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Val’s Holiday Survival Guide

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November 30, 2018, by Val Grubb

The holidays stress people out so much. I suggest you keep it simple and try to have as much fun as you can. —Giada De Laurentiis Good advice Giada…. Regardless of which holidays you celebrate at this time of year (or if you celebrate none in particular), it’s hard not to get swept up in […]

Val’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays

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December 1, 2017, by Val Grubb

With Thanksgiving behind us, the “official” holiday madness has begun. Here are my nine tips for surviving the holidays: Make this the year you generate a gift list (and budget) for family and friends and actually stick to it. I happen to perform best under pressure and love the euphoria of waiting to the bitter end to […]

How to Find a Mentor and Nurture the Relationship for the Long Haul

Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you do for a living—if you do it well I’m sure there was someone cheering you on or showing the way. A mentor. — Denzel Washington Last month I wrote […]

Building Your Management Skills—Even Without Help from Your Company

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. —Ray Kroc, Grinding It Out When I first started managing employees (in the early 90s), my two top responsibilities were identifying potential roadblocks that would affect the schedule and providing financial oversight so we met budgetary restrictions. My project management skills […]

“I engaged Val to provide a training session: 'Preparing to Lead: Essential Project Management Skills for the HR Professional' for the members of the HR Roundtable, a society for high-technology human resources professionals and the Global HR Consortium an association for global HR professionals. Val’s training was comprehensive, practical, engaging, and was rated very highly by our members. We plan to engage Val for future training sessions due to her extensive business knowledge and her ability to deliver key business concepts in an engaging and impactful manner. I highly recommend Val to anyone who is considering engaging her as a senior business operations consultant and/or executive trainer.”

Val’s Holiday Survival Guide

Val’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays

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