“if you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Informal collaboration in the workplace is most often associated with the water cooler effect. The water cooler effect is when employees interact with one another socially, usually while taking a break, grabbing a cup of coffee, o

"You don't have to be an Einstein to have a successful business. You just have to be disciplined" ~Akilah Releford, Founder of Mary Louise Cosmetics If you teach long enough, you reach a point in your career when you see your former students reach significant life milestones such as graduating high school and college, beginning their careers, getting married, having families of their own, etc. There is an incredible sense of pride seeing them become responsible, productive ad