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A simple New Year’s resolution that delivers high return
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A simple New Year’s resolution that delivers high return

It’s that simple! At the time of the appointment, start exploring what you might contribute and then go do it. Half the effort —and fun — will be selecting the good deed of the week. Consider searching for options in your company’s volunteer program, resource…

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January 4, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Be very tender-hearted this holiday season
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Be very tender-hearted this holiday season

Yes, the Purposeful Palm is right: A report published by the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen suggests that the 2020 global decline in happiness is as sharp as if all eight billion of us were divorcing. The study also found that for every 100 new COVID-19 cases another 7,200…

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December 14, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
Don't expect too much from money
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Don’t expect too much from money

In honor of Tuesday’s launch of Do Good At Work: How Simple Acts of Social Purpose Drive Success and Wellbeing, the above tip from the Purposeful Palm is a quote from the book that is apropos of Black Friday.

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November 28, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
Vote. Don't Gloat.
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Vote. Don’t Gloat.

Above is the election-week advice the Purposeful Palm, which lives outside my office window, offered us.

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November 2, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
Talk your way into a greater ingroup
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Talk your way into a greater ingroup

The above tip from the Purposeful Palm outside my office window builds on last week’s tip. Last week it suggested we reflect on the similarities we have with those we work with. As you see, this week it suggests we go one step further. If you haven’t already,…

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October 26, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
Think your way to a greater ingroup
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Think your way to a greater ingroup

The Purposeful Palm’s advice might seem frivolous, but repositioning how we think of others could very well improve our relationships. It can bring people who aren’t in our ingroup, which consists of those who give us a sense of belonging and we are inclined to support, into it. Research has discovered,…

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October 18, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
Work less for democracy
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Work less for democracy

When I gazed at the palm outside my office window searching for inspiration, it offered the above advice. Together we can ensure that all Americans with the right to vote have a safe opportunity to do so. Here are several organizations that offer volunteer opportunities…

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October 4, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
Buy good
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Buy good

As you might remember, last week’s tip for a meaningful workweek from the Purposeful Palm was to forgo meat. My favorite reader response was from Ernesto: “No way, Bea. I love parrilla [bar-b-q]! Try to get your little plant to give me some other advice.”…

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September 26, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
What our beef has to do with our children’s future homes
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What our beef has to do with our children’s future homes

When I recently looked at the smoke-shrouded palm outside my California office wondering what to do about the raging global wildfires, it offered the above suggestion. Try it out and see how you feel!

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September 19, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro
Shine the limelight on others
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Shine the limelight on others

When I stared at the Purposeful Palm outside my office window this week, it suggested we help with the other pandemic afflicting us: social isolation. In our work-at-home reality, many of our colleagues feel as though they have faded into the background, neither heard nor…

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September 13, 2020 by Bea Boccalandro

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