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Sonia Jackson Myles of The Accord Group: “Diverse staff helps retain diverse staff”

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I began to ponder what my role in changing this could be and I knew I couldn’t do it while I had my corporate role (by that time I was responsible for all packaging globally for P&G) and so I left a job that I loved. Another aspect of the work I spent a lot of time on when I was at Ford was recruiting more diverse talent.

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Mindfulness Skills in Times of Uncertainty

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And more interestingly, what are the practices that can help you get through this exceedingly challenging time of stress and uncertainty? Over time, you’ll be amazed at the patterns that show up! Body Scan : Attending and listening to your body, in a nonreactive way, creates a safe space in which you can anchor in the observer place.

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It’s Time To Invest In Human Sustainability

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It’s time we make sure we’re investing in human sustainability. In an article titled “ Time to Rethink the S in ESG ”, published in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, the authors highlight the role that the pandemic played in bringing the “S” into the spotlight. It’s time to add an H ,” authors Michelle A.

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A First Time Manager’s Guide To Managing People Remotely

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A few months ago when I became a manager for the first time, the last thing I was expecting to figure out was how to manage my team remotely. I just wasn’t expecting a global pandemic to be one of them. We didn’t count on kids, partners, and pets becoming full-time officemates either. Schedule regular check-ins.

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Graduating? It’s Your Time to Thrive!

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Graduation is always a time of transition, with newly minted graduates optimistically but anxiously heading out into an uncertain world to make their futures. Your Time to Thrive is made for this moment. But the only way to do that is by taking it one day — and one Microstep — at a time. That’s our new normal.

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11 Ways to Reclaim Your Time for Rest and Relaxation

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As entrepreneurs start getting more involved with their businesses, it’s not uncommon that they find there’s less time to spend on themselves. But how does an individual take back their personal time? Schedule ‘You’ Time First. Start One Hour at a Time. The key to reclaiming your time is to start one hour at a time.

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10 Tips To Make Team Meetings More Productive

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We have certainly had experiences where we’ve attended meetings that are a waste of our time, seemingly pointless, disengaging, and without purpose and outcomes. Many workers report ‘meetings’ as a time waster or barrier to completing job duties. Allowing a meeting to go off-track from the purpose, agenda, and timing.

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