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19 Nudges to Move Your Career in the Right Direction
When you’re asked to explain why you should be promoted, get a raise, or have a new job, it can make you feel uncomfortable. Why? Because you’re forced to talk about yourself — something mother told you never to do. Besides, who will believe you? Well, there is a better way to get noticed without […]
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Scrap Paper Social: Best friends & social-media slayers
Anyone in the business world will say that partnerships are the toughest form of business organization, but not for Aurora Roe and Caity Pfohl. These two childhood friends turned their dream of working with one another into a reality by forming Scrap Paper Social, a small business based in Hamilton, in Madison County. Although they
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Business Property Owners: Are You Making the Tax Law Work for You?
Various tax law changes have drastically altered tax deductions in favor of property owners in recent years. In 2013, the final tangible property regulations were released, and in late 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed, which added the qualified business income deduction (Section 199A). The deprecation deduction has become extremely favorable for the
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Employment Law Through the Philosophy of a Martial-Arts Practitioner
I [recently] found myself in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class with a 250-pound, musclebound gentleman sitting on my chest trying to do rather unkind things to my neck and vulnerable joints. While this was certainly not the most opportune time to be thinking about how to parlay this situation into a blog article, it did occur to
Business Betrayals: Protecting Yourself From Workplace Treachery
Betrayal in business can come in many forms. A supervisor who gives specific directions for a project, then lays the blame squarely on you when things go awry. An employee who fails to inform you of a high-end client’s unhappiness, leaving you blindsided and feeling the CEO’s wrath when the client cancels a contract. In such scenarios,
So You’re Not The Boss? Here’s How You Can Still Be A Leader
Are leaders born or are they developed? It’s a subject that’s long been debated. And in the workplace, can an employee who holds no supervisory job title be an effective leader — before being entrusted with managing people? I say yes, and that it’s almost mandatory if someone hopes to be ready as a leader
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