Boost your career with "dumb" questions Asking questions allows people to learn the basics, create a connection, unlock new growth and create an opportunity for innovation, according to industry experts. "Asking the right questions has helped me unlock insights that would have taken years to learn, open doors I wouldn't even know exist, and so much more," says Commaful CEO Sydney Liu. Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (2/1)
How to uncover toxic managers Some leaders are good at managing up, which obscures the awful ways they're treating their reports, writes Marlene Chism. Chism offers three areas for executives to monitor, both for the well-being of their organizations and to avoid legal liability. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (2/1)
5 Ways to Hire Like It’s 2021 We dug deep to learn what job seekers want from an employer for 2021. While there are more candidates seeking work, there's also more competition among businesses for the most qualified people. Get the leading edge with this free guide.
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Making the Connection
Your next meeting can be better with these tips Ice-breakers can help meeting participants connect with each other and improve the rest of the time together, writes Elizabeth Doty. "Your goal here is just to spark the group's interest; if people start diving into detailed problem-solving, you may need to gently intervene to keep things on track," she writes. Full Story: Strategy+Business online (free registration) (1/26)
The pandemic has decimated the numbers of women in the US workforce, with 5.4 million jobs lost among women since February, the number of working mothers unemployed tripling that of working fathers and jobs held by women accounting for the entirety of December's 140,000 losses, Emma Hinchliffe and Maria Aspan write. "We've lost so much ground. It's astronomical," says C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Full Story: Fortune (tiered subscription model) (1/29)
Why worst-case scenarios can teach us the most No plan is immune from surprises, and so being prepared for all possible scenarios is wise even when you are hopeful for the best outcome. Such preparation can help us handle adversity, learn from experience and regroup for new possibilities. Full Story: Farnam Street (2/1)
Boost productivity, confidence with self-reflection Instead of setting giant resolutions for 2021, therapist Hanna Stensby recommends a different approach that offers smaller accomplishments along the way and uses self-reflection to attain more meaningful goals. Journaling, mindfulness practice sessions, a new skill and a focus on happiness can improve confidence, productivity and growth. Full Story: Fast Company online (2/1)
Formally trained or especially gifted dogs can learn a new word for an object after hearing it only four times, suggesting that some dogs learn language similarly to a 2- or 3-year-old, says Adam Miklosi, co-author of a study in Scientific Reports. A border collie and a Yorkshire terrier demonstrated the skill in an exclusion-based task and a playful scenario, but the dogs were not able to tell the difference between two newly named toys. Full Story: CNN (1/26)
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