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The late musician Prince didn’t have a will, just like six in 10 of us
If Prince were your client, here’s the best piece of advice he should have heard When the news came this week of Prince’s death, then that he had no will, the incongruity seemed odd with his apparent control of the other areas of his music career and life. Leaving no directions through a will/trust, what […]
The Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series – Plans in Place
Our featured professional this month for The Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series is Dean Finkenberg, the Founder and CEO of Plans In Place. He is a business leader, innovator and dynamic mentor with an impressive history as a senior executive in companies ranging from ground-level startups to businesses with over $500 million in annual revenues. […]
National Health Care Decisions Day
Today is National Health Care Decisions Day, I’ve made my decisions, have you? K.V. Scruggs, wrote the following article. It’s a great read for today, enjoy! The Dirty Secret about CPR in the Hospital (That Doctors Desperately Want You to Know) April 11, 2016 129 Comments “A few things have changed in medicine over the last […]
Compassion in the Workplace
We’ve all heard buzz words; we’ve all lived through various trends and initiatives. In the workplace, measurement of productivity, performance, absenteeism, presenteeism, engagement, job satisfaction, customer satisfaction, ROI and more are reviewed regularly. We’ve come to accept that EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and IQ (Intellectual Intelligence) factor in to results in business and life. What about […]
Coming of Age
Coming of age signifies becoming an adult. In the United States, the majority of states designate the age of 18 as the age for a young person to be considered an adult. In the states of Arkansas, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin the age is either 18 or when one graduates from high […]
Listening: A Critical Skill
If you are a part of a team – at home, at work, or at school; isn’t being heard important? Whether you are speaking or one of those listening to someone speaking, have you considered the importance of listening on a daily basis? The adage, we were given two ears and one mouth for a […]
The Impact of Life Events in the Workplace
After years of leading global workplace teams, the experience personally of staff interruption due to illness, accident, incapacity and/or death has led me to explore the impact of these events to workplace productivity. I am seeking to explore this theory and seek to obtain research of the cost to companies from absenteeism and presenteeism (at […]
The Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series – Personal and Business Insurance
The Living Planner’s monthly Advisory Series in March features Erin Furlong, from Danmar Insurance Services in Temecula, CA. Danmar is a family owned and operated insurance agency established in the late 1970s as a means to provide quality multi-line insurance to the Southern California area. They have since expanded our ability to write insurance in […]
Mindful Leadership Skills
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is defined as: Purposely paying attention to the present moment non-judgmentally. How might mindfulness impact a work environment? In the ever changing workplace, managing human dynamics of individuals and teams presents an opportunity for leaders to consider new leadership styles to engage the workforce and impact the bottom-line for the company. […]