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3 things you must do to start a good relationship with your new manager
Whether you are making an internal transfer or joining a new company, there are some proven practices to help set you up well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ranking workers can hurt morale and productivity. Tech companies are doing it anyway
Stack ranking peaked in the ’80s. Now, companies are resurrecting it, as layoffs sweep the tech industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Ikea is helping this nonprofit transport 5,000 emergency shelters to Turkey
kea is helping this nonprofit transport 5,000 emergency shelters and it will cut the transport time from many months to just three weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How a nonlinear workday might help you get more done
It’s about working according to your natural energy levels, and not forcing yourself to be productive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why so many who took part in the Great Resignation have regrets
One study found that 80% of those who quit their jobs felt regret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Women of color are leaving the workforce and vanishing from unemployment statistics
A new report from Hue and The Harris Poll paints a dire portrait of the BIPOC workforce in post-pandemic America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 signs you need to improve your emotional intelligence
If these things are happening, it’s a sign your emotional intelligence needs some work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 ways to save stressed-out customer service teams from burnout
The level of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion that customer-facing employees experience demands action by management, this HR exec says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Have you been ‘quietly promoted’? Here’s what to look out for
Have you ever been asked to take on significantly more work without a change in title or a raise? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 ways to boost your emotional toughness
Emotional toughness means standing up for what we believe in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Marie Kondo is messy now—and it’s actually expanding her brand
Instead of making fun of Marie Kondo for having a less-than-tidy home now with three kids, you could see her vulnerability as another affirmation that life be life-ing sometimes and we don't stay the same in thoughts or rhythm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What it’s like to face ‘benevolent sexism’ in the workplace
Gender-based discrimination can be subtle. But its impact is still damaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How just a 5-minute mentorship session can advance your career
This creative agency executive is a big believer in micro-mentorship—short, focused interactions that better fit our time-strapped lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The demand for green jobs is outpacing the production of green talent.
Companies can change that with better training—and by recruiting from a deeper, more diverse talent pool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 steps to take if you’re freaking out about getting a new boss
While you can’t control what will happen in the future, you can create a plan of action for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can a string of lawsuits slow down generative AI?
The first few suits against the vast vacuum model used to train platforms like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion could signal a difficult road ahead for generative AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Quiet or I’m quitting: Here’s why your employees are getting so fed up with workplace noise
As workers return to offices, they may be less tolerant of pre-pandemic decibel levels, especially if they are introverts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 résumé mistakes that can sabotage your job application
Your job application may be rejected after a quick first look at your résumé, and you may be surprised why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 ways to help workplace perfectionists break their time-sucking traits
These researchers from the London School of Economics argue that perfectionism kills productivity and it’s up to leaders to let their teams know when good is good enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The pandemic has led to a surge of ‘productivity paranoia.’ Here’s how to fight it
To get beyond panic about whether employers are working, leaders need to make time for this counterintuitive habit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you want to be more creative, train your body not your mind
Bianca Dove explains that when our visions feel like distant possibilities, it’s because we haven’t allowed our bodies to experience them, palpably. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why don’t cashiers in the U.S. get to sit like the ones in Europe?
Seated cashiers are the norm in European supermarkets, so why don’t more U.S. workers fight for this right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good leaders are good listeners. Here’s how to be one of them
When you engage in this active listening regularly, you greatly expand your base of knowledge. Because good problem-solving requires drawing on knowledge, the more you know, the better you will be at solving problems that have mystified others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Employers beware: Even your ‘loyal’ Gen Z workers may still be looking for another job
Even more than the millennial or Gen X generations before them, Gen Z appears to view work as transactional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How hearing ‘no’ should fuel your entrepreneurial fire
Not letting the sting of rejection halt your progress should be a rule in every founder’s survival guide, this tech entrepreneur says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In 2023, the only certainty for businesses will be change—and purpose
Business leaders, employees, investors, and communities know the pressure is on: Companies have to operate responsibly. How they do so is the challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The world’s biggest architecture firm just hired Disney’s former head Imagineer
After decades designing Disney theme parks, Bob Weis is joining Gensler to design the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to take control of your career in 2023
iCIMS CPO Laura Coccaro says 2023 will offer a unique window of opportunity to shape the future of work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feeling distracted? You need to understand the 4 types of attention
Understanding attention types can help you improve productivity and focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How young neurodivergent professionals can succeed at work
Here’s how to reach your potential, according to a neurodivergent organizational psychologist, a neurodivergent executive coach, and a neurodivergent educator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Being a landlord is not a job. That’s the appeal for many
On YouTube, a new generation of influencers talk about opportunities for generating passive income. But what does it mean for their renters? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don’t hate your job in 2023. Three habits to drop
Now is he time to ask yourself: What isn’t working?t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Yes, your Slacks and text messages are fair game in a lawsuit
Do you have the right to privacy at work? Here’s what to keep in mind in your daily communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Take back your time in 2023 with these simple planning strategies
Greater efficiency in your schedule means you have time for more meaningful things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Looking back at some of the best (and worst) business moves of 2022
From Patagonia’s groundbreaking announcement to FTX’s stunning collapse, these were some of the brilliant—and not so stellar—leadership moments of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 simmering workplace controversies that will boil over into 2023
Dwindling budgets and a new focus on efficiency promise to collide with challenges over remote work, productivity and pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The worst bosses of 2022 are exactly who you’d expect
The worst bosses of 2022 are exactly who you’d expect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The top 4 creator economy trends to watch in 2023
From the rise of the curator economy to short-form shopping, here are the trends that will shape the creator economy in the coming year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An extra year of education could boost your chances of being your own boss
New research looked at employment and education data spanning generations, from younger baby boomers to millennials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The New School’s adjunct professors’ strike shows how even “good” jobs are increasingly precarious
The successful labor fight at the New York college exposed the human cost of one of college administrators’ favorite cost-cutting tactics: eliminating full-time professor positions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These 8 behaviors are sabotaging your meetings
Meetings can be useful, but only when meeting organizers aren’t doing these things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What does it really mean to be happy at work? Probably not what you think.
Happiness is one of the most sought-after experiences: We all want joy in our personal lives, delight in our work, and bliss in our relationships. But happiness can also be elusive—and it’s unrealistic to think you can achieve total happiness every day, across all aspects of your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Fed may slow interest rate hikes—but here’s how to prepare your career for a potential recession just in case
All eyes will continue to be on the economy as we head in 2023. And rather than worrying, wondering, and speculating over things we can’t control, here’s what each of us can focus on: preparing our careers for a potential recession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The freelance workforce is becoming more highly skilled and highly educated
According to new data from Upwork, 26% of U.S. freelancers have a postgraduate degree, up from 20% a year ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These are the best CEOs for 2022, according to actual employees
Comparably’s annual list, based on millions of anonymous sentiment ratings, is a lot more diverse than it was last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These are the top 5 skills you need to get hired in 2023
Hiring managers are most impressed with these skills. Here’s how you can recognize them in yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 leadership superpowers and how to spot them in an interview
After you check for nonnegotiable requirements on a résumé, look for these three superpowers to see if you are dealing with an extraordinary leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is what Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z can learn from each other at work
Experts on generational diversity weigh in on how generations can come together in the workplace by recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Deloitte’s top futurist explains why companies should embrace ‘serial specialists’
Deloitte’s annual “Tech Trends” report finds that AI is indeed coming to the workplace, and the metaverse is alive and well Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to get promoted from director to vice president
Climbing the corporate ladder can be tricky. If you’re a director hoping to get promoted to VP, here are 8 questions to consider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices