No one could tell a joke like Big Mama. She was always great at keeping things in perspective especially when people were stressed. This week's vlog is about how humor can help you get past serious situations.
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Sharing insights and experiences to keep workplace inclusion moving forward
Purpose - we all have one. It’s what we’re uniquely designed to do in the world. At Uplifting Impact, we believe that the power to make change lies within all of us, and can be extended to our places of work - where we can all hustle with purpose to create, continuous, organizational inclusion.
We want to move forward on this path together, with you - find us here bi-weekly!
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Sharing insights and experiences to keep workplace inclusion moving forward
Purpose - we all have one. It’s what we’re uniquely designed to do in the world. At Uplifting Impact, we believe that the power to make change lies within all of us, and can be extended to our places of work - where we can all hustle with purpose to create, continuous, organizational inclusion.
We want to move forward on this path together, with you - find us here weekly!
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Mar102020Skills . by Deanna Singh
'Big Mama' kept it 💯 all the time! She was an authentic person no matter who she met. This week's vlog is about staying true to yourself no matter who you meet in your Purposeful Hustle.
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Mar052020Skills . by Deanna Singh
*New Series* My grandmother -- affectionately known as 'Big Mama' -- was a big and wonderful personality! She could light up a room with a smile. I've used many of the lessons she taught me in my career and I want to share them with you in my new vlog...
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Feb252020Skills . by Deanna Singh
Do you try to protect your team by taking on all of the hard stuff yourself? If so, you are doing yourself and your team a disservice. They need to see the dragons too! How do I know? I have done it too!
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Feb182020Skills . by Deanna Singh
A company's success is largely dependent on its culture. There's a saying: "culture eats strategy for breakfast." Before you take on a position at a new company, are you taking time to examine its culture? I didn't at first and it got me into hot water....
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Feb112020Skills . by Deanna Singh
Are you placing an unreasonable workload on yourself to get things done? One time I stressed myself out at work while trying to go to graduate school, be a new mother, and work a fulltime job. Check out this week's fail in the #Failsume.
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Feb062020Skills . by Deanna Singh
The Failsume is back! What happens when you don't bring the proper expertise and instead you work with somebody who's just not ready for the current challenge? Find out what I do to avoid this mistake!
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Oct302019Skills . by Deanna Singh
This week's Failsume is the time I thought I could design my website and it turned out...I really couldn't. I chose The Friends of Distinction's "Going in Circles" because if you don't ask for the right help and hire the right technical expertise, you'll...
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Oct242019Skills . by Deanna Singh
This week's Failsume is all about hiring slow and firing fast. It's associated with Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye)" Have you been the boss who has kept people in positions for far too long? Me too!...
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Oct152019Skills . by Deanna Singh
At some point in time, all successful people have failed. How they process those failures is what makes them successful? My Failsume is a list of all the mistakes I've made to get where I am today. I hope you can learn something from this series as you...
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The Power of Humor: Lightening Up Serious SituationsMar 17, 2020 by Deanna Singh
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Staying True to Yourself: Embracing Radical AuthenticityMar 10, 2020 by Deanna Singh
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Swinging the Door Open for OthersMar 05, 2020 by Deanna Singh
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Trying to protect the team from the crazyFeb 25, 2020 by Deanna Singh