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Your calm is contagious but so is your chaos
A working parent lesson for World Mental Health Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is it okay to hug coworkers?
Boundaries of all kinds at work have been blurred in recent years. Where does physical embrace fit in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What is ‘rust out’ and are you experiencing it?
What to do if you find yourself experiencing this close cousin of burnout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Oopsie’ jobs: What to do when you start a new role that you hate
Unpleasant surprises happen. But what you do next can make all the difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These small, achievable actions will help make you more productive and less frazzled
Practical, no-nonsense, science-backed shifts that take just a few minutes and actually work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Searching for peace at work? Try these easy mini-meditations
One short meditation that can be done almost anywhere involves breathing deeply and mentally scanning your body for sensations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is your résumé making you sound desperate?
Standing out of the applicant pool takes a mix of confidence and honesty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stop ‘task-masking’ at work just to look busy
Shuffling papers or scheduling emails out of hours won’t prove your value. Here’s what will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Could a chatbot replace your best friend at work?
New data, along with growing comfort with services like ChatGPT, suggests it’s possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Revisiting my definition of strategy
A renowned management thinker and best-selling author offers a new definition of the term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Do you have ‘career dysmorphia’?
If you constantly compare your success to others,’ you might. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How and why to celebrate an accomplishment
Work successes are also worth some demonstration of joy. So, why do athletes get to have all the fun? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why can’t employers get neurodivergent-friendly work policies right?
Despite an increase in interest in these workplaces, actually finding one can be hard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are you lazy—or just a ‘career minimalist’?
There’s a difference, experts say. And Gen Z is all in on the latter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 clear signs to spot a leader with exceptional communication skills
When business is rough, real talk builds trust and provides clarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to quit your job when you feel like you’re abandoning your team
Is your loyalty strategic or sentimental? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Most CEOs think their teams are crushing it. The data says they’re wrong
Here’s how to achieve real productivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When it’s down to 2 candidates, here’s what could tip the scales
Every little difference you can play up counts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How wearing many hats can be a founder superpower
Here’s the journey I went on as a founder and what I learned at each stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to get people to listen to your ideas
Here’s how to build influence and stop being ignored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Middle managers are essential for AI success
31% of employees say they’re actively working against their company’s AI initiatives. Middle managers can bridge the gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The biggest reason your coworkers don’t respond to your emails
If you suspect your coworkers might be consistently eye-rolling when your email hits their inboxes, it’s usually for one reason. Here’s how to correct it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The most overlooked AI strategy? Upskilling your frontline
40% of workers will need to reskill in the next three years due to AI and automation. Yet many companies still deprioritize frontline education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What is ‘fawning’ and how can it hurt your career?
Suppressing your own needs for others’ validation can lead to trouble in the workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The silent manipulations that often go unnoticed
From ‘sludge’ to peer pressure, manipulation is a serious problem that we need to reduce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 ways to use your stress for success
Stress, properly channeled, is the raw material of achievement. Here’s how to use it to fuel your work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why your organization should focus less on productivity and more on creativity
How to lead in the ‘Imagination Era.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to diffuse workplace conflict
Conflict tends to arise due to poor choices and a lack of emotional intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is the one question leaders need to ask themselves
To avoid burnout, leaders need to pay attention to their energy levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 management styles that beat out aggressive leadership, and how to master them
The traits we’ve long sidelined in leadership, like compassion, collaboration, and humility, are no longer soft skills. They’re survival skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why good teams beat good ideas
Despite conventional wisdom that associates great inventions with lone geniuses, breakthrough inventions are team efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why “because I said so” doesn’t work for leaders anymore
The secrets are precision, empathy, and intent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People who excel at conversation always do these 3 things, according to a Stanford expert
On the new podcast ‘A Fine Mess,’ Stanford’s Matt Abrahams shares secrets for better communication. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to turn your emotions into allies (not enemies) at work
We shouldn’t aim to subordinate our emotions to reason or vice versa, but we should aim for a careful collaboration between the two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What high-performing teams do differently in the age of AI
The most effective teams haven’t mastered the latest tools: they’ve adopted the right habits, redefining how they think, decide, and learn together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s easier to be yourself at work when you’re popular
A new study found that popularity matters more than self-esteem or title for cultivating authenticity at work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why people-pleasing happens and how to stop doing it
People-pleasing often develops to prevent others from being disappointed or upset and to avoid discomfort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AI isn’t just replacing tasks. It’s replacing the office, the manager, and maybe even the mission
A new study details the technology’s far-reaching effects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to layoff proof your job
So far this year, companies have eliminated 800,000 jobs. Here are some tips for protecting yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Employers need help managing workers who are taking second jobs
A new survey of U.S. employees shows many are turning to additional employment because they’re under financial strain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to make progress on your career goals when you’ve hit the midyear slump
A productivity coach offers tips for making progress when it feels like you’re stuck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 fast ways to bounce back from a job rejection
The biggest career setback isn’t being told ‘no.’ It’s letting it stop you from trying again. Here’s how to recover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The only way to future-proof your career? Be more than one thing
We’re living in a time of unprecedented change in the workplace. Here’s how to succeed in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why leaders should prioritize outcomes over hours
Focusing on outcomes over hours helps leaders build smarter teams, support Gen Z’s need for flexibility, and eliminate performative busyness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
No one has office friends anymore. Why that’s bad news for employers
How to combat the ‘friendship recession.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why being ‘too committed’ might just help your career
To break through to the next level in your career, business, or creative pursuit, healthy obsession—when wielded with intention—can do a lot for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why you should quit the ‘gas and brake’ approach to your career (and how to do it)
Find yourself accelerating and stalling simultaneously in your work or life? Here’s how to resolve that conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The right (and wrong) ways to appreciate your employees
Expert advice on how to do employee recognition right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ready or not, Gen Z is managing you
The next generation isn’t just entering the workforce. They’re running it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New data shows workers are mostly ignoring return-to-office orders
Bosses to workers: ‘Return to the office every day, or else.’ Workers to bosses: ‘No.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices