Leadership
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TED Talks: Why Work Doesn’t Happen At Work
One of my students [hi Michelle!] shared this TED Talks by Jason Fried, co-founder and president of 37signals. Fried’s theory is that the office isn’t actually a good place to work, and that M&Ms are the real problems in the modern office today. “What?” you ask. Watch the video and hear what this brilliant software…
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“It’s All About Me!” What? Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
I’ve been researching narcissism lately and even shared some amazing facts about the narcissists weapon of choice on my Paradigm Life blog, since the act of giving someone the silent treatment is emotional abuse—and I was taking part in bringing awareness to abuse and domestic violence (for Domestic Violence Awareness month). According to PsychCentral, “In…
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Korean Air: An Experience Other Airlines and Companies Should Study and Replicate
Never have I experienced the level of care, consideration, thoughtfulness, attention to detail, and efficacy from an airlines until meeting the amazing Korean Air team. You can tell from the moment you step up to the counter to check in your bags, that they are here to serve you. Korean Air is celebrating their 45th…
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Putting on my Professor Hat: Special News From Natasha
Happy Saturday! It’s been an awesomely jam-packed week, and I have two more announcements to share with all of you: Connecting Theory With Application I am honored to announce that I now serve as an Adjunct Professor teaching “Economic Development in Africa” at Emory University, and “Intro to Management” at Kaplan University. Emory University My…
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Life is Like American Football
By Natasha Foreman Bryant, MBA Today in my Breaking Bread post I shared a prayer that used a football analogy, and I think that this conversation is appropriate to use outside of a spiritual or religious setting, to include our personal and professional lives, regardless of your religious or spiritual beliefs. So I’m sharing a…
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Happy 22nd Anniversary to Operation HOPE
Today marks the 22nd year that Operation HOPE has been serving communities throughout the United States and abroad. It has been both an honor and a privilege to serve with my Operation HOPE family for the past four years as a HOPE Corp volunteer, and now as an Advisory Board co-chair for HOPE Business In…
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Book That Addresses How Poverty is Ignored in the United States
Have any of you read this book written by Furman University Professor P. L. Thomas? I’m thinking about purchasing the book to gain insight into his perspective on poverty, capitalism, and our educational crisis. Professor Thomas states, “This work is intended to confront the growing misinformation about the interplay among poverty, public schools, and what schools…
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A Day in the Life of One Entrepreneur
By Natasha Foreman Bryant, MBA As I get older and more mature I am realizing that although I should give myself more “breaks” and be less obsessed about fitting everything in every single day, I also need to have more structure in my professional life if I want any semblance of “balance” in all areas…
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Choices: Violence or Nonviolence
By Natasha Foreman Bryant, MBA Every day we must make a conscious decision to either be violent or nonviolent. We choose to “go off” on someone verbally or physically. We choose to have road rage. We choose to allow that road rage to escalate to physical violence. We choose to load the bullets, draw the gun…
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Do You Know Who Invented the Products You Use?
By Natasha Foreman Bryant, MBA I love learning new things. So I get excited when I learn facts about people, products, things and places that I sometimes take for granted, for instance, I use Crest toothpaste, sometimes drink Folgers coffee, I like to pop in Bounce fabric softener in my laundry, and before I stopped drinking…
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Invest in Your Life and Purchase Real Money Answers For Every Woman: How to Win the Money Game With or Without a Man.
A book review written by Natasha Foreman Bryant Let me start off by saying that this may not be like any other book review you have ever read. Okay, now that I have prepared you, let’s do this! I absolutely love Real Money Answers For Every Woman: How to Win the Money Game With or…
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A Call to Action for All Men: Part Two
By Natasha Foreman Bryant, MBA Part one of this series was a call to action for the men in the world to stand up, speak out, and to be proactive in our communities. Today I continue my plea. Today I go even deeper and broader. I want to see more positive male role models showing young girls…
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Celebrate International Day of the Girl October 12th in Atlanta
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Women and Girl’s Collaborative celebrates the International Day of the Girl with ‘All Things Girl: A Roadmap to the Best You!’ When: Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 8:30AM – 12:00 noon Where: Georgia Power/Southern Company 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard NE Atlanta, GA 30308 Please RSVP to Natalia…
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