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Don’t Misuse These Words If You Want to Sound IntelligentWarning: If you routinely misuse words such as "accept" and "except," "affect" and "effect," or even "their," "there," and "they're," people you want to impress may start to see you as careless, if not uneducated or ignorant. If you hope to advance your career, you’d be wise to review this article. | 
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Praise—and How to Give It RightGenuine praise can do many positive things for the workplace, such as rewarding work well done, raising self-esteem, boosting morale, and increasing productivity. Even so, it's possible to overdo it or even give praise the wrong way. Read on for tips on the best ways to give praise in the workplace. |
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Stop Overthinking and Start Making DecisionsOne of the keys to successful decision making is actually making the decision. If you tend to put off making decisions while you analyze, contemplate, compare, consider, and gather more and more facts and data, you’ll probably drive yourself crazy. Here's how to stop overthinking and start doing. |
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Three Things Managers Should Not Say to Their EmployeesBeing the boss means getting your employees to work well, and that involves communication. There are some ways of saying things that are better than others—and there are some things that are just better left unsaid. If you're a manager, here's a reminder of three phrases you should do without. |
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How Serving Is Your Leadership?Some managers don’t realize that they are not their titles. The value they should bring is the "plus": the management, plus their relationship with their peers, the people they manage, and the systems and environment they enable or create. If you're a manager, are you providing servant leadership? | 
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How Sending Workers Home Can Save Companies Big BucksWorking from home is becoming easier thanks to smarter mobile devices and better online software. Most people think virtual work is only beneficial to the employee, but new studies prove that companies can save money from this practice, too. | 
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Is It Fair to Make APIs Copyrightable?Google recently lost a copyright appeal against Oracle. This ruling allows Oracle to copyright application programming interfaces (APIs) for Java. Anuj Magazine examines the impact of the court's recent ruling and the possible outcome for the computing industry because of this decision. | 
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The Road to More Female Programmers Women in IT and why there is a gender gap in terms of positions filled and pay given has been widely discussed through the years. The industry has become very cognizant of these issues lately, and attempts are being made to encourage women to take a more active role in software programming. |
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