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Many of us go about our workday in a routine manner. There’s nothing wrong with this; routines help us to make sense of our day. When you have a routine, you know what needs to be done and at what time. Some people may have very fixed routines where they

At the inception of many non-profits the focus is often dedicated to the service that will be provided to a specific population or community.  A considerable amount of thought and energy is spent on the development of services and programs that align with the mission statement. In service providing industries

Motivating yourself can be hard, whether you’re working from the office or working from home. Working around others has its own set of challenges and working from home has another. When you’re working around others, an element of comparison always sets in and you find yourself comparing what you’ve done

Many of us who rise in the ranks to hold supervisory positions do so because we’re extremely driven and passionate about what we do. Unfortunately, that tends to come with a side of being slightly controlling. In the moment, it often seems easier to take the reins and just do

The Pareto principle was suggested by a management consultant named Joseph M. Juran who named it after an Italian economist called Vilfredo Pareto. Basically, the Pareto principle states that human beings spend only about 20% of our time doing the things that really matter and that these are the things

We’ve all experienced good feelings and happiness as well as bad feelings and depression. But have you ever stopped to think about what exactly makes you depressed? What thoughts and ideas are running through your mind, consciously or unconsciously, when you’re feeling down? If you sit down to think about

Different people have different working styles; some like to work in bursts of energy while others like to keep going at an even pace. In this way, working is a little bit like running; you can either be a sprinter or a marathoner. Of course, everyone thinks that their way

Most of us have heard of the concept of wellness, but we may not recognize what it means. We may vaguely associate it with yoga, meditation and “new age” practices that aim at healing human beings via energy and “chakras.” And although yoga and meditation have both received recognition even

There’s a lot of advice out there for what you should look for in a job candidate and how you should make your decision. There’s also a lot of advice about how job candidates should land the job that they want. But what a lot of these writers/advisors forget is

Everyone has communication issues from time to time. You may be getting along very well with nearly everyone in your life and suddenly, things might start going wrong. Usually, when you start having issues communicating with one person, you’re likely to start having them with others too. There’s a snowball