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Volume 23 No. 26
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June 24, 2016
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The US lacks a strong support system for the millions of people who are working while taking care of elderly parents, Liz O'Donnell writes. Elder-care responsibilities often fall to women, who may have to change jobs or take time away from work to manage the commitment. "The focus must not just be on the need for maternity leave or even parental leave, but family leave -- and other accommodations such as flex time, mentoring and reentry-assistance programs -- that will enable workers to care for their aging parents without their lives falling apart," O'Donnell writes. The Atlantic online (2/9)
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Millions of families in our aging nation face [a] delicate decision about when to use life-extending but potentially-grueling treatment on the elderly and sick - and the medical world is responding. This year for the first time, Medicare began reimbursing doctors for having end-of-life discussions as a separate, billable service. And health experts are increasingly examining the issue, with three recent end-of-life studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association among the growing body of research. (Ungar, 2/17)
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Saying "thank you" as part of a mindset of gratitude can lead to a kind of contagious positivity that boosts the mood throughout your workplace. "You feel good and you make someone else feel good," Joel Garfinkle writes. Career Advancement Blog (2/15)
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To manage a small team, leaders need to work hard, fulfill commitments, and handle people and projects with kindness and understanding, writes Seth Godin. That means being willing to ask for help, to accept that outsiders can be valuable, and to communicate clearly and openly with everyone around you. "Talk to everyone as if they were your boss, your customer, the founder, your employee. It's all the same," Godin writes. Seth Godin's Blog (2/18)
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"When I hear somebody say that Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what?" -Sydney Harris
"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, you've had a great life."
-Lee Iacocca
"I learned from my mom and dad, who didn't have a formal education but had doctorates of love. They told me that if you gave 110 percent all the time, a lot of beautiful things will happen. I may not always be right, but no one can ever accuse me of not having a genuine love and passion for whatever I do."
-Dick Vitale
"When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice." -William James
"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons." -Jim Rohn
"Too often the first time the employee finds out how valued they are is in the exit interview." -Dick Grote
"Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself." -Julia Cameron
"Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom." -William George Jordan
"When I was younger, things happened in my life that made me wonder if they were a coincidence or was it fate? And now, as the years have passed, I strongly believe in fate - everything happens for a reason." -Catherine Pulsifer
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