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5 days ago | 
success.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
In recent months, the stock market has been a roller coaster ride with occasional deep plunges, while the price of eggs and other necessities continue to climb. When prices keep rising and there is talk of a possible recession, it can be tempting to reduce—or even eliminate—your 401(k) contributions to have more cash on hand. But experts say, unless you’re facing a true financial crisis, it’s best to keep contributing to your 401(k) plan even in a bear market.
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1 week ago | 
success.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
For a fifth-generation Colorado native who grew up on a small ranch just north of Colorado Springs, the dream of being associated with the music industry seemed like a long shot for JW Roth. Instead of finishing high school, Roth opted to get a GED and then worked nights at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. He eventually started working two jobs—in the Denver Police Department and as a salesperson at Universal Foods.
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2 weeks ago | 
kornferry.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
By: Lisa Rabasca Roepe Planning a milestone anniversary celebration after 50 or even 100 years in business seems like a simple task. What could possibly go wrong when a successful company congratulates itself on a job well done? Plenty!Corporations have been celebrating milestone anniversaries for decades, but as any brand or PR specialist will point out, these events have become much trickier propositions in recent years.
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1 month ago | 
devicedaily.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
How women are fighting back against the resurgence of ‘bro culture’
Mark Zuckerberg made a plea for companies to embrace more “masculine energy.” women across industries are pushing back.
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2 months ago | 
fastcompany.mx | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
Los empleados de diversas industrias se sienten cada vez más inseguros en sus trabajos. Por ejemplo, en Estados Unidos, uno de cada tres trabajadores dice tener “ansiedad por despidos”, y uno de cada cuatro afirma sentirse inseguro en su empleo, según un estudio reciente. En las últimas semanas, decenas de miles de trabajadores del gobierno de EU fueron despedidos, y se espera que las agencias federales despidan a miles más.
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2 months ago | 
success.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
When Liviu Tanase moved to the United States from Romania in 2014, he had already founded four companies in his home country. In 2017, he started his fifth company—ZeroBounce, an email validation company—in Santa Barbara, California. Since then, ZeroBounce has been on the Inc. 5000 list four times and has grown about 30–35% year-over-year. “There were some years that we grew much more in the beginning… because, you know, when you’re small, it’s easier to grow faster,” says Tanase.
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2 months ago | 
fastcompany.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe |Kathleen Davis
Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.” The 28th Amendment, which declares that “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” is operative, according to ERA advocates.
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2 months ago | 
kornferry.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
By Lisa Rabasca Roepe Andrew Cunningham, the founder of DailyPest, a pest-control service based in State College, Pennsylvania, often wears a pin on the lapel of his jacket. The accessory represents a 20-sided die and glints as a beacon to others in the know. When Cunningham showed up to an important business meeting several years ago to pitch his company's services to a large real estate group, he was wearing the pin. A senior member of the board pointed it out.
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2 months ago | 
straitstimes.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
(From left) Couples Nia Darville and Armondi Stokes-Hicks; and Shawn and Carlyle Button talk about their bills and accounts. PHOTOS: JOANNA KULESZA, MIKE BELLEME/NYTIMESWhen Nia Darville Stokes-Hicks and Armondi Stokes-Hicks married two years ago, they set up five bank accounts. Each had an individual bank account for personal spending, and they shared a checking account for paying household bills. They had a joint savings account and yet another account for money they set aside to use together.
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2 months ago | 
kornferry.com | Lisa Rabasca Roepe
By: Lisa Rabasca Roepe Amid a pandemic that created one tragic health crisis after another, it's somewhat remarkable that sick days at US firms didn't skyrocket. In fact, according to one data-marketing firm, a third of workers took no sick days in 2020 and 2021. Before COVID, nearly six in ten people took up to five sick days a year. Give companies credit for trying to change, with new wellness programs that encourage employees to watch their heath and take sick days when needed.
