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A blog is maybe more valuable than a credit score

Penelope Trunk

This is how housing court works in Boston. The judges really really do not want to try cases because the outcomes are so bad for tenants. But then someone will let slip that they’ve read every post on my blog or looked at my Wikipedia page, and then I don’t know how to act. That’s really bad. That was me.

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What a Black person thinks when they read this blog

Penelope Trunk

I asked Whitney to annotate one of my blog posts because I want to better understand the white privilege on my blog. I had this idea that coronavirus would be heaven for me because I’ve been working from home with my kids circling all day long for ten years. Note from Penelope: This is a guest post of sorts. Must be nice.

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Being a Jerk is Not Against the Law (even if we think it should be)

Your Work, Your Way

.” That’s a quote from yours truly when I worked as an executive for a regional nonprofit organization. They’d describe behavior that was probably bad management and certainly bad form, but often didn’t rise to the standard of creating a hostile work environment. Everyone’s entitled to a bad day every now and then.

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How to get control of your life (and respect to Kate Middleton)

Penelope Trunk

I felt way too tired to stick to my regular routine of promising to post on my blog and then not doing it, but I didn’t want doctors to think I’d given up on life. But all my clothes are either work-from-home-pajamas or pitch-a-company-black. So I said things like, How was work today? I tried to be supportive.

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What Experts are Saying About Career Advice: May Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership brings us a timeless list of great advice in his post 15 Timeless Work Habits For Career Success. If they ask you how to be successful at work – what would you tell them? It’s one thing to have a bad day, yet another to fall on tough times. Follow Steve @DrSteveBroe.

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The importance of creative security for mental health

Ayoa

Mental health is a thorny, multi-faceted topic and one which cannot be comprehensively tackled in a single blog post. That’s why, to mark World Mental Health Day, we’re going to be looking at one specific aspect of mental health – that is, the importance of creative security for mental wellbeing at work.

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Parents as Leaders: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Good or bad, there is no denying the influence we have on our children. As a professional organizer who helps busy working moms get the chaos and clutter in their lives under control, so their businesses run smoothly and they can be the patient moms they long to be. As parents, we are all leaders. Follow Bill @LeadershipHeart.