“be Better” Tips for Everyone
How to Gauge Company Culture During a Job Interview
By Art Markham – Fast Company There are many factors that influence your happiness with a new job. Obvious factors include your enjoyment of the job responsibilities and your appreciation of the organization’s mission. It also helps if you have at least a few colleagues that you like. Another key factor, though, is the compatibility…
Read More4 Ways to Manage Your Energy More Effectively
By Elizabeth Grace Saunders – Harvard Business Review Almost anyone can muster enough gumption for a short burst of high-energy effort. Maybe it’s making a shining impression your first few weeks on a job, hitting the gym with fervor at the start of January, or spending a weekend on a remodeling project exhibiting all the…
Read MoreHow To Deal With Gambling in the Workplace
– by Milica Kostic, Content Specialist Milica is a business enthusiast and content specialist who takes joy in writing about marketing, HR, cybersecurity, tech, finance, health. Her publications can be seen all over the web: Eventbrite, Gulf News, Host Review, CCM, Ahoy Gaming, to name a few. Her knowledge came from many years of B2B communication-based…
Read MoreJose Andres Wants You to Get Vaccinated
Jose Andres—the noted chef, restaurateur, and humanitarian—wants you to get your COVID shot. Andres, whose current Twitter name is “Please wear a mask! Do it for the World please …” announced on the social media platform Friday that his restaurant group would give a $50 gift certificate for any of his Washington, D.C. ThinkFoodGroup establishments,…
Read MoreThe Go-To Interview Question Facebook’s Head of Global Recruiting Always Asks—and How to Answer It
By Courtney Connley – CNBC MakeIt As an executive with more than 20 years of hiring experience, Facebook’s Head of Global Recruiting Miranda Kalinowski knows what it takes to land a job at today’s top companies. Prior to joining Facebook in 2004, Kalinowski worked at PwC for three years and Accenture for 16 years, helping…
Read More1 Clear Sign to Recognize Someone With the Gift of Leadership
By Marcel Schwantes – Inc. Chief executives and heads of HR have been wrestling for years with the question, “How can I create a great workplace?” To answer that question, follow the evidence. The research asserts that leaders in those so-called “best companies” lean heavily on that one human value that not all so-called “leaders” actually possess. Trust. In many…
Read MoreDo I Betray My Manager’s Confidence to Warn My Co-Workers?
By Johnny C Taylor Jr. – USA Today Question: I work at a restaurant. Last week, my manager told me in confidence that he believes the restaurant will be closing due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. I feel like I am now in an awkward position. I want to share this with…
Read More6 Things You Must Do If You’re Planning To Work Remotely Permanently
By Jessica Thiefels – Fast Company The “next normal” is officially setting in, especially when it comes to remote work. Simform’s 2021 Remote Work Survey found that 82% of surveyed companies plan to allow their employees to work from home indefinitely and 77% want to make this a permanent solution. Even some of the largest corporations in…
Read MoreMark Cuban: Advice I Got From a Mentor at 22
By Taylor Locke – CNBC MakeIt Billionaire investor Mark Cuban learned many key lessons in his 20s that led to his success – one of them was to be a better listener, and he’s used a specific technique to do for decades. “I like to talk, and I’m an interrupter,” Cuban said on a recent episode of…
Read MoreThe 4 Work Personas That Have Come Out of the Pandemic
By Stephanie Vozza – Fast Company Now that we’ve passed the year mark of the pandemic, most of us have settled into new routines. While vaccines hold the promise of a return to normalcy, not all employees want to go back to the way things were. Employers now face a unique challenge as they build…
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