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Every now and then I rummage through my old CD collection looking for something nostalgic to play on long drives. I started doing this in...

Lessons on assertive communication from TED LASSO.

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Up until a few years ago, I routinely spent a few weeks each year running communication workshops in London. These were always some of my...

Based on this statement, no over-thinking, please answer the following four questions. 1. If you had to guess the gender of the speaker,...

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In the last few weeks, I've noticed a reoccurring issue that can best be summed up in the below quote. I've experienced a number of these...

Hi, my name is JoAnn, and I'm not working much these days. Whew, that wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Once upon a time, I would...

....usually switch on your camera when you sign in to Zoom Meetings? If yes, why? If no, why not? ...really want to be heard? If yes,...

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I just googled Pustaries, a high-end grocery store in Toronto. The company was trending yesterday. If you live in the Greater Toronto Region

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Earlier this summer my family and I took off to Japan and spent three glorious weeks experiencing life in six cities on the main island....

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If you've read Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming, you'll recognize those words which became her refrain. She explained that this refrain...