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Breaking Bread to Build Relationships

August 10, 2022 Josh Stephens

Is building relationships as hard for you as it has been for me? I’ve always thought it was easier to just relax in the corner without having a conversation, than trying to find the courage to talk to someone and then work really hard to carry a conversation. In this

Battle Chaos with Stability

July 11, 2022 Josh Stephens 2 comments

Stability in chaos is difficult. Without it, people ride a rollercoaster of emotions that lead to panic and failure. Learn about the importance of stability in leadership, and how it impacts your teams.

Too busy to hire!

June 22, 2022 Josh Stephens

Leaders who are too busy to hire, aren’t thinking about things the right way. Here’s one of my stories about hiring when I was too busy to hire.

Israeli Study Finds – Natural immunity is longer lasting and stronger against infection than two-dose vaccine-induced immunity

September 1, 2021 Josh Stephens

This review is of a recent study out of Israel comparing natural immunity with vaccinated immunity. The study found that natural immunity is significantly better.

COVID-19 Study Review – Necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in previously infected individuals

August 25, 2021 Josh Stephens

This is a breakdown of a recent Cleveland Clinic COVID-19 study comparing natural immunity with immunity based on vaccination.

COVID-19 Study Review – Outbreak including COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infection – Delta Variant

August 17, 2021 Josh Stephens

This is a review of a very recent study of a COVID Delta Variant outbreak in MA. Not many news sources wrote headlines on this one.

COVID-19 Study Review – Reduced Risk of Reinfection with Vaccine

August 15, 2021 Josh Stephens One comment

A review of a recent COVID study. The Study was a retrospective case-control study of COVID reinfection rates based on a dataset out of Kentucky.

Studying COVID-19

August 15, 2021 Josh Stephens

Over the next few months, I’m planning to look at many of the latest COVID studies, breaking them down into layman’s terms and helping others understand what the studies actually mean.

Candidate to Contractor – Avoiding Epic Fails

August 9, 2020 Josh Stephens 2 comments

My first contractor hiring experience was not great. I remember vividly interviewing the candidate over the phone. They seemed like a perfect fit. I scheduled time for a couple of other team members to interview the candidate, and that went well too. I remember thinking, this candidate appears to be

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Be Intentional About Your Christmas Season

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8 Ways to have a Great Conference Experience

Five Benefits of our Team Outing.

Being on a Real Team

After “The Talk” with an Under-Performing Employee