Susan Dunn Answers Professional Development Questions

You get through college with IQ, but you get through life with EQ-emotional intelligence. 80% of the qualities that lead to success are "soft"skills, EQ. People with high EQ experience less stress, enjoy better health, demonstrate higher levels of morale and performance, and report a better quality of life. It's competencies like resilience, optimism, intentionality, and empathy. It's applicable to team work, leadership, motivation, negotiation,…

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Find the Career That’s Been Looking for You

Charles M. Schultz, ("Peanuts") wrote: "I have always been grateful for the tolerance my parents showed for the ambition I showed for a strange profession. They never tried to discourage me, or point me in a different direction."

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Wading Through The Search Engine Myths

There is an abundance of search engine information available on the web- some of it valuable, much of it contradictory. Throughout the years some prevailing search engine myths have developed. Some of these myths are still encouraged by companies with a financial interest in their continued existence. Others are based upon techniques that were effective years ago but no longer work. Still others come from…

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Flaming Kitchen Sponges That Make Readers Read

(Nearly) every newsletter should have a note from the editor. You can use this section to tell readers about your pets or kids, you can use it to tell them about your new office, or you can use it to tell them about your flaming kitchen sponge.

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Sp^m — How Much Will it Cost Your Business?

According to a recent study conducted by Ferris Research, a market and technology research firm specializing in messaging and collaboration, Sp^m will cost U.S. businesses over $10 billion in 2003.

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