Balance, Bodies & Bad Habits
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Mondays with Diane
No Flirting at the Water Cooler
What’s the big deal about flirting at work? It’s possible that flirting could put you at a short term advantage, but as a long term strategy, it stinks, both for your reputation and your self-worth. Take a look at Diane Paddison’s four tips for keeping a balance between friendly and flirty.
Wednesday Interview
Sandra Rorem, a veteran of the healthcare industry, is working to bring a game-changing breast cancer treatment to the United States. Read what inspired her to bring this treatment to the US and why she thinks professional women today are not paying enough attention to their health.
Mentoring Monday radio show
This week we had guest Kelly McDermott on our Mentoring Monday Radio Show. Click this link to hear the full show.
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Make Your Next Career Move
As a 4word: Member Insider, you’re given exclusive access to numerous job openings across the country via the 4word Job Connections Board. We wanted to highlight a few jobs currently available. Just login to your 4word: Member Insider account to apply to one or more of these positions!
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Featured Company: CBRE
Location: St. Louis, MO
CBRE is the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm serving owners, investors, and occupiers.
Open Positions on the 4word Job Connections Board
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Job #1: Marketing Specialist
CBRE – St. Louis, MO
Recommends and implements strategies to achieve marketing goals for assigned products and services for one or more areas, product lines, or market segments.
Job #2: Marketing and Events Coordinator
Children’s Cancer Fund – Dallas, TX
Recommends and implements strategies to achieve marketing goals for assigned products and services for one or more areas, product lines, or market segments.
Job #3: Area Manager, Operations
Amazon Fulfillment
As an Area Manager, you will have to opportunity to manage and develop your own team of associates, drive process change at the ground level of our fulfillment centers, and learn how the largest online retailer in the world runs its operations.
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Top Three
- These are the 25 jobs employees say have the best work-life balance – Jena McGregor with the Washington Post lists 25 job positions that are getting it right, according to the people that work them.
- Wonder Why It’s Getting Harder to Be a Working Mom? Take One Look At This Map… – Kara Pendleton with Independent Journal investigates a rising threat to moms being able to go back to work: childcare costs.
- God Loves My Fat Body As It Is – J. Nicole Morgan writes on Christianity Today and discusses why her ongoing struggle with her weight is not and should not be a hinderance to her ministry.
Take Notice
EMBRACE THE CHANGING FAMILY: Laura Kenna writes on Christianity Today and urges Christians to embrace the changing definition of family and support the families in their communities.
LADIES, STOP SAYING THESE THREE WORDS: Christy Wright shares three simple but potentially “lethal to your professional reputation” words that all women should strike from their vocabularies.
OVER-QUALIFIED BUT UNDER-AUTHORITY: Anna Cribb with Forage offers her advice to the more seasoned professionals in the workforce who find themselves working for much younger bosses.
WHY MILLENNIALS KEEP DUMPING YOUR COMPANY: Lisa Earle McLeod writes on LinkedIn and, along with her millennial daughter, explains to companies employing millennials how they can not only inspire their employees but also keep them.
ARE YOU GUILTY OF ANY OF THESE MINI HABITS?: Inc. lists 35 seemingly innocuous but possibly job-threatening habits that many professionals today are bringing to their workplaces.
4word: Local Group Events
Take a look at these upcoming 4word: Local Group event dates and see which one(s) you can attend. We’d love to see you there!
- Dallas – Meet-Up Monday – October 26 @ 5:30PM
- Phoenix – First Tuesday’s Social Gathering – November 3 @ 5:30PM
- Portland – November Luncheon – November 5 @ noon
- Nashville – After-Work Gathering – November 5 @ 5:30PM
- Tulsa – After Work Meet-up – November 10 @ 6:00PM
- Tulsa – Breakfast before Propel Event – November 14 @ 7:30AM
For details on these events, please visit our 4word Events page.
Video of the Week
Author Rebekah Lyons talks about rediscovering the gifts of our youth and recognizing that every woman has a calling, in this Q Ideas video.
A Pinterest Find
Who says monsters have to be scary? We’d say these look downright delicious!
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