10 best practices for strategic business expansion

Feeling stressed? Relief is a breath away | 3 ways leaders can foster a "village mindset" | 10 best practices for strategic business expansion Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( August 15, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Feeling stressed? Relief is a breath away]( Calm stress with a simple exercise that involves breathing deeply, holding the breath for six seconds, exhaling slowly and repeating as necessary, writes executive coach Jody Michael. "If you are in a contentious board meeting facing a room full of irate directors or on a call with impatient shareholders, you can't excuse yourself to find a quiet room to meditate -- you need a method that you can do right then and there," Michael writes. 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