whatever it may be, as parents, it’s hard not to react and ...