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Craig Keilburger was just 12 years old when he started the "Free the Children." Organization. Since then, with the help of his elder brother Mark, his organization has built 420 schools in 120 countries providing education for 35,000 students. ... More...

Get In Line According to Catalyst s 2002 Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners, women fill less than ten percent of line positions held by corporate officers and just 5.2% of top earners at Fortune 500 companies are women. Is there a ... More...

Can you do nothing? That's right, NOTHING. Can you sit in utter calm for 15 straight minutes and do absolutely nothing and contemplate nothing and just let time pass without hearing the clock tick? I know, these are strange questions, especially w... More...

2006 is well into its first week as I start this issue. Have you made any resolutions for the coming year? Have you already broken them? I was listening to the radio on January 2nd and this was the topic of the day - What resolution... More...

What do we really know about The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? We know he had a dream. We know he inspired people to take positive action. We know he organized marches, led boycotts, wrote books, delivered speeches, spent time in jail, met wit... More...

The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl! THIS IS SO WOW!!! Okay, I have a special interest in this achievement by our hometown football team. My neighbor is a Seattle Seahawk -- Mack Strong -- #38. We all thought the win that made the Haw... More...

Individuals with integrity create an organization with integrity. To see how you re shaping up, ask yourself these questions: 1. Am I willing to say what I m thinking? In a world of political correctness and office politics, many of u... More...

A friend emailed me, confirming my order for a facial cleanser that she sells as part of a direct marketing company (think Mary Kay). She then remarked that she has much more energy for this work, where she runs her own show and watches the profit an... More...

1. Am I willing to say what I´m thinking? In a world of political correctness and office politics, many of us think things that we aren´t willing to say. Perhaps we fear seeming prejudiced or giving an emotional, rather than a logical ... More...

I had an extraordinary experience recently. I hosted a relaxing Thanksgiving dinner for my family. Yes, relaxing. And no, we didn't have it catered or eat out at a restaurant. It was a home-cooked meal (mostly). My husband and I noticed the lack o... More...

In corporate life we are in serious danger of believing that those who talk the loudest win the day. My 20 years in business have taught me that leaders who can actually keep their mouths shut and ears open have a better chance of being heard, ... More...

Not the classic week or two that follows the wedding, rather that brief period of bliss after you move into a new, higher level management position. That period where everyone works at their hardest and are completely supportive of your style a... More...

If I am lucky I get to attend five or six HR events per year. As a relative newcomer to HR I am really fortunate to have some brilliant conversations with people that open up a whole new way of looking at the same old problems that most HR peop... More...

Assessment Centers I would like to spend some time today talking about assessment centers and how they can be used for both selection and development purposes. Why did I pick this topic? Well, I had the good fortune of being a participant in an as... More...

As you visualize the path your life has taken over the last decade, think about viewing it through a telescope, not a microscope. Too many times, we focus on the small stuff, and it zaps our mental energy. What really matters in life? As a univers... More...

We've all heard how important it is to set goals and objectives. I disagree. Instead, I recommend that you establish one HOG -- a Humongous Overarching Goal -- that drives employee's energies in laser-like fashion in a singular direction for the next... More...

While it may seem counter-intuitive --- to be an effective leader, you have to be selfish and work on #1 first. In other words, you´ve got to get your own head screwed on right first, before you can help anyone else be a great follower. And it ... More...

Dear Career Counselor: With some 10 years of experience at my company, I have found myself in an unenviable position. For several years analysts, the media and I were quite confident that the CEO´s office was - in due time -- mine. That is,... More...

CHAPTER 1 - BEGIN GAME HERE Read The Rules If life is a game, how do you play it? The rules seem to change on a daily basis. You´re not even sure who the players are. You work and live in an economy where job turnover now averages less th... More...

Californians are struggling to cope with the significant losses and other challenges caused by the State''s devastating fires. Employers in some areas, principally San Diego, have been asked by civil authorities to shut down operations or to allow em... More...

Normally, when you´re a houseguest, your hosts don´t bang on your bedroom door an hour before dawn has begun pinking up the edges of the far horizon. Unless, of course, there´s a plane to catch. But on an unusually balmy October mor... More...

Many of us have given at least some thought to starting our own business. For the most part, these thoughts go no further than daydreams that help pass the time in traffic or are used to smooth over the rough edges of a difficult day. Over the past 1... More...

Last month we described the value of emotional coherence - bringing synchronization to your thoughts, emotions and body -- within each person. The times when you have felt most productive, satisfied, and energized, you were probably quite emotionally... More...

I have had hundreds of conversations with job seekers in an attempt to aid them in their search and to offer emotional support during a stressful time. While attempting to remain relatively humble, I have had some tremendous success in elevating thei... More...

11,000 days. That's the number of days you'll probably work over your lifetime. You'll likely have six or seven career changes, and eleven or twelve jobs in total. You may be wondering if you need a change now. 30 million people go to work each da... More...

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