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Swinging the Door Open for Others

on Mar 5, 2020 9:27:23 AM By | Deanna Singh | 1 Comment | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
*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 series.
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Trying to protect the team from the crazy

on Feb 25, 2020 11:31:50 AM By | Deanna Singh | 0 Comments | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
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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All About Culture

on Feb 18, 2020 11:51:08 AM By | Deanna Singh | 1 Comment | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
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. Learn about the value of considering culture in this week's #Failsume.
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Unreasonable Workloads

on Feb 11, 2020 11:46:24 AM By | Deanna Singh | 1 Comment | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
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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Are they up for the challenge

on Feb 6, 2020 1:54:16 PM By | Deanna Singh | 0 Comments | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
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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Throwing in the Towel of Technology

on Oct 30, 2019 11:05:46 AM By | Deanna Singh | 0 Comments | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
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 end up going in circles trying to get things done!
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Hire slow, fire fast

on Oct 24, 2019 1:10:57 PM By | Deanna Singh | 0 Comments | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
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! Found out more about my fail below! A Failsume is a list of all my failures and mistakes throughout my career. The purpose of sharing this information is for you to learn what to avoid when faced with the same situations.
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Successful People Fail

on Oct 15, 2019 12:01:26 PM By | Deanna Singh | 0 Comments | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
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 set on your Purposeful Hustle journey.
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It's time to Celebrate the Small Wins

on Oct 1, 2019 12:00:00 PM By | Deanna Singh | 0 Comments | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
This week's Failsume mistake of Not Celebrating the Small Wins is associated with the Isley Brothers' Got Work to Do. I would work so hard that I forgot to celebrate the small victories as a result of my work. Are you celebrating the small wins? A Failsume is a list of all my failures and mistakes throughout my career. The purpose of sharing this information is for you to learn what to avoid when faced with the same situations.
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Failsume Part 1 - Onboarding Fail

on Sep 11, 2019 1:11:27 PM By | Deanna Singh | 0 Comments | Skills Life Initiative leadership personal development
A "Failsume" is a list of all my failures and mistakes throughout my career. The purpose of sharing this information is for you to learn what to avoid when faced with the same situations. I hope you can find value in this information. Also, each part of the Failsume is accompanied by an R&B song. This week's Onboarding Fail is associated with the Jackson 5's "ABC" --> Click here to listen to it on Youtube. Your employees need to know the ABCs of your organization and personality for them to effectively work together. We're adding a new song every week.
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