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Will time justify your actions?
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Will time justify your actions?

Women who’ve recently marched for a cause are in debt to a Latin American who helped normalize female activism 200 years ago, Manuela Saenz. She was a lauded member of Peru’s independence movement against the tyranny of Spain. Among other acts of courage, Manuela took…

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October 11, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
How business can help Afghan girls and women
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How business can help Afghan girls and women

Like many of you, I’m heartsick for the people of Afghanistan–especially the girls and women left vulnerable to the Taliban squashing their rights and lives. It’s easy to feel helpless and hopeless. Let’s not forget, though, of a formidable force that we can nudge toward…

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August 23, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: Live their legacy
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Purposeful Palm series: Live their legacy

A few days ago, I looked to the towering palm outside my window for inspiration as I often do. It was gone. Its owner cut it down that morning. Yet, for me, the Purposeful Palm is not gone. It’s as present as ever, only in an inverse…

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June 30, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: Help grieving colleagues by adding a word to your greeting
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Purposeful Palm series: Help grieving colleagues by adding a word to your greeting

One in five of our colleagues are returning to the workplace carrying the pain of having lost a loved one during this pandemic. The Purposeful Palm’s suggestion is one simple way to aid healthy workplace grieving. But there are many others. See, for example, “Facing…

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June 1, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: A wonderful perk for working mothers
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Purposeful Palm series: A wonderful perk for working mothers

In the United States, women are five times more likely to do the majority of household cleaning and laundry (not to mention seven times more likely to do the majority of childcare), according to Gallup. The tech company Akraya already follows the Purposeful Palm‘s tip. They…

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May 7, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: A fast Earth Day celebration
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Purposeful Palm series: A fast Earth Day celebration

PS: The tip is from the Purposeful Palm that is outside my home office. It suggested it when I looked out my window wondering how we could honor Earth Day during our constrained yet busy era.

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April 22, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: For goodness sake, be repetitive
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Purposeful Palm series: For goodness sake, be repetitive

We are living in complex times. It’s fine to repeat proven ways to do good at work. Not everything worthwhile is an innovation. PS: If you’re just learning of the Purposeful Palm, it’s the tree outside my office window that my gaze lands on when I’m…

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March 28, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: Take a surprising turn
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Purposeful Palm series: Take a surprising turn

The above Purposeful Palm tip was shared by Dr. Angela Demaree when she interviewed me (Bea Boccalandro) on her Beyond the Stethoscope podcast. If you doubt that your surprises will make a difference, know that the book Compassionomics by Anthony Mazzarelli and Stephen Trzeciak found that a 40-second caring…

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March 8, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: A lesson from the Chinese Ox
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Purposeful Palm series: A lesson from the Chinese Ox

To welcome the year of the Ox this Chinese New Year, the Purposeful Palm is sharing what it learned from studying the 10 Ox Herding pictures, a series of drawings and short poems that describe the stages of progress toward Zen enlightenment.

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February 12, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro
Purposeful Palm series: A shameless plug for Bea's HBR Article
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Purposeful Palm series: A shameless plug for Bea's HBR Article

This week, the Purposeful Palm is apparently suggesting you read an article I wrote for Harvard Business Review last week. I hope you find it inspiring, informative or otherwise of value. Go to article.

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January 25, 2021 by Bea Boccalandro

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