Sentences with phrase «author of work positive»

If you show gratitude with a gift, Joey Faucette, author of Work Positive in a Negative World, suggests relating it to life beyond the business walls.

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«The tipping point where boring work becomes detrimental occurs when the mental drain prevents you from experiencing the positives a majority of the time,» said Shawn Achor, happiness researcher and author of The Happiness Advantage, in an email.

Jon Levs, author of All in: How Our Work - First Culture Fails Dads, Families, and Businesses — And How We Can Fix It Together, studied the effect of paid leave in California and New Jersey, which have paid family leave programs, and found that the majority of businesses reported that their state's paid leave programs had either no effect or a positive effect on their business.

Christine Carter, a fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center which studies positive psychology and the author of The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Groove at Home and Work.

Shawn Anchor, author of The Happiness Advantage, has found that the brain works much better when a person is feeling positive.

Looking at the work of people like James McKenna, Ph.D., Director of the Mother - Baby Behavioural Sleep Laboratory of the University of Notre Dame and author of Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Co-sleeping, it seems the positives greatly outweigh the negatives if both parents are happy with the arrangement and it is done safely.

The study's authors recommend that educators, administrators, and parents work to strengthen students» positive emotions and minimize negative emotions related to school subjects, for example, by helping students gain a greater sense of control over their performance.

«Our work sheds light on the nature of CD32 as a molecule associated with transcriptionally active HIV and proves that targeting CD32 - positive cells is unlikely to hit the HIV latent reservoir,» said Mohamed Abdel - Mohsen, Ph.D., assistant professor in The Wistar Institute Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center and first author of the study.

Yes, it's difficult to tell who is a credible author and which methods will yield positive results for your work in your school, but that's the beauty of thinking while you're reading.

Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer, authors of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work, describe how small victories promote a more positive inner life, which «also leads people to do better work.&raWork, describe how small victories promote a more positive inner life, which «also leads people to do better work.&rawork.»

Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to compare what is said on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

While the authors note a lack of substantial evidence of positive effectives of Linked Learning on college enrollment or completion, they also describe several studies that have found positive results on high school student achievement and argue that blending academic work with career technical education (CTE) could make college an option for more students.

House Education Committee Chair Bob Behning, the bill's author, says while some positive aspects of the bill remain, there are issues that need to be worked out.

Keynote presenters include: Kirke Olson, author of «The Invisible Classroom: Relationships, Neuroscience, and Mindfulness in Schools;» Chip Brewer, The Smart Cube, Inc.; Karen Williams a writer developer of the brain - based Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Model Program curriculum Protecting You / Protecting Me, and the «brain - friendly and trauma - informed» Positive Behavior in School and Society (PBSS); and Charity Bell who has been recognized as an «Everyday Hero» by Brian Williams of NBC and featured in Good Housekeeping Magazine for her work with more than 100 foster children in Massachusetts.

The common thread is the author in some way, shape or form, had previously published their work — and, a huge AND, has benefited from positive word - of - mouth buzzes.

I think this kind of positive energy is absolutely key for indie authors today: you have got to believe that you can make it and persevere in your work with that belief until things begin to pick up.

Whether it's poor reviews, vindictive reviews, or lack of reviews altogether, authors struggle to get the word out about their work through positive and numerous reader reviews.

Some authors (who've gotten NO positive responses from literary agents and / or hundreds of rejections) have written new Query Letters that Worked... resulting in full manuscript requests, representation offers from top literary agencies, and book deals with major publishers.

On the positive side, technology has certainly helped greater numbers of authors in achieving their dream of seeing their work in print.

Building an author platform is grueling work, but it's truly rewarding when you see the occasional spikes in engagement or new followers, or the payoff in the form of positive feedback or sales.

Critiquing is a vital part of the learning process for every writer, is positive, constructive and working one to one with the author will pin point anything that needs changing and what should be left alone.

For self - published authors, most of the volatility on the bestseller lists is from recent works, both positive and negative.

Before you roll into a ball and sit in the closet and cry with a bottle of whiskey, here are some tips for managing your budget as an author and working on gaining a positive ROI.

It turned out that Duns — author of the Paul Dark series of spy novels for Simon and Schuster — had done some investigative work on a few Amazon reviews (godspeed, sir, in that abode of the damned) and come up with conclusive proof that bestselling thriller writer R. J. Ellory had engaged in sock puppeting: using aliases to write positive reviews on the site for his own books, whilst slamming those of his rivals.

Morris just wrote up her positive experiences in working with independent booksellers in her own area in How Indie Authors Can Get Their Books Stocked in Bookshops at the Alliance of Independent Authors blog.

These authors have essentially been offered free, positive advertising that could directly benefit their sales if they only made a little bit of effort to reach out and help promote their own work.

I, for instance, work this way: I publish and share my positive review only, while in case of negative opinion, authors have two options: receive an email message with my negative review or be fully refunded.

Based on the authors» in - depth research into the phenomenon of success at work, this book provides a positive human - strength based approach to success and offers a fresh viewpoint to the modern, demandi...

AWMAD provides us with the guidelines to work directly with our authors who have a good book that's selling well and receiving positive reader acclaim with regards to how one of our non-fiction titles provided real world help to improve the quality of their lives.

If your work consistently presents a combination of clean content, a fluid storyline and your own unique writing style, readers will grow to have positive expectations for your work and for your author brand.

Based on the largest study ever conducted on happiness and human potential (a survey conducted by the author of more than 1,600 students), Harvard lecturer Shawn Achor shares seven core principles of positive psychology that each one of us can use to improve our performance, grow our careers, and gain a competitive edge at work.

Meehl (2013) is an update to their previous work, and the authors show that accelerated warming decades are associated with the positive phase of the IPO.

Susan Peppercorn, CEO of Positive Workplace Partners and author of Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work: Evidence - Based Strategies to Thrive in Your Career, was recently quoted in an article published on BusinessNewsDaily.com titled, The Personality Traits That Will Get You Hired.

Susan Peppercorn, CEO of Positive Workplace Partners and author of Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work: Evidence - Based Strategies to Thrive in Your Career, was recently quoted in an article published on BusinessNewsDaily.com titled, The Personality Traits That Will Get...

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Responsible for company customer service departments across multiple fields Hired, trained, directed, and reviewed customer service representatives Directed call center ensuring professional and efficient operations Increased company efficacy through the establishment of best practices Ensured professional and timely response to customer service inquiries Maintained extremely high client satisfaction rate resulting in repeat business Authored and presented customer service, finance, and personnel reports for senior leadership Tracked daily, weekly, and periodic customer service interactions Handled financial transactions including credit card payments, declines, and collections Resolved shipping, warranty, and product operation inquiries Oversaw the creation, update, and maintenance of client information database Maintained working knowledge of company products and services to best assist clients Built long - term relationships with employers, piers, clients, and industry leaders Assisted various company departments with special projects as needed Fostered an atmosphere of respect and dedication to company goals Performed all duties in a professional, positive, and timely manner

Author Libbi Palmer addresses the main after - effects of trauma and offers practical information and worksheets to help teen readers work through their symptoms and reestablish safety, personal control, and positive self - esteem.

There is much work to be done to encourage authors and publishers to be aware of how aging is presented in their publications and take a more active role in promoting positive aging.

The authors found that staff continuum measures of criticism, positive remarks, and negative relationship quality were all associated with change from working with one key worker to another at 12 months, with high EE associated with changes in key workers but not in the patient's location and low EE associated with moves to less intensive support.

The authors of the study think this is because men who kiss their wives before work, start the day out with a more positive attitude.

Jon Gordon, author of The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal With Negativity at Work shares advice on how to come out ahead in this tough market.

Source: Jon Gordon is a speaker, consultant, and author of The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy (Wiley, 2007), and The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work (Wiley, 2008).

«A Pollyanna outlook just isn't enough to sustain us through life's slings and arrows, whether they come in the form of fender benders, annoying colleagues, mortgage payments, a lingering flu bug, or something more serious,» says Jon Gordon, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy.