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SAP Looks at Business Transformation and 5 Steps To Success
Business transformation is a vital aspect of an organization’s growth and development, but it can take many different forms depending on the company’s needs, according to an article by SAP in Forbes. Each transformation journey is unique yet still benefits from a structured approach, with common steps that guide companies toward successful outcomes. Using a…
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Equity Is Not a Handout — It’s a Head Start: Why Fairness Requires More Than Equality
In 1987, I got into Carnegie Mellon’s graduate program — but they suggested I join a summer bridge course first. My background was in Journalism and Political Science, so I hadn’t taken some of the classes needed for the graduate program. The summer program helped me catch up and start the fall semester on equal…
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CCWMG’s Fred Hubler Shares Stock Market Expertise During Financial News Appearance
Fred Hubler Jr., the President and founder of Creative Capital Wealth Management Group in Chester Springs, was recently featured on a network to share his expertise on the stock market. Hubler noted on Ameritrade Network about the coming of a new regime of greater macro and market volatility. In addition to this appearance, he has…
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West Chester’s IT Edge Aiming to Give Businesses a Gift This Holiday Season
With the holidays right around the corner, everybody is buying gifts. Owning and operating a business is hard work, don’t you think that you deserve a gift as well? West Chester-based technology and digital marketing company, IT Edge, sure does. This holiday season, IT Edge encourages you to treat yourself and your business to a…
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The Lincoln Center: An Activity to Help Counselors Set Realistic Expectations – Pt. 2: The Circle of Influence
As a counselor, one of your greatest challenges is navigating the growing and sometimes conflicting expectations of administrators, students, and parents. Last week, we began a 3-part series to help you categorize and prioritize what gets your attention and energy, based on the amount of control you have over the outcomes. In Part 1, we…
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Cardinal O’Hara Grad Found a Good Place After Tragedy Struck. You Can Find It, Too
Theresa Agostinelli has had to travel a road with many unexpected curves before she found the good place where she is today, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Her experiences prompted her to write a self-help guide for others, “The GRID System: Creating More of What’s Good in Your Life.” Agostinelli lost her 26-year-old…
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Advisory Committee Gets Your Ideas Heard About the County’s New Park
Delaware County residents have a chance to get in on the ground floor of the county’s first new public park in more than 30 years by joining an advisory committee. Fifteen community leaders are being sought to join a new Master Plan Advisory Committee to develop the park at the former Don Guanella property in…
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The Lincoln Center Participates at Town Hall for Mental Health
“Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) recently participated in a behavioral health town hall held at the Norristown Recreation Center on May 25, 2022. The Norristown Police Department, United Healthcare, and Delaware Valley Community Health hosted the…
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Can Local Businesses Thrive in an Online World?
So much has changed as a result of the pandemic, but the shift to online purchases, virtual meetings and events, and contactless service was happening even before COVID-19 arrived. Many local businesses that rely on foot traffic, referrals, in-person networking, and face-to-face sales calls have been struggling to adapt, and some are wondering if their…
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Join Inner Circle and Start Your Journey Toward College
So you’re thinking about college. But where do you begin? Navigating the road to college seems overwhelming, with so many choices and so many steps in the college application process. Truth is, it wouldn’t hurt to brush up on your essay writing skills and prep more for the SATs. You could hire a professional coach…
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Tuesdays with Michael: How Do We Cultivate the Necessary Knowledge to Inspire Change?
By Michael Gidlewski “Knowledge is power” is a phrase credited to Francis Bacon in his Meditationes Sacrae, published in 1597. Since then, it has been quoted by many, including Thomas Hobbes and Thomas Jefferson, and debated by others who argue that knowledge is not enough to drive action or create change. I would have to…
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Tuesdays with Michael: Are You Working on It or Doing the Work? Part 3
By Peter Demarest In Part 1, we differentiated the concepts of “working on it” versus “doing the work.” In Part 2, we introduced the meaning of “breakthrough,” along with Valuegenic Self-Leadership and The Central Question as a power tool for creating breakthrough shifts in thinking that lead to unprecedented results. Hopefully, you have been asking…
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Tuesdays with Michael: Are You Working on It or Doing the Work? Part 2
By Peter Demarest Last week, we looked at some of the reasons why making changes in how we think, which we must do if we want to achieve new things, can be so hard. I then introduced the rise of a new kind of “soft skill” called Valuegenic Self-Leadership that is foundational to virtually all…
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Tuesdays with Michael: Are You Working on It or Doing the Work?
In recent weeks, we’ve explored the topics of leadership, habits, self-management, and thinking. In February, Peter Demarest, one of my mentors, and I are co-leading a groundbreaking event called The Self-Leadership Breakthrough Workshop. Peter is a world-class pioneer in the field of neuro-axiology (brain science + value science), and I’ve asked him to write a…
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Tuesdays with Michael: The Greatest Challenge Is Going from Doer to Leader
By Michael Gidlewski The greatest challenge is going from doer to leader. The greatest challenge I see every day in the marketplace is individuals being promoted to a management or leadership position because of their great ability to get the job done. They are the best doer (i.e., technician, salesperson, or worker bee). They are…
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Tuesdays with Michael: Effective Leaders Manage Themselves Before Managing Others
By Michael Gidlewski Effective leaders manage themselves before managing others. Research indicates that the No. 1 reason people leave organizations is because their direct boss is incompetent. In many cases, managers in their organization have promoted people to management levels with MBA (Management by Accident). You are the leader of your own life. Every day,…
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Tuesdays with Michael: You Are Better Than You Think
By Peter Demarest As humans, we have a strong need to control things, including other people. We tend to believe that if we’re not in control of things, then we are vulnerable to being manipulated, used, hurt, or dominated and won’t succeed in getting what we want. The brain quickly habituates thought patterns and strategies…
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Tuesdays with Michael: As We ‘Roar’ into the 2020s, Take Time for Strategic Planning
By Michael Gidlewski In this “do more with less” age, everyone is under siege to improve performance at every level. In the expanding global marketplace, sustaining success is becoming increasingly more difficult. Where will your business be in three to five years? As the president or CEO, are you prepared to cope with the changes…
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