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Sometimes the Most Honest Conversation You Need to Have Is With Yourself

Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Ada daSilva) Celeste Headlee is an American radio journalist, author, public speaker, co-host of the weekly series Retro Report on PBS – and host of the Conference for Women’s podcast, Women Amplified. This month, she allowed us to turn the tables and interview her about her specialty: effective communication.  Q: What made […]

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3 Ways to Talk about Differences – to Help Your Organization & Your Blood Pressure

Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Rudzhan Nagiev) If you’re like many people, you may feel that – given the toxic, polarized state of public discourse these days – it’s best to avoid differences of opinion in the workplace.  But that’s not necessarily so, says Mónica Guzmán, journalist and author of I Never Thought of It That Way: […]

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Identify 3 Core Values to Guide You

Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (BRO Vector) Gabby Rivera was raised in a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, came out as queer, and published a critically acclaimed debut novel, Juliet Takes a Breath, about her coming-of-age story.  Then Marvel Comics called. They invited her to write America, a comic book series about America Chavez, Marvel’s first […]

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Don’t Be Thrown by Headlines – and Celebrate Small Wins

Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (PCH-Vector) Brittney Castro, a Certified Financial Planner who has worked alongside brands ranging from Chase to ETrade to Zoom, started working in the field at 22 – just when everyone was experiencing the Great Recession. She observed, in her words, “everyone freaking out” and wondered why. Logically, she understands that downward cycles […]

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