AI is changing the way blue-collar employees work | How to improve communication skills and build relationships | Workers at American Airlines unit get raises
How to handle work when you're having a bad day It's OK to put off important decisions at work if it's something that can wait until you have a clearer head, writes Alyse Kalish. If you must push through that day, do so with feedback from others to ensure the decision or project is done up to standard, Kalish adds. The Muse (11/2)AI is changing the way blue-collar employees work The key traits of future blue-collar workers include emotional intelligence, complex reasoning, creativity and sensory perception, explains Jim Wilson of Accenture. Artificial intelligence will not replace the workforce, but just change the way workers do their job, industry experts suggest. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)/Bloomberg (11/5)
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Making the Connection
How to improve communication skills and build relationships Career coach Kathy Caprino writes that when she studied communication theory and power dynamics, she discovered how much internal beliefs and intentions drive communications, and managing intentions and emotions strengthens relationships. Caprino notes better relationships can be built by listening with a willingness to change, framing forceful statements with a value statement, and speaking with the listener's mindset and needs in mind. Forbes (11/1)
The union Communications Workers of America has approved a deal with American Airlines subsidiary Piedmont Airlines that provides raises and better benefits for passenger-service agents. The agreement allows hourly pay of $16 to $20 that increases to $17.25 to $21.75 by the end of the five-year contract. The Dallas Morning News (tiered subscription model) (11/3)
Your Next Challenge
Thousands being hired by Amazon to handle increased delivery Amazon is hiring seasonal delivery drivers across the nation, along with its delivery service partners FedEx and UPS, which plan to hire 150,000 seasonal workers. Pay for these temporary positions at Amazon are based on market rates, and vans are provided by the company for the seasonal workers. Reuters (11/5)Three key aspects of determining company culture A great company culture follows a simple formula, which includes having a vision and values, as well as plans and targets, writes Robert Glazer. Know if a company is the right fit for you by examining these factors and seeing if they align with your core values and goals. Ladders (11/4)
Balancing Yourself
Study explores link between paid sick leave, financial stress Employees without paid sick leave are more likely than employees with paid sick leave to stress about finances, according to a study by researchers at Cleveland State University and Florida Atlantic University. More than 40% of employees have no paid sick leave, the study says. MarketWatch (11/5)
Ross Edgley left Margate on June 1 and returned to the English town Sunday, 157 days later after swimming around the entire island of Great Britain, becoming the first person to do so. The path was 1,780 miles, and Edgley set the record for longest staged sea swim in this endeavor. BBC (11/4)
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