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How adopting real accountability can help your career
Moving past seeking approval is more than just a productivity tip, it’s a mindset shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
LinkedIn is doubling down on AI features, but do they help job seekers?
The new tools can help you compose everything from a résumé and cover letter to ‘original’ posts for your feed. We spoke to job seekers and recruiters to find out how it’s going so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is how DEI will change in 2025
There will be more companies canceling their DEI efforts in the months to come, and others who choose to rebrand or rename the work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Make 2025 your best financial year ever (and have fun doing it)
Most financial resolutions make money management sound like a dreary, soul-crushing slog. Here are four fun ways to create a wealthier 2025—no deprivation required. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Job search 2025: Video résumés, social media and AI
Technology will play a central role, enabling job seekers to discover new ways to stand out and connect with companies that align with their core values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 workplace trends that will define 2025
These are some of the biggest topics that will influence the way we all work next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why playing it safe could be your biggest risk yet
Risk-averse decision-making can stifle innovation. Learn how to shift your mindset and embrace strategic risks for long-term success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How a ‘blank page’ meeting can turbo-charge any project or goal
Any blank page can evolve into the project plan you need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can entrepreneurship be a spiritual practice?
While starting a company may not make you spiritual, entrepreneurship shares elements akin to a spiritual practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 leadership trends to watch in 2025
With so much change in the business world, which issues will rise to the forefront for leaders in 2025? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to ask your boss for more autonomy and flexibility
If you’re ready to have a greater feeling of agency over your work and schedule, here’s how to talk with your manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Less than 10% of workers want to be on-site full-time. This is the future of remote work
Forty-percent of workers say they would look for a new, more flexible job if they no longer had the option for hybrid or fully remote work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The 5-minute 5Qs Formula to better leadership
The 5Qs Formula encourages you to reflect on five key questions that boost optimism, gratitude, clarity, emotional resilience, and motivation, helping you approach the day’s challenges with greater ease and more joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tough conversations are inevitable. Here is how to face them with confidence
Avoiding tough conversations is damaging—not just for the individual, but for the team and the organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 ways for leadership teams to move from chaos to cohesion
Transitions happen, but the adjustment period doesn’t have to linger. Here’s how to become a high-performing unit once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 investment strategies that will help you afford (and enjoy) that dream vacation
Your upcoming vacation to Baja may seem to have nothing in common with your 401(k)—but you’ll get more out of your travel plans if you treat them like an investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 strategies to turn ‘lone wolves’ into team players
By implementing these seven strategies, you can effectively foster a more collaborative and cohesive team culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why gaining power makes us out of touch with the people we lead
And what we can do to close the gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why coming in second place is a winning leadership position
Of not winning, Amer Iqbal says “each experience has taught me something new about myself, but the common theme is simple.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rethink motivation: Why metrics alone won’t keep your team inspired
Why it’s time to rethink how we inspire people—and create more human-centered workplaces in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Retirement saving and spending can be complicated. Here’s what psychology says
Before retirement, a person may be more susceptible to present bias because their future labor income is uncertain, and they don’t yet feel an ownership of that money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to deal with favoritism at work
Address favoritism without confrontation by reviewing proven strategies offered by these eight experts, from CEOs to founders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 simple steps to create a positive environment at work
Demonstrating the characteristics of care and service are reflected by doing the following three things that can create a more positive work environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
82% of middle managers feel invisible—here’s why
Many middle managers feel frustrated, unnoticed, and overlooked. Fortunately, there are steps teams can take to better support them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stung by your boss’s comment? Here’s what to do next
If you’re still thinking about a comment your manager made, here’s how to move forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 productivity habits that are actually toxic
Productivity hacks can have a dark side. Here’s why some of the the most common productivity habits can cause you harm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you want to quit your job, here’s how to figure out your next career move
In their new book, professors Ethan Bernstein, Michael Horn, and Robert Moesta break down how to ‘prototype’ your potential next career move when you are ready to quit your job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More people are applying for business school, but not for the reasons you think
Applications often spike when the economy is struggling, but researchers believe there are other reasons why more people want to go to B-school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why you might not want to use AI to write your cover letter
It’s a tempting idea, but here’s why the end result could make you blend in with the rest of the applicants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Europe is fighting brain drain as talent goes north
Talent flight to wealthier countries of the north is a problem Portugal shares with several others in southern and central Europe, as workers take advantage of freedom of movement rules within the trade bloc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These hidden mindsets make it harder to work with others. Here’s how to tackle them
Neuro-biases are often unconscious, but they can significantly impact workplace relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to be a great leader—even when you haven’t received any training
Most new managers are never taught how to be good managers. However, there are steps you can take to ensure that you lead successfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to stop people-pleasing and start setting boundaries at work
Setting boundaries in the workplace can feel scary at first, but it can result in improved relationships with coworkers and managers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A 4-point plan for managers to be better leaders of the teams they have
The first step is to acknowledge you are a leader, not a follower driven by circumstance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 ways to create a more useful to-do list
Simple tweaks can boost your productivity, allowing you to finish the year strong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is why today’s leaders need a new playbook
As change becomes a permanent fixture in the workplace, leaders need to adopt a mindset of adaptability, agility, and inclusiveness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 leaders weigh in on how to make pay transparency work
CEOs, HR experts, and other executives share where they stand on pay transparency, and how to implement it successfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are nicknames appropriate in the workplace? Here’s when it’s okay to use them—and when it’s not
Should you call your boss by a nickname? What about a subordinate? New research published by the ‘Harvard Business Review’ offers surprising insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What is emotional regulation? Three ways leaders can keep their cool in challenging situations
Paying attention to what you truly feel, even unpleasant emotions, is a powerful and underutilized leadership skill. Here’s how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to break through a creativity block
Sometimes the best way to spark creativity is to connect with your coworkers. You’ll gain new inspiration and recharge your creative batteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 ways to hack your motivation and get more done
It’s about tapping into your brain’s natural love of closure. These four tricks can get you started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to write a rejection email that doesn’t suck
If you want to be kind, avoid these common mistakes when letting job applicants know they haven’t been selected for a role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Silent firing is the new quiet quitting
Companies need to find a way to pay for investments in artificial intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The 3 most common leadership myths
Leadership experts analyzed the performance of every 21st-century CEO of every S&P 500 company and found three common leadership myths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don’t hire for skills and waste them. A manager’s guide to more effective work
It’s time to move beyond the outdated notion of static roles and embrace a more dynamic, skills-focused approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
So you want to be an entrepreneur? 5 things you must have
These five things allowed this former CEO to succeed as a founder and entrepreneur. Make sure you cultivate them before taking the leap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why leaders should lead with empathetic pragmatism during difficult times
The modern workforce requires you to tap into both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to ask for time off on short notice (and not get fired)
Everyone deserves to have time off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This may be the antidote to the generational divide in the workplace
When we move beyond “right” and “wrong” and into curiosity, we might discover why this tool strikes such a chord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to refine your leadership abilities to become the boss your people
The sooner you start to cultivate your ability to manage others with compassion, the more successful you—and your teams—will be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices