Confidentiality: The Cornerstone
Monday, 24 October 2016
byShelly Angelo
“Confidentiality is an ancient and well-warranted social value.” -Kay Redfield Jamison Innately, people like to kiss and tell. People like to tell stories; they like to share gossip and information about others and themselves. In a progressively globalized world bound together by communication, confidentiality is even more important than ever before both professionally and personally.
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Life is Sh*t Sometimes
Monday, 03 October 2016
byShelly Angelo
“No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments.”-Regina Brett Everyone is bound to have a sh*tty day. However, when I have a bad day, it is important to me to do whatever I can to not allow my bad day to become someone else’s. I have no right
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Being Deliberate
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
byShelly Angelo
“Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.” -Bill Frist Many young adults seem disenchanted by the idea of going to college and earning a degree. There is a struggle to reconcile the notion that creativity and talent cannot be taught within a classroom to the expectation of attaining a college degree as a step
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The Key to Business Innovation
Monday, 29 June 2015
byShelly Angelo
Innovation drives business. In today’s market, we often associate business innovation with successful tech start-ups, businesses that revolutionized the way that we interact in the world. Google changed the way we search the web, Apple changed the way we purchase music and Facebook changed the way we interact with each other. But despite the seemingly
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Self-Reflection, Entrepreneurship and Technology
Tuesday, 09 June 2015
byShelly Angelo
Technological advances have changed the way entrepreneurship takes place. Gone are the days of long meetings regarding strategy, business implementation and market research. Now an individual can become an entrepreneur by simply registering a domain name. Today, technology is viewed as the conqueror of the business world. However, for many entrepreneurs prior to the Internet
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Finding and Exploring Passions
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
byShelly Angelo
In today’s workforce it has become desired to not only be well compensated in our profession, but also to find meaning. Work is no longer meant to be a conduit for income, but rather a catalyst to self-fulfillment. Many individuals are faced with the dilemma of searching for professional passions yet struggle to connect their passions
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Dealing with Criticism
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
byShelly Angelo
Criticism is a fact of life. No matter how successful, friendly or personable you become, achievements are always accompanied by judgement. Individuals are criticized because of mistakes, differing opinions and sometimes emotions that are rooted in jealously. Escaping the clutches of personal evaluations is an impossible task. However, despite the looming negativity that accompanies critiques,
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Seeking Help in our areas of Weakness
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
byShelly Angelo
Economic insecurity is one of the most deeply rooted problems that individuals face. Maintaining enough income to cover costs, unforeseeable expenditures and increasing one’s wealth is at the heart of every individual and organization. Prior to setting out on my own, I was in charge of a quarter of a billion dollar budget. I was
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The TOUCH Principle
Tuesday, 03 March 2015
byShelly Angelo
In a world filled with quick fixes and instant gratifications, it is easy to get lost amongst the jargon of effective leadership. I cannot tell you how many blog posts I have come across that are titled: Six Steps to Improve Your Leadership, Ten Bullet Points to a Better Life or Three Habits for Effective
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How to Resolve Conflict
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
byShelly Angelo
Becoming an artful practitioner of conflict resolution is an artful skill… As individuals, we face tension from every aspect of our lives. Some tension is good, acting as a motivator to improve upon our areas of weakness. Other times tension is a direct result of personality conflicts and reactionary confrontations. When faced with a workplace
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