Earlier this year I developed a typical sinus infection. The pressure became too much to bear despite all the remedies I tried. In the end, the only thing that would solve the problem was a prescription to treat the root cause of the problem. A few days after getting a prescription from my doctor, all was well. Reflect for a moment on how you resolve conflict in your home, workplace or the like. When someone angers you, do you step back to consider the root cause of the problem or do you treat the symptoms? If you are anything like me, you are tempted to react to the symptoms – the words or actions of the offending party. This may provide some temporary relief, as does blowing your nose when you have a sinus infection. The root cause of the conflict, the infection, goes unaddressed though and is left to…
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Looking to give your business a spark this week? Work through the five ideas below with your team. Come up with solutions, implement and then rinse and repeat…
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Lawrence Reyes serves as the Ambassador of Culture and Global Onboarding Manager at Rackspace, a leading cloud server and hosted services company based in San Antonio, Texas. As…
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