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Overcoming the 18-month Itch

3 Insights to Help New Hires Get Passed the 18-Month Job Hurdle   I am in awe of lifetime employees who find satisfaction or mere survival at one company for years on end. How do they learn to manage...

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Advice for First-Time Managers

4 Don’ts for First-Time Managers to Help You Succeed   If managing people was easy, we’d all be doing it, and we’d all be very good at it. But it isn’t, and we aren’t. Having been a first-time manager...

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Benefits of a Mentor

Insights on the Importance of Finding a Mentor   Don’t have a mentor? What are you waiting for? An underrated practice in business today, in my opinion, is professional mentorship, the one-on-one...

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Impactful Mentees

3 Tips for Making a Mentorship Useful for Both Parties   Mentorship is one of the most important working relationships professional women may encounter in their careers. If you are reading this...

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Interviewer Interview Prep

Tips to Help Employers Identify the Best Talent During the Interview Process   Interviewing can be a tedious and boring task. However, employers who master the art of interviewing land the best...

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Creating a Business Dashboard

Insights on How a Dashboard Can Help Enable a Successful Business   Running a business takes a lot of focus, passion, and dedication. There are many tools and tons of classes to help you along the way,...

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Instinct, Training & Stress

Insights on Using Instinct and Training to Handle Stressful Situations   When I entered the police force in Pittsburgh, it was at a tumultuous moment in the city’s history—the city was experiencing...

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Small Business Success

5 Tips for Business Success Through Mentorship, Kindness, and Sacrifice   Starting and running a business can be exhilarating, nerve-wracking and everything in between.  Your business is “your baby”...

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Enhancing Executive Presence

3 Tips for Demystifying and Embracing Leadership Presence  The first time I had heard about leadership presence, I thought it was career advice about how to dress appropriately—suits for sophisticated...

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Saving for Retirement

4 Easy Steps to Help You Save & Prepare for Retirement   The purpose of a retirement fund is to cover your cost of living once you stop working. Without help from an employer-led program, it can be...

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First-Time Leadership Advice

Tips for First-Time Leaders on Giving Feedback to Your Team Members A leadership role offers a great opportunity to grow professionally, and it will push you to learn new skills. One of the most...

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Leadership Presence

3 Insights on Developing Your Leadership Presence The first time I had heard about leadership presence, I thought it was career advice about how to dress appropriately—suits for sophisticated...

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