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Jared Blaine
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Santa's Secret Sauce: What Reindeer Can Teach You About High-Performance Teamwork
Let’s be honest.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Warren Buffett's Top Investment Secret Will Surprise You
Let’s be honest.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Don't Let Royal Caribbean Sink Your Vacation: A Cautionary Tale
(Or: How a simple itinerary change turned into a masterclass in how to fail at customer service)
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November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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So, You're Under an HR Investigation. (Welcome to the Club.)
A friend of mine called me this week sounding like he’d just accidentally hit “Reply All” to a company-wide email with a cat meme.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Lead Like a Hero, not a Supervillain: Because Nobody Wants a Boss with a Lair
5 leadership lessons you can actually use (promise).
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November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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People-Focused Leadership: The Clear Path to Better Teams and Greater Success
Let’s talk about leadership.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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How to Handle Difficult Conversations with Employees (Without Crying in a Supply Closet)
Let’s be real.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The Leadership Skills You'll Need to Thrive in the Future
Leading in the future won’t be about having the corner office or the fanciest title.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Throning: When Professional Clout is the Ultimate Prize, and Your Personal Brand is Their Ticket to the Winner's Circle
You’ve met them.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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The Leadership Ripple Effect: How Your Actions Shape Your Team's Culture
Ever notice how one person’s bad mood can tank an entire meeting?
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November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Return to Office (RTO) Mandates: The Corporate World's Most Elaborate Self-Sabotage?
A friend of mine, a top performer at a company whose products are likely in your home right now, recently got some jarring news.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Your Business is Cyber-Bait. Are You About to Accidentally Hand the Keys to Cybercriminals?
Your business hums along nicely, your team respects you, and your coffee mug proudly displays “World’s Best Boss” (even if you bought it yourself).
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November 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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What is a Business ROI and How Do You Actually Use It?
Return on investment.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Is Your Job Your Most Committed Relationship?
And is your 9-to-5 giving you more 'feels' than your dating life?
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October 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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The Untold Secrets of Workplace Productivity (And It's Not What You Think)
Let’s be honest, for a hot minute there, the corporate world thought the secret to a happy, productive workforce was a foosball table and free kombucha on tap.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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The Surprising Key to Unlocking Workplace Happiness
We’ve all been sold the dream: find your passion, follow your bliss, and you will never work a day in your life.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Are You Actually Winning? The Financial Metrics That Tell the Truth
So, you’ve launched your business.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The Rubber Duck Rule for Daring Leadership
Ever found yourself in a meeting, explaining a complex problem to a group of people, and BAM!
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October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Ditch the Power Suit: Why Vulnerability is Your New Leadership Superpower. No, Really.
Remember when crying at work was career suicide?
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October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Developing Peer-to-Peer Trust in a "Dog Eat Dog" World
You’ve probably heard the phrase “It’s a dog eat dog world” more times than you’ve watched Marvel movies (and let’s be honest, that’s saying something).
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October 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Why Leaders Fail: The 7 Mistakes That Sabotage Success
Leadership isn’t for the faint of heart.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Stop Guessing, Start Growing: Your Guide to Pricing That Sells (and Makes You Rich)
Let’s talk about the monster under every business owner’s bed: pricing.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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5 Tech Trends That'll Make or Break Your Business
The future isn’t knocking politely anymore; it’s kicking down your door with quantum boots and an AI sidekick.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Generational Stress Hacks You Need to Steal for Workplace Survival
Let’s be honest: workplace stress is the one thing that unites us all.
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October 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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How to Build Strong Relationships with Your Team (Even Remotely)
Remember when “working from home” meant you were either sick or secretly interviewing somewhere else?
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October 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM