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Jodi Monelle is the Founder and CEO of the planet’s leading sustainable lifestyle platform, “LIVEKINDLY.” The platform was designed to inform and illuminate people to eco-conscious choices. Choice is a very powerful thing, the thing that makes survival possible. Jodi created “LIVEKINDLY” as an empowering force to combat the usual judgmental nature of those cultures,
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Collectively, we’ve all been through a tough past couple of years. Many people are looking for some kindness and compassion in a world that seems a lot more aggressive, and where civility seems to have gotten lost in the supply chain somewhere. The holidays in particular can be a very sensitive time. In fact, the
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According to a new study by Future Forum, 76% of employees do not want to return to full-time office work. It seems employees are more than willing to trade in-person interaction for work time at home, fewer distractions, and no commute. They are not alone. Senior leaders are embracing the productivity and performance gained from remote
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Covid has wreaked havoc with relationships; people have not been able to get together with those they choose. Leaders with weak or unhelpful relationship have resulted in losing valuable staff. Online meetings have emphatically drawn leaders’ formerly personal and private lives  into the professional realm (hello zoom-bombing pets and children). The need for quality human
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As currently practiced, risk assessments need to be revamped. This isn’t a topic that typically tops the priority list, but it needs to be addressed – particularly if you’re trying to defend your business from threats or pass an audit. Risk assessments aren’t being done the right way – whether organizations view them as a
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As a business leader, how often has a consultant pitched you their silver-bullet solution, promising to dramatically increase your organization’s productivity and profitability? Probably more than you would like. With so many options, it’s no wonder the right pathway may be unclear! However, one proven pathway to increase productivity and profitability is digital transformation, also
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed how companies around the globe operate their businesses. As a result, many large and small organizations are working to find a balance somewhere between in-office and at-home models, known as hybrid models. Meetings are a key component of the workday, yet hybrid meetings have not proven to be the
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The Great Resignation seems to be getting worse. The quit rate in November was 3.4%, compared to 2.7% in November 2020, and well above September’s all-time highs. Unfilled job openings remain at unprecedented levels according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. Big retailers are responding by pulling out all the stops; one recent example is Target’s rollout
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Business inefficiencies exist in almost every market, wasting resources and, more importantly, missed revenue opportunities. With over 32.5 million small businesses in the United States, business owners don’t have time to waste and must look for ways to reduce credit risk while increasing revenues to achieve overall business success. However, due to its tedious nature,
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U.S. companies spend roughly $8 billion a year on DEI initiatives and have little to show for it. Here’s the bottom line: Your business systems and climate reflect the people you’ve already hired. So if you want to replicate that workforce in the future, keep doing what you’re doing. But if you really want to
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In a world where we can get almost everything we need with a few taps on our smartphones, people believe that hard work has become overrated. You’ve probably heard that you should work smarter, not harder. But is this true? Is it even good advice?  Back in the ‘90s, when I grew up, I knew all of
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Recent debates surrounding President Biden’s plan for government spending on infrastructure has refocused attention on public debt, but the sleeping and dangerous debt giant is really private debt.    American households were drowning in debt before the COVID-19 crisis, and now they’re deluged by it. Household debt today totals $17.5 trillion, up 320 percent in relation
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Purpose gets a bad rap in the leadership space. Purpose-driven leaders are labeled as woo or misguided even. But purpose, in its bigger context, is simply about meaning, and right now, purpose is having a moment. For almost two years, leaders have adjusted, shifted, pivoted, repositioned, and even abandoned offerings in the wake of a
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