Use some of these rallying cries to keep motivation strong | Survey: Workers job-hunting out of state | Are your tasks unfinished? You may be time-blind
A rallying cry placed prominently in your office -- such as President Ronald Reagan's sign on his desk in the Oval Office that read "It can be done!" -- can keep you motivated when challenges arise, writes Paul Thornton. Some of the rallying cries readers submitted to Thornton include: "Community. Connections. Compassion." "Grow on purpose!" "Being human is back in fashion" and "Lean toward love." Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (1/26)
Survey: Workers job-hunting out of state About half the workers in a December survey say they plan to find a new job this year, especially if their company requires them to return to an office, and about 22% of the respondents said they're looking for remote work, iCIMS reports. On the other hand, employers are cutting back on external hires as they increase internal mobility. Full Story: HR Dive (1/25)
If you can't seem to get things done on time or forget to finish (or start) essential tasks, you have "time blindness," which means you have trouble analyzing how long something will take, say experts. There is support through time-management apps, virtual or physical to-do lists, attention to self-care, and being compassionate with yourself, say experts. Full Story: U.S. News & World Report (1/25)
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DEI is out, skills-based hiring is in OneTen as well as other nonprofits focused on creating more opportunities for underrepresented groups are pivoting from promoting DEI initiatives to promoting skills-based hiring in the aftermath of the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling last year. "There is a fundamental business reason for companies to convert to a skills-based hiring system, beyond all the social justice themes that got us off the ground," said Kenneth Frazier, chair of OneTen, which has partnerships with Delta Air Lines, Nike and AT&T. Full Story: The Seattle Times (tiered subscription model) (1/29)
The Landscape
Foreign Service office hiring more mid-career applicants The State Department has started a program to bring in more mid-career workers into its Foreign Service, which has traditionally recruited recent college graduates. Candidates must have eight years of experience and be willing to work in overseas offices. Full Story: FEDweek (1/29)
Reboarding helps new parents return to work Companies are adopting more generous maternity and paternity leave policies, and McKinsey and other companies are offering a reboarding program to help new mothers transition back to work. Reboarding involves employees and employers setting post-leave expectations and establishing a network of parent employees who can serve as a support system. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (1/26)
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Sometimes, marketing promotions are so easy, they write themselves. Amid the biggest football story taking the world by storm -- the emergence of the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce power couple -- American Airlines and United Airlines have labeled upcoming flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas as Flight 1989. Return flights are Flight 87. Not to be left out, there are also three Flight 15 options to honor Patrick Mahomes. Full Story: The Associated Press (1/29)
SmartBreak: Question of the Day
My friend Lafe Low (avid skier, he) would be happy to know that the first ski tow in the US was installed in Vermont in January 1934. How much would it cost him to get towed up Clinton Gilbert's Hill back then?
