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Returning to Work During a Pandemic: Don’t Panic

As leaders, how do we stand tall for our employees amidst so much uncertainty? Did you miss our session about how companies are preparing employees to return to work during Covid? You’re in luck, here’s the replay below. Long-distance relationships With businesses disrupted and workers displaced, who’s rising to the challenge? Why are some leaders falling short? Since the pandemic we have seen a range of responses. Hear what’s happening across companies from our trio Read more…

By Leadership Savvy, ago

Clear Your Email in 5 Easy Steps

Ding! You hear that? Another 120 emails in your inbox today — and half are spam! Source: campaignmonitor. With everything online nowadays, it’s no wonder emails are difficult to stay on top of. There’s no excuse though. Not only does a growing inbox create stress and chaos, an out of control inbox also reflects badly upon you. Being unresponsive makes you seem uncaring or disorganized, or worse unaccountable. In today’s video we’ll show you a Read more…

By Leadership Savvy, ago
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Boost Your Career with LinkedIn

LinkedIn is still THE big whale. With over 500 million professionals and key decision makers connect and share. Our LinkedIn training helps you boost your career and network. Why is this important? First, it’s where you share who you are, what you’re passionate about, and the work the energizes you. Secondly, putting out your passions into the world, you’ll attract people with similar experiences and interests. Furthermore, people who are in the same industry may Read more…

By Leadership Savvy, ago

Decision Making: A Bi-cultural Perspective

Glimpse into History This video was made before I launched Leadership Savvy. It captures a moment when I was faced with a big decision of what to do next in my career. I was torn between staying in my job with people I enjoyed working with immensely vs. embarking on a more independent journey of starting my own consulting company. Growing up in both western individualistic and eastern collectivistic cultures, I had to weigh my Read more…

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Working remotely during the CoronaVirus

Let’s be honest. Working from home during CoronaVirus is hard. It takes some extreme willpower to get out of bed. But life must go on. When you’re having one of those days, here are 10 sure ways to get you back on track: Get dressed. Congrats, you can work from home! So you thought you could stay in your pajamas all day? Wrong. Research shows the ritual of getting dressed can impact your mindset and your Read more…

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Take Action on Social Justice Day

On this World Day of Social Justice (Feb 20) let’s honor the thousands of nonprofit organizations and individuals serving as a beacon of hope for so many. Reach out to help. Volunteer. Donate. Join a board. Seriously! Each of us have a role to play. Find what cause, mission speaks to you and I can assure you there is a nonprofit addressing that issue — and they need you. Here are a few great organizations Read more…

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8 Ways to Boost Your Prosperity this Lunar New Year

From my family to yours: Lunar New Year is here! Make the most of this year with these luck-inducing traditions: Out With the Old, in With the New Also known as the Spring Festival in China, Lunar New Year celebrates the start of spring. A time for renewal, it’s a most joyous time for connecting with our roots and planting new seeds of hope. It is a time to clean and sweep away ill-fortune to Read more…

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Help! I Have Laryngitis.

It’s cold season. It started with a sore throat, then boom, my voice was gone. No! This can’t be! I need my voice – to MAKE A LIVING. Whatever it is you need your voice for, here are some tips for how I overcame a serious bout of Laryngitis – just in time to be a keynote speaker. Fellow presenters (or laryngitis sufferers), know it’s not forever! You’ll appreciate hearing from another presenter and how Read more…

By Leadership Savvy, ago

Resilience is what we practice

There’s Light in the Darkness. At age 5 I was told “girls can’t be president.”At 6 I was bullied. At 9 I was bullied. At 12 I was bullied. At 15 I finally admitted I was bullied. Resilience. At 16 I taught adopted Chinese kids to love their culture. At 18 I was told “you’ll get less idealistic when you’re my age.”At 21 I was told “you’re smart, but you’re making senior staff nervous.”At 25 Read more…

By Leadership Savvy, ago

Cheers to 10 Years

#educationreform #fullserviceschools Can’t believe it has been 10 years since we launched Brooklyn Center Community Schools, with the idea of using collaboration to serve students and families holistically. Grateful to Superintendent Keith Lester – an unwavering beacon of possibility. It was an honor to work side by side with you to open to school to 100 city, nonprofit, faith, and corporate partners. Together we established health clinics, resource centers, recreation center, teen parent child care center, and dozens Read more…

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