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March 2,
2023
2023
Storytelling is Vital to Your Business, Don’t Let a Weak Story Ruin Your Brand
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
No matter how big your business or brand is, there is a story to be told about it, and people remember stories.
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March 1,
2023
2023
Women’s History Month, Stories to be Told
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
Every year by presidential proclamation, the month of March is set aside to celebrate and honor the achievements of women throughout history.
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February 24,
2023
2023
10 Things to Remember About Black History Month
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
As the month of February comes to a close, we’re going to take a moment now and examine Black History Month a little more.
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February 21,
2023
2023
Logical Thinking May Help in Today’s Ever-Changing Workplace
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
With the rash of layoffs, quiet quitting, disengaged employees, and more, the workplace can feel like an emotional battleground.
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February 21,
2023
2023
Bare Minimum Mondays, The Latest in a Long List of Workplace Trends
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
But we’ve hated Mondays since Garfield was in office and the cat was on the funny pages; why are we suddenly making more out of Mondays than we used to? What changed, and most importantly, what is bare minimum Monday?
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February 17,
2023
2023
With Workplace Changes Like Quiet Quitting and Bare Minimum Mondays, It's Time for a New Definition of Authentic
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
I’ve been in meetings where clients have asked me to make sure I note that their company is authentic
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February 15,
2023
2023
The Cultural Misappropriation of Woke
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
In this article, we’ll briefly examine the word woke, what it means, where it came from, and if it’s cultural appropriation or damaging to us: just an opinion and some fact-finding.
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February 14,
2023
2023
Dear Paul, Single on Valentine’s Day
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Again this year, I’m single on Valentine’s Day; what should I do? Signed, No Love.
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February 14,
2023
2023
Web 3: Understanding What It Is and How to Use It for Your Website
By
ThoughtLab
ThoughtLab
If you read tech news, it's a phrase tossed around just as much as cryptocurrency and NFTs. Proponents, including ThoughtLab, tout Web 3 as the next stage in the internet's evolution.
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February 13,
2023
2023
Against My Will, I Write About Valentine’s Day
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
Look, I was assigned this one. I have no desire to acknowledge, let alone write about, Valentine’s Day. Someone higher up the food chain than I decided, gosh golly, wouldn’t it be great to have our copywriter pen a nice homage to the day of love?
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February 10,
2023
2023
Black History Month 2023: Resistance
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
This February, Black history month focuses on the theme of Black Resistance. The month affords us the opportunity to examine and maybe understand the Black experience in this country.
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February 8,
2023
2023
Presenteeism and Resenteesim, Two More in the Growing List of Office Problems
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
This is a challenging time. The economy, though facts and figures show things are pretty good, it takes a long time to reach everyone in the country. All of that affects the worker and the workplace.
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February 7,
2023
2023
Now What? Handling a Layoff
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
There is no guarantee that you will not lose your job, as there is no guarantee that you will. And that uncertainty, on top of the uncertainty of the past three years, is causing workers serious problems
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February 1,
2023
2023
Loyalty, a Rare Employee Trait You Need to Nurture
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
In the midst of all this madness sits one group of employees that are often considered arcane, lost in the past, or even ridiculous: those employees, the loyal employee.
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January 31,
2023
2023
Celebrate, Learn, and Understand the Importance of Black History Month
By
Paul Kiernan
Paul Kiernan
February is Black History month here in the United States. It’s good to note that Canada and the United Kingdom also set aside a month to celebrate Black history.
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