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Can the right to disconnect ever work in America?
In France, stepping away from your job during off-hours is a labor right. In the U.S., it’s a personal boundary you have to negotiate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The key to supporting employees with chronic mental illness: flexibility and trust
When managers show flexibility and trust, employees with a chronic mental illness are more likely to keep their jobs and get their work done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fearing a layoff? Channel your inner doomsday prepper
People who take steps to fend off the worst before it happens can teach us some valuable lessons about possible or pending job loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Science says superachievers don’t set avoidance goals.
Research shows the words you use to describe a goal can make a dramatic difference in success or failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How philosophy can help with burnout
Burnout can be caused by a sense that work has no meaning. Philosophical inquiry can help employees find their purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Three hacks to improve your odds of success
May the odds be ever in your favor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to be an ally at work without feeling like an imposter
Allies who are men, leaders, younger employees, and people of color were found to more likely to experience the impostor phenomenon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People on TikTok are dragging unlimited PTO
Policies of endless vacation have skyrocketed in recent years. More workers are calling it a scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The neuroscience of why you’re always feeling behind at work
People think they’re short on hours, but research shows they’re actually trapped in a distorted internal timeline shaped by stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Your next job interview could be with an AI. Here’s how to nail it
An expert shares the secrets to success Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The difference between genuine authenticity and performed authenticity means everything
Here’s how to get it right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why ‘job hugging’ can be worse than quitting
In a low-hire labor market, clinging to a current role—however unsatisfying it is—may seem logical. But there’s a psychological impact to feeling stuck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Your company just had layoffs. Can you still ask for a raise?
Just because the job market is rocky doesn’t mean the conversation shouldn’t happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Corporations say they prioritize people. So why do so few chief people officers become CEOs?
Only 16 of the CEOs at the 1,000 biggest companies have HR experience. These experts explain why chief people officers are good leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The key to high-performing teams isn’t more talent or perfect leaders
The assumption is that more talent should always mean better results, but research shows the opposite is often true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to tell your boss you’re a night owl
Most workplaces still run on ‘early bird time,’ but research shows that nearly half of us do our best work later in the day. Here’s how night owls can talk about their biological rhythm with their boss in a way that boosts trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The case for not loving your job
There’s potential danger in placing too much importance on your career, research shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Want someone to change their behavior? Psychology says nagging doesn’t work, but this mind trick does
Making people feel positive about themselves gets better results than negativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A massive new study of 40,725 people says this is what happens when you drink coffee every morning
People who drink coffee primarily in the morning had significantly lower mortality rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Your brain has a productivity style. Here’s how to find (and use) yours
Like a good jazz ensemble, everyone on your team has different styles that can be harmonized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to deal with annoying peers
Each situation is far from one-size-fits-all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How ‘micro joy’ can help you feel happier every day
Sometimes the smallest steps can make a big difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Making a good impression in a new job
Listening and being humble are two key things to keep in mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Remote and hybrid workers work less on Fridays. It’s hurting collaboration
From 2019 to 2024, the average number of minutes worked on Fridays fell by about 90 minutes in remote jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why entry-level workers are more hopeful than their bosses right now
Early-career employees are building confidence through adaptability, community, and self-direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The leadership skills you learn from raising kids
Six lessons that cut across both domains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the face of a lousy job market, many Gen Zers are taking the leap into solopreneurship
Young people report both a pull toward independence and a push away from a challenging labor market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Same job, less pay. Now what?
Discovering that a colleague with the same job title is earning more than you is never fun, though it is quite common. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to deal with grief at work
Facing the unimaginable changes everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Need smart, creative, employees who will master their jobs? Science says hire people in their 30s, 40s, and even 60s
Depending on the nature of the job you need to fill, of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scared for your career’s future? Try the ‘GPS method’
It’s a grounding practice to help you plot your next move strategically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don’t take a voluntary buyout before answering these four questions
Taking a buyout from your employer is certainly better than getting laid off, but it’s not always an ideal career move. Here’s how to decide whether to accept a ‘voluntary exit package’ when offered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why authenticity at work feels impossible
Authenticity isn’t just who we are, but what we believe in: our mission and purpose in our careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The workday is becoming infinite. Microsoft warns it’s time to set new boundaries
Here’s how to switch from trying to thriving in the age of the ‘infinite workday.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The surprising truth about why some people have better jobs than others
Inside the science of employability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Should you get PTO for breakups?
Workers are sounding off on social. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to stop wasting mental energy and train your focus like a high performer
When you start fixating on past events you can’t change, it can lead to feelings of guilt, regret, and depression. Similarly, focusing excessively on the future and constantly trying to predict and prevent every possible negative outcome can lead to anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When it’s time to let a star employee go
Costs, egos, and creative control: Why Paramount let Taylor Sheridan walk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stop hiding behind your slides: Lead the room, don’t read to it
Slides don’t inspire. You do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Solopreneurs are thriving as corporate counterparts struggle
Businesses of one outearn corporate counterparts within two years, making 25% more by year 5, data suggests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Remote work is shaped by geopolitics, not technology
Increasingly, geopolitics is shaping who works, the location of work, and the type of work we get to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to take (and grow from) difficult feedback
Personal feedback can be difficult to hear. But when you appreciate it from a place of curiosity, great things can happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 ways to improve the quality of your ideas
Research on creativity shows that the people who come up with the best ideas are the ones who come up with the most ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are you the ‘office parent’? The downsides of being the workplace caregiver
It feels nice to help everyone all the time. But doing so can test boundaries . . . and your mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 career-changing mindsets to help you win at work
If you want leverage, freedom, and a career that works for you, these ideas can help you take your career to another level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When you should ‘burn a bridge’ in your career and 5 ways to do it
Not all career ‘bridges’ are worth keeping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Here’s how to know when to say ‘yes’ to a project
If you work for yourself, money isn’t the only factor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 strategies introverts can use to prevent burnout
Here’s how introverts can build a strong personal brand both online and offline and still stay sane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Furloughed? Here are 5 things you should do right away
Furloughed government workers have gotten their last paychecks until the shutdown ends, but thriving through a prolonged income loss is entirely possible with these tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The ‘Blue Dolphin’ Rule: Stop negative thoughts with emotional intelligence
Backed by years of research in cognitive psychology, the Blue Dolphin Rule will help you replace harmful thoughts with helpful ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices