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Donna Hamlin is the Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair for Hamlin Harkins, Ltd., which she founded in 1982. Dr. Hamlin is a corporate executive with twenty years of experience and a successful track record in strategy, change management and human performance

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Business > Human Resources Leaders' tips for motivation: 1 of 23
How to Keep People Motivated: FundamentalsAs a professional in human resources, I get asked by managers often what they can do to improve motivation in their teams and direct reports. It's an important question and the answer is not always the same. Partly, this is due to what is going on within the organization or with the p... More..
Business > Human Resources Why employees leave an organization: 1 of 14
In this economic market today, most employees talk about how grateful they are to have their job, even if they don't like it! Nevertheless, people do keep their eyes and ears open for opportunities which better suit their dreams. After two decades of looking at employee satisfaction studies, conducting employee "exit intervie... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: My dear mother: 6 of 76
In Your Arms, LordI guess you need her back.I suppose I understand.Your light to her guiding handher lovealways without question or condition,on which I've come to rely,makes it hard to say good-bye.Thank you for the gift of my mother.She listened, shared and gave to othersshowing how to live the promiseof a gentler worldthro... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Meaning of life: 22 of 196
I Swim for Jack I step into the pool area of the YMCA, goggles in hand, and look first to the jacuzzi and then to the lap lanes. The pool is not crowded. There is no need to share a lane. I debate with myself: the pool first or the jacuzzi? I've never resolved which is easier - going in the hot water first so the cold water f... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Staying slim after weight loss: How to maintain your success: 3 of 25
Staying Slim It's a thrill to work hard and finally get to a weight you set a goal to reach. Yet, the next challenge is a big one: how do you maintain that weight? The actions to aggressively lose weight can differ from those for maintaining the weight you prefer. The second stage is to develop truly new habits for eating ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Advantages of a recession: 14 of 105
Recessions Have Their Upsides Most people think finding the plus of a recession is like looking for the bright side of poison ivy. (Of course, we positive sorts know it's the side facing the sun! ) Truthfully, there are benefits from an economic recession, if you sit and drink with a friend and brainstorm about it awhile. Co... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: I love you: 7 of 41
You're Beautiful (Helen's Song)(1st Verse)A reassuring word, a hugthat tells me you believe in meThose tender things and words of lovehave made me all that I can be.Here's to the joys I've learned from youand all of the times you got me through.(Chorus)My God, you're beautiful, you're beautiful, your soul lights up the room.Y... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Signs of emotional immaturity: 1 of 5
Emotional Immaturity: Signs It's There Discussions about emotional intelligence, or emotional IQ, are bubbling up in conversations at work, in couples' counseling and in group dynamics. For example, within management circles, the idea that a leader of people ought to demonstrate a high emotional IQ is an important new standa... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life lessons: 81 of 360
Nappy and The Perfect CircleI grew up terrified of dogs. This was for good reason, although the result of unintended consequences.As a first-born child, I received both the love and restraints of an overly cautious mother. She wanted her toddler daughter to be able to play outside in the back yard, however, she was also frigh... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Risks The different types and degrees of hearing loss: 2 of 8
A Little Bit Softer NowYoung adults are in trouble. The number of them suffering from noise-induced hearing loss has risen sharply in the last few years, as a direct result of listening to headsets turned to top volume, standing too close to speakers at concerts and moving the sound system dial to blast.They listen this way f... More..