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It's well established that experiencing stress can hurt our physical health. Now two new studies find that younger adults who take preemptive steps to respond to stress are better able to avoid those ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. In the frenetic tapestry of ...

Proactive and reactive human resources are both critical to the success of small businesses in managing and motivating people. Both are especially important for strategic HR processes. However, strong ...

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One of the most effective ways to create customer confidence is to practice proactive customer service. The short description of proactive service is doing something for your customers before they ...

Proactive engagement wins. Instead of just reacting on social media, build meaningful conversations for stronger customer relationships and brand loyalty. Timely responses matter. Meeting customers’ ...

“Be proactive,” says Stephen Covey of Seven Habits fame. This is great advice, but exactly how do you do it? All of us at some point in our career have faced that awkward situation where something ...

Your colleagues are used to it, more or less – the sight of you rushing through the office door, phone to your ear, just moments away from opening file cabinet drawers and thumping file folders on ...