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Communication skills for workplace success
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7 guidelines for delegating tasks to employees
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9 ways to boost your confidence at work
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The power of time off, Stefan Stagmeister
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Why you should define your fears instead of your goals
The tough choices we fear most, and sometimes avoid, are the choices we need to be making. In this...
The secrets to a truly restorative vacation
Fearing the amount of work they would be returning to often stops people from taking much-needed breaks from work....
What’s the most satisfying job in the world? You’d be surprised
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The happy secret to better work: A reading list
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How to Succeed? Get More Sleep. Arianna Huffington
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The sleep habits of highly successful people
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Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work. Jason Fried
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The habits of happiness. Matthieu Ricard, Biochemist turned Buddhist monk.
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The surprising science of happiness. Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness.
Dan does not agree that happiness depends on things turning out the way we want – he says we...
The Happy Secret to Better Work. Shawn Achor, psychologist.
If you can condition yourself to be positive you will actually have more intelligence available, as well as becoming...
The surprising secret to speaking with confidence. Caroline Goyder, voice coach.
Caroline was a voice coach at Central School of Speech and Drama for ten years, and now runs a...
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