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The No. 1 Career Mistake Capable People Make

Republished with permission from  Greg McKeown, New York Times Bestselling Author. I recently reviewed a resume for a colleague who was trying to define a clearer career strategy. She has terrific experience. And yet, as I looked through it I could see the problem she was concerned about: she had done so many good things […]

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6 Toxic Behaviors That Push People Away: How To Recognize Them In Yourself and Change Them

In my line of work, I hear from hundreds of people a month, and connect with professionals in a more public, open way than ever before. Through this experience, I’ve seen scores of toxic behaviors that push people away (including me). And I’ve witnessed the damage these behaviors cause – to relationships, professional success, and […]

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Top 11 Qualities That Make A Great Leader

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It’s about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter.

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Brexit and Christians: Did God command the UK to leave the EU?

The UK’s exit from the EU will have a number of significant and far-reaching consequences for the UK construction sector.

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Let Our Advance Worrying Become Advance Thinking and Planning: 20 Project Management Quotes to Live By

Project Management is undoubtedly one of the most stressful jobs in the world. Job stress or work stress is not always harmful, but it should be kept within limits.

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Water Shortages: Is the World Running out of Water?

Water scarcity is both a natural and a human-made phenomenon. There is enough freshwater on the planet for seven billion people but it is distributed unevenly and too much of it is wasted, polluted and unsustainably managed.

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Rotterdam Considers Roads Made of Recycled Plastic

Roads made out of plastic”¦”¦ not possible”¦”¦..the Dutch have other ideas and there is a ready made source floating in our oceans

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Engineers Are Now Looking to God’s Creation for Innovative Ideas in Architecture

What happens when you introduce green technology which embeds self-activating bacteria into concrete? It becomes self-healing and three UK universities are actively working towards bringing this science to life.

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7 Things the Most Successful Leaders Do Automatically, Every Day

Leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization. It is also considered learned behavior that becomes unconscious and automatic over time and has nothing to do with seniority or one’s position in the hierarchy of a company.

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Racism Is Still Alive and Well in the UK, 50 Years after the Race Relations Act

“Is There a Glass Ceiling Where You Work? One in Three Brits ‘admits to Being Racist’, according to poll.”

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7 Astonishing Abandoned Projects” Surreal Riveted Sea Forts Once Protected the Kent Shores from German Attack”

Abandoned projects including building, engineering and infrastructure development projects litter the whole of the world.

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Fighting Gender Discrimination in The High-Tech World

The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against employees because of their gender. However, new research suggests that tech-savvy women might face gender discrimination in jobs at high-tech firms, partly due to mismanaged projects. It shows gender discrimination is still as prevalent in the UK as it was 20 years ago, and comes as International Women’s Day will be celebrated this week on March 8, for the 103rd year.

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20 Inspiring Leadership Quotes

These 20 quotes about leadership will help you think about and guide your actions.

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Modular Eco-house System

Rammed earth modular housing with photovoltaic windows and roof garden

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Back to Eden: The Barclays Center Green Rooftop Creation – New York City

The Barclays Centre situated in Brooklyn has a green roof which has finally sprouted. Plans for the green roof have been on and off for years. The project has seen its full share of difficulty.

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4 Simple Ways to Bring out the Best in Your People

Leadership is lonely,  no matter the size of  your team.  Every day you work hard, utilizing the hard skill set you acquired through education and the early years of your career. While you may fit the bill as an efficient project manager, you are striving to go from ordinary to extraordinary. As tirelessly as you […]