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Want to Boost Your Career? Do More 5 Minute Favors
It’s that time of year again, when the calendar resets and somehow we collectively decide to be better people in the next 12 months. Personally, I’ve always been a skeptic about the phenomenon of New...
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Dreaming of Winning the Lottery? Then You’re in the Wrong Job
Dreaming about winning the lottery and quitting your job? Maybe you need a better job. A recent Gallup survey showed that U.S. employees who are “engaged” at work would not quit their jobs even if...
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Let’s face it, the ‘beauty premium’ exists at work
The year started off with a bang. Well bangs, actually. I’m not referring to ice quakes (which startled Torontonians during the recent deep freeze), but the fringe that rests on your forehead. It seems...
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More pay, more stuff, less satisfaction
“I could quit this job and do something else.” Most people entertain dreams of quitting their jobs and doing something else. This fantasy is usually followed by a list of the many things they could...
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Is a degree becoming a drawback?
My husband and I recently undertook the unenviable task of decluttering our storage room, an area of the house I normally treat as a no-man’s land since it’s cold, has spiders and is littered with...
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Three Cheers for Bossy Girls
Like many three-year-old girls, mine takes her fashion cues from Disney films. So when a family member recently gave her a dress that looked as though Snow White had had an unfortunate run-in with...
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The perils and pluses of working in the family business
I used to think I suffered from poor work-life balance while working for a large corporation, when I slept with my smartphone and responded to queries from colleagues before the break of dawn. Then I...
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There are two words I try hard to remove from my work-related lexicon. The first and obvious one is “busy,” the obvious answer to the question: “How are you doing?” The second is a word so overused in...
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Is sitting the new smoking?
Most of my days start with sitting in front of a computer, even before I sit down for breakfast. I may walk to the subway, where I sit on the train, before sitting again in series of meetings. I...
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Co-ed CEOs: The ultimate power couple?
Writers love to ponder “what if” scenarios. For instance: What if women ruled the world, would it be a better, safer place? What if Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters, would the financial crisis...
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