Resilience is the key to conquering challenges.

March 3, 2023

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We’ve all heard the saying that “nothing worth having comes easy.” If there’s one thing that the past few years have taught us, it’s that resilience is one of the most important characteristics we can develop for the future.

Today, we’re digging into what that means, why it matters, and how you can cultivate resilience in your own life. Plus, a look at the results of our first ever Dashboard Awards. Can you guess who won a Dashy? (Actual name still pending.)

From the OS

7 Ways to Nurture Resilience

Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back from adversity. And it certainly isn’t just a quality that some are born with and others aren’t. Resilience is a practice that anyone can learn. It’s not about avoiding difficulties, but rather, navigating them with greater ease and less anxiety. Find out how to start today and read an awfully cute Mr. Rogers’ quote in Julie Babb’s 7 Ways to Nurture Resilience.

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The First Annual Dashboard Awards

It’s awards season! So break out the speeches because we’re ready to crown a winner. If you’ve been wondering what we get competitive about over here at Part and Sum, it’s dashboards - data deserves it.

The judging panel (the whole team on a Zoom one afternoon last week) evaluated the six worthy dashboards in four categories: does it speak clearly to its audience, is it easy to read, is it actionable, and how well does it tell the tale of the data.

The voting was close, and definitely came down to the wire, but a winner did emerge. With a clean, immediately navigable dashboard that puts the right info at your fingertips…the First Annual Dashboard Award goes to…

[drumroll please] Connor Richmond!

Unbelievable dashboard! Conor thanked his team because without them it wouldn’t have been possible. Classic.

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