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The boss factor: Making the world a better place through workplace relationships

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Today’s leaders have never been under so much pressure. Even as they navigate the evolving COVID-19 crisis—keeping their customers and employees safe and their businesses viable—expectations are sky-high. Shareholders are calling for foresight, bold strategies, agility, and resilience, while governments and communities increasingly expect businesses to support broader goals, such as sustainability and social justice. For…

The Super Power of Tomorrow? Being “Indistractable”

The Super Power of Tomorrow? Being “Indistractable”

ByStanford Business Review

Learn how to take back control of your attention span. Walking back to your desk from a meeting, you quickly send a text to a friend, and as the “typing” bubble appears, an alert from Venmo comes through. Ah, your brother has paid you back. You open the app to see that you still owe…

Outliers Inn; Something Completely Different

Outliers Inn; Something Completely Different

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It’s another “Open Mic” night at The Outliers Inn. And in this episode, Benjamin and JP discover there might be a couple of interpretations of that open invitation. It would appear that, in addition to our regular followers and people who might see our invitations as shared in our normal channels, people could also search…

How to Be a Good Boss (Leader) in Trying Times

How to Be a Good Boss (Leader) in Trying Times

ByStanford Business Review

Leaders love to announce record earnings and awards, but most are loath to share bad news. You may be tempted to ask subordinates to deliver negative information, but as venture capitalist Michael Dearing has said, “There is a difference between what you do and how you do it.” In late March, electric scooter company Bird…

Teachers: Your Students are your Legacy

Teachers: Your Students are your Legacy

Joseph F. Paris, Jr.ByJoseph Paris

For students in school, it’s graduation time.  Many young students are graduating from one grade to the next and still others are graduating from their high school and taking the next big step on their life’s journey into adulthood.  Of these, some will go directly into the job market; some will join the armed services;…

The Outliers Inn; How I spent my COVID-19 Vacation

The Outliers Inn; How I spent my COVID-19 Vacation

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Topic: With everyone in the world being locked-down, bored  rigid with nothing much better to do and in desperate need of speaking with someone other than their significant other or dog, it’s a full-house at The Outliers Inn with guests who hail from the States, the UK, Germany, and Iceland being represented.  The episode is long,…