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"What do you regret most about your career?" asked Daniel Gulati in his Harvard Business Review (December 14, 2012) article "The Top Five Career Regrets." His research identified these most common regrets:

I wish I hadn't taken the job for money.
I wish I had quit earlier.
I wish I had the confidence to start my own business.
I wish I had used my time at school more productively.
I wish I had acted on my career hunches.

In The Art and Science of Dealing with Difficult People, David Brown lists "key personal qualities needed to develop good relationships." Here are some of the key qualities he identified:

* Respecting other people's values, beliefs, and opinions.
* Having the courage to accept pressure and face conflict.
* Being open to new ideas.
* Seeking first to understand, then to be understood.
* Accepting that differences are okay.
* Building trust and/or credibility before seeking to bring about change.
*Judging other people's performance, not their character.

Yes.

Of course.

The six biggest mistakes of managing an introvert This originally appeared on LinkedIn. You can follow Dr. Marla Gottschalk here. Do you supervise individuals would might describe themselves as an introvert? If the answer is "yes," you may want to take a moment to examine how you manage them. In many cases, we hold misconceptions about introversion…

"Emotional intelligence travels through an organization like electricity over telephone wires. Depressed, ruthless bosses create toxic organizations filled with negative underachievers. But if you're an upbeat, inspirational leader, you cultivate positive employees who embrace and surmount even the toughest challenges."
Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee

How to Be a Better Coach, According to Neuroscience A new study finds that great coaches don't focus on finding and fixing their team's weaknesses. They do this instead.

A great example of excellent client oriented service: I took a small item without looking at the price, thinking it would be cheap. When I got to the register, the lady asked me if I was aware of the price, it was much more expensive than I asumed. So she helped pick another one, much more in my price range.
You scored "Bliss" at Superfood!

Great to see that the writer of the Money Habitude cards has won a reward for her years of working with youth!
http://www.moneyhabitudes.com/about/press-news/syble-solomon-wins-award-for-outstanding-contributions-to-financial-education-for-youth/?utm_source=July+newsletter&utm_campaign=july+news&utm_medium=email

7 Ways Cell Phones are Destroying Your Business Productivity The cell phone turns 40 years old this month. Are we less productive because of it?

We work starting with your goals and challenges and don't give you a general solution that may or may not work....so how can we help YOU?

Yes, indeed!