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Resilience helps individuals thrive despite adversity. Resilience means knowing when to seek support and use a strong network, rather than handle everything alone. Setting clear goals, embracing change, and practicing gratitude can build resilience. Part 9 of a series in which I gather insights from leadership, diversity, and wellness experts.

Unlocking the Power of Resilience

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With the right structure and execution, exit interviews can reveal systemic issues, guide strategic planning, and foster organizational development. It’s often said that feedback is a gift, and this adage certainly holds true if your organization is seeking candid perspectives and insights on your employee experience. An exit interview or survey can provide just that — the opportunity to uncover a non-biased view of your working environment company culture and recurring themes and trends that may be leading to turnover.

Mastering the Exit Interview: Unlocking Valuable Insights for Organizational Growth

Communication styles (assertive, passive, passive aggressive, and aggressive) can impact relationships. When a person is assertive, they clearly state their needs and why those needs are important. When a person is passive, they share their needs but aren’t direct when doing so. In aggressive communication, a person expresses needs...

The Way We Communicate Matters

The pandemic forced people and companies around the world to adjust to remote work, and when the lockdowns ended, many employees simply did not want to return to offices. In 2022, Gartner found that 60% of knowledge workers were remote, with at least 18% opting not to return to the office.

Navigating Indispensable Cybersecurity Practices for Hybrid Working Professionals

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. FlexJobs has highlighted companies offering remote, work-from-home jobs since 2007, but in recent years, a renewed spotlight has been put on the benefits of remote work. More companies are embracing permanent remote work options, and many people are focused on finding the...

25 Companies Hiring Now for Remote, Work-From-Home Jobs

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Bypass the coding craze and still cash in on the tech boom! Uncover 15 high-paying tech jobs perfect for non-techies seeking a career upgrade.

15 High-Paying Jobs in Tech (No Tech Skills Required)

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the release of its new Business Resilience Guide, a comprehensive resource aimed at small business owners who may not be familiar with disaster preparation. The guide includes six sections to help plan and recover from disasters, featuring best practices and template forms designed to mitigate risks for America's entrepreneurs and assist them in rebuilding stronger.

SBA launches new guide for disaster preparedness for small businesses

They are disturbing, stressful and distressing. Everyone experiences intrusive thoughts from time to time. What you can do to reduce them and when to get help. Do you ever find yourself daydreaming or distracted and your thoughts turn negative? You try to push away the upsetting thoughts, but it’s difficult, or even impossible. Those are intrusive thoughts. They are unwanted and involuntary thoughts or images that pop into our minds and become disturbing, stressful, or distressing. They come in a wide variety of unpleasant topics, commonly self-doubt, or some catastrophic outcome, health or financial.

How to Stop Your Intrusive Thoughts

This National Black Business Month, ESSENCE is highlighting the role Black cooperatives have played in advancing the economic power of Black Americans. August is National Black Business Month, and ESSENCE is celebrating Black economic excellence and taking a look at the important history of Black cooperatives. According to data from...

Black Economic Excellence: Exploring The Legacy And Power Of Black Cooperatives

There's two types of people in this world. People who shine are light, and by “light” I mean self-aware, aware of themselves and how their actions, words, and energy impact others. They don’t always make it about them. They pull from the heart instead of the ego. They are authentic and vulnerable. They pull from curiosity instead of judgment. You miss them when they’re not around. They possess a growth mindset and always see the glass as half full. They get up when they fall and see life obstacles as lessons from which to learn and grow.

Who Are You Surrounding Yourself With?

Alabama State

(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it has issued $2 billion of financial assistance to more than 43,000 farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced past discrimination in the agency's farm lending programs. The Inflation Reduction Act allocated $2.2 billion for the discrimination payments. For decades, Black...

US Farm Agency to Provide Discrimination Payments to 43,000 Farmers

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Having a functioning air conditioning unit is essential during the hot North Carolina summers. For those living in apartments or rental properties, the lack of a reliable AC unit can make it difficult to feel comfortable.

Are landlords required to provide air conditioning for North Carolina tenants? Here’s the law

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Addison, IL

Chicago Food King

Living in the area of Wood Dale, I am always on the hunt to try somewhere local and support them. I remember trying Elio Pizza several years ago and I was not really impressed with the food. However, my biggest complaint was the atmosphere created by the employees. My first interaction felt very cliquey, with preferential treatment given to people they knew instead of new customers.

This Popular Italian Restaurant in Addison has lost my business for good—no more Chances.

Freight fraud has become an all-too-familiar term in the transportation and logistics sectors in recent years. Although fraud has long been a challenge in the field, industry experts observe that these criminals have evolved alongside FreightTech, leaving supply chain participants uncertain about who will bear the burden of finding solutions.

How freight fraud became the perfect crime

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Researchers studied wild urban raccoons using puzzle boxes with either one or multiple solutions. Raccoons who engaged with the boxes demonstrated flexibility and individuality in problem-solving. The inclusion of an easier solution enabled previous non-solver raccoons to become solvers. Increasing urbanization has crowded out many wild animals. But raccoons appear...

City Raccoons Are Sophisticated Problem-Solvers

People often tell white lies in a relationship to keep their partner happy and protect the peace. However, some deceptions are less benign, serving to save face or manipulate a partner. Honesty and open communication are important to maintain a healthy, loving relationship. When we truly love someone, we often...

The 4 Kinds of Lies That Couples Tell Each Other

Leaden paralysis is a depressive symptom that causes extreme fatigue and difficulty with everyday tasks. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. When experiencing severe depression it is vital to reach out for support early as well as to not be alone. There are some days when the weight...

When It Feels Impossible to Get Out of Bed

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Mastering Remote and Hybrid Team Communication

FlexOS reports 30% of employees frustrated by vague managerial communication in hybrid and remote work. Remote work fosters a siloed environment, hampering information sharing without effective...

Mastering Remote and Hybrid Team Communication

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