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Building trust and communication in successful coaching relationships

Like teachers, coaches are often some of the most influential people in the lives of students, athletes, and competitors.

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Misconceptions about breast cancer risk and genetic factors

Breast cancer is one of the most misunderstood and feared cancers in women today.

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Why employers fail to provide workplace accommodations for disabled workers

Many employers fail to make necessary accommodations for disabilities in the workplace. Employers who fail to make necessary accommodations for disabilities in the work place fail to do so because they are unaware of what accommodations need to be made.

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Effective communication as a foundation for work group success

According to Daniel Levi, a leading expert on group communication and success there are three basic tenets for evaluating the success of a work group or team.

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The transformation of job security and the American workplace through downsizing

One of the harsh realities of working in the 21st century is a fundamental change in the social contract from years past wherein American workers were virtually assured of a job for their lifetimes providing they worked hard and demonstrated loyalty to their companies.

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Societal reactions to women who violate gender norms

This paper examines societal response to women who violate gender norms. To examine these reactions, the author engaged in three behaviors that are typically identified as male behavior: chewing tobacco in public, engaging in a football game with a group of males, and changing a tire while a male…

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How personal codes of ethics develop and shape moral decision-making

Personal Code of Ethics is much like the human brain. Everyone already has one but some people tend to use it to better effect than others.

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Critiquing Gardner and Csikszentmihalyi's theories of creativity

Gardner and Csikszentmihalyi's perspectives on ongoing creativity are valid, but unnecessarily restrictive for several reasons. First, their view discounts the contributions of creative individuals like musicians and artists who create one superb masterpiece.

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Mindfulness techniques for managing the inner critic

Buddhism has leapt out of the terrain of religion and into the domain of cognitive science. Mindfulness is a central Buddhist concept and practice, especially in the Theravadan school.

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Merit pay versus automatic raises in different industries

Merit pay (or pay-for-performance) compensation schemes base employee pay raises on their performance instead of awarding pay increases or bonuses automatically based on periodic raises according to schedule.

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