Make your goals less specific and enjoy the process While it's great to achieve your goals, it's more important to develop the will to prepare and improve every day, writes David Meltzer. Enjoy the process of pursuing success and avoid attaching specific expectations to your pursuits. Entrepreneur online (9/12)10 ways to make sure you are understood Scott Mabry outlines 10 ways to reduce misunderstanding between leaders and their employees. "The gap between what we think people understand and what is really going on in their minds is almost always much bigger than we think," he writes. Soul to Work (9/11)
Do-it-yourself vs. Doing it right A highly-engaged workforce drives results and employee engagement programs are key to success. But most companies still lack on-the-ground programs for employee engagement and alignment. Learn how to leverage time and resources with a social recognition program in the whitepaper "Do-it-yourself vs. Doing it right".
Help people in your network meet others who will benefit them somehow, writes Biron Clark. Doing so shows that you're willing to offer value and gives you a reason to follow-up. The Muse (9/13)
Don't let work consume your entire life It's important for professionals to be able to draw a firm line between work and their personal lives, writes Jane Burnett. Make an effort to spend time with favorite hobbies, connect often with people you like spending time with, and read often to maintain a healthy work-life balance, Burnett advises. Ladders (9/12)
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Miss. woman robs bank, takes taxi to get away A Mississippi woman turned a taxi into a getaway car after robbing a Wells Fargo bank in Ocean Springs, Miss., on Tuesday. Dominique Spears rode the taxi to the bank and was arrested later through information provided by the taxi driver. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (9/14)
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.
