Category Self Improvement

How Can I Avoid Talking Shop Outside Of Work?… and three other tricky workplace dilemmas.

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BY ALISON GREEN, INC.COM COLUMNIST Here's a roundup of answers to four questions from readers. 1. How can I avoid talking shop outside of work? I have a colleague who I am sharing a few really challenging, long-term projects with. They're great to work with and we're getting a lot done. The only problem is that we live in the same part of town and frequently bump into each other on the way in -- which in itself is fine but they often immediately start talking about work, including ideas they've just had and are expecting my opinion on. I care about my work…

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Leading Through a Sustained Crisis Requires a Different Approach

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by Michaela J. Kerrissey and Amy C. Edmondson for the Harvard Business Review In May, the World Health Organization announced the end of the Covid-19 global emergency. Finally. But for many leaders, the announcement lifted little of the burden they carry. While the emergency is over, the crisis is not. We have shifted from the sudden crisis of the pandemic’s arrival to what we call a sustained crisis — a period of ongoing intense difficulty and uncertainty. The trouble with a sustained crisis is that, unlike a sudden crisis, it arrives with ambiguous signals and no clear start date. As a result, leaders, including those who are great…

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Stop Solving Problems

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by SEBASTIAN CUERVO for 42 Slash Marketers love solving problems. If you spend more than 20 mins on LinkedIn or Twitter on any given day, you will notice a couple of clear story patterns that go something like this: I had a problem with this marketing process. I used this formula I developed or copied from top influencers to solve it. I found success. You can do it too. If you want to learn more, leave a comment (and chances are it becomes an endless spam sequence in your inbox). Or alternatively, you may also find the vulnerability pattern: I…

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Help with time management?!

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by LIZ CHRISTO for Dear Stage 2 DEAR STAGE 2: I was recently promoted into a sales manager role. I had a great routine when I was an AE, but am struggling to adjust to this new schedule —there are a lot more meetings and more people who need my time. I get to the end of each day and still have a full inbox and a long to do list. What advice do you have for someone making this transition? ~When do I actually do work? DEAR WHEN DO I ACTUALLY DO WORK?: Welcome to sales management! Your time is no…

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Building an innovation culture

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by MARK DANCER for Mark Dancer on Innovating B2B Resilient, responsive, and regenerative As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to fade, the supply chain will emerge from its crisis stronger than before. Supply chain professionals are working to make it more resilient and able to withstand future shocks, but more change is underway. Geopolitical tensions are rising, motivating countries to develop strategic industries to achieve security objectives. Developing redundant and reliable sources for critical raw materials and agricultural commodities is a top priority, creating forces that may partially undue today’s ubiquitous global supply chain in favor of more regional or local…

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Stop Solving Problems

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by SEBASTIAN CUERVO for 42 Slash Marketers love solving problems. If you spend more than 20 mins on LinkedIn or Twitter on any given day, you will notice a couple of clear story patterns that go something like this: I had a problem with this marketing process. I used this formula I developed or copied from top influencers to solve it. I found success. You can do it too. If you want to learn more, leave a comment (and chances are it becomes an endless spam sequence in your inbox). Or alternatively, you may also find the vulnerability pattern: I…

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Your boss is obsessed with productivity without knowing what it means

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By Rani Molla for Vox Like pretty much every other company that could, HubSpot let its employees work from home when the pandemic hit. The difference was that, early on, the enterprise software company made a strong commitment to let workers continue working remotely if they wanted. And that’s what the majority of HubSpot workers did. Meanwhile, about a third are hybrid, and less than 10 percent are back to the office full time. Now, HubSpot is trying to figure out the pros and cons of different working situations to make the most of each going forward. And, like many companies,…

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Joy as a Strategy

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by PATRICK E MCLEAN for REINFORCEMENTS While redoing one of my social media profiles, I included two short sentences at the end. “Enjoyment is a skill. Joy is a strategy.” They flew off my fingers, I liked them. Here’s what they mean, and why these ideas might be useful for you. Enjoyment is a Skill. This is growth mindset applied at the largest scale. And I wrote an essay about it here The point is, if you can get better at enjoying things you have instantly become richer. And if you can find a way to take something you hate —…

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BE A THERMOSTAT, NOT A THERMOMETER

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by Lara Hogan As I’ve learned more about how humans interact with one another at work, I’ve been repeatedly reminded that we are very easily influenced by the mood of those around us. It’s usually not even something we do consciously; we just see someone using a different tone of voice or shifting their body language, and something deep in our brain notices it. If you’ve ever attended a meeting where there were some “weird vibes,” you know what I’m talking about. You couldn’t quite put your finger on it, but something about the energy of the room was off—and that…

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A Two-Minute Burnout Checkup

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by Chris Bailey for HBR Burnout is devastating. A few years ago, deep in the throes of it, I found myself grasping for tools or frameworks to help me get to the other side. If you’re facing a similar situation, let me share a few things I wish I had known earlier. First, I’ll outline the basics about the signs of burnout and the aspects of our work that tend to cause it. Second, I’ll share a two-minute burnout checkup I created to monitor my own mental well-being and to make sure I don’t reach the point of burning out…

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