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The Ordinary Tuesday Alyssa Simpson Almost Missed
There is a kind of work that rarely appears on a calendar. It is remembering what needs to happen, anticipating what could go wrong, noticing what everyone...
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Career
When Your Definition of Success No Longer Fits
There is a particular kind of quiet that settles in after you get what you wanted. The promotion email arrives, the client signs, the house is finally big...
Cover Features
Jennifer Christman: Connecting Those Who Serve to the Care They Need
For millions of veterans and military families, getting help can begin with something that sounds simple. The thought might be to find a therapist, underst...
Business
What Happens to Your Business If You Can’t Work for 30 Days
Picture a Tuesday in the middle of an ordinary month. You wake up with a pain that will not go away, or a call comes from a hospital, or a recovery that wa...
Business
The Fourth Quarter Checkup Every Small Business Owner Needs
There is a particular quiet that settles over a business in November. The summer push is behind you, the holiday rush may be ahead, and somewhere in the mi...
Business
Revenue Is Up but Where Is the Money
There is a particular kind of quiet that settles in when your best sales month lands next to your lowest bank balance. The sales report says one thing, the...
Bloom
The Silence That's Louder Than Fighting
Most of us picture a fight as raised voices, slammed cabinet doors, and words that get said and then regretted. Fewer of us picture the quiet kind, where o...
Leadership
What Employees Remember About a Leader
Ask a room of working women to name the best boss they ever had, and the answers come quickly. The stories that follow are rarely about quarterly targets o...
Health & Wellness
The Health Checks Women Keep Putting Off
Nine in ten women say regular health screenings matter. Yet 43% have skipped or delayed one their health care professional recommended, according to a Gall...
Health & Wellness
Maybe You Don't Need a Fresh Start
Somewhere in the second week of a plan, usually on a Wednesday, a thought arrives that sounds very reasonable. The plan has gone a little sideways, and the...
Leadership
Sixty Days Left in the Year
On the first Monday of November, about sixty days remain in the year. That is nine weeks, and most of us treat them as a runway to the holidays instead of...
Career
Ten Seconds Before You Press Paste
In the spring of 2023, Samsung let engineers at its semiconductor business use ChatGPT to help with their work. Within a few weeks, the Korean outlet Econo...
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