The Crandallabra

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Who Are Your Influences?

Who are your influences?” It’s a common question in movies about musicians and artists. A journalist asks the artist to name the people who influenced them so the audience can have a frame of reference for their art, style, or sound. If, for example, a

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Can Our Values Ever Change?

By Laura Crandall Yes. Especially if we want to grow. There is a certain rigor that we seem to lean toward when discussing our values. It’s a sense they should be absolute, perfected, and unyielding. While values like integrity and kindness often reverberate throughout our

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Discovering Faith in Yourself

This post was originally published on ALifeofCharacter.com By Laura Crandall How intuition and self-esteem brought me back from burnout. I was supposed to be over-the-moon happy. I’d just completed the biggest thing on my List of Things That Would Be Wonderful To Do:  I’d graduated

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Better Than “Normal”

Leading with our best work yet   Have you ever gotten lost in the woods or really turned-around in an unfamiliar city? Did you, while trying to figure out where you were and how to get to where you wanted to go, decide that being

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Grief and Loss in a Time of Global Distress

The importance of creating rituals of kindness In times of old – you know, back in 2019 – if a family member or other person you loved died, there were predictable paths and social norms to acknowledge grief and loss. These might have been dictated

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How Clearly Are You Seeing Your Organization?

Can you really see your organization clearly? Do intergenerational issues, a toxic culture or unclear expectations cloud your vision? Communications expert and management strategist Laura Crandall will join us to discuss how we can get a new perspective, shift our assumptions, and learn new strategies for organizational clarity.

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Which traits make you happiest & most effective?

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