New year, new goals! In this month’s staff pick, SAM Communications Manager Katy McDowall recommends the Harvard Business Review’s article, “Be Intentional About How You Spend Your Time Off.”

Looking for tips on coaching and working with your team members effectively? SAM Account Executive Paulina van Eeden Hill recommends The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier. Paulina's review was featured in a recent AMCI blog piece.

Ever feel too busy to be busy? SAM Account Executive Paulina van Eeden Hill, CAE, shares our next SAM Staff Pick from Fast Company: "Balancing important, non-urgent tasks with emails, chats, and seemingly urgent response requests is tricky, especially in the AMC environment. This quick read walks us through a few tricks to make the most of our day (schedule time to do important but non-urgent work, block off your most productive time of the day, and try the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize your tasks)."

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