Advice on investing in yourself as a leader Leaders must discover their personal motivations, move past self-imposed limitations and focus more on the present than on aspirations, according to advice from CEO coach Marshall Goldsmith. "If we are ready to invest ourselves in becoming our better selves -- however we define it -- then, and only then, can we say that we have deserved our place," writes John Baldoni. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (5/13)
Use these tactics when you're putting off work Overcome procrastination by delegating what you can to increase your capacity, turning off devices, blocking specific time for projects and rewarding yourself when you're done, writes Amanda Pressner Kreuser, co-founder of Masthead Media. "Procrastination is bound to sneak up on you at some point, but you can definitely control how much it affects your workday," Kreuser writes. Full Story: Inc. (tiered subscription model) (5/13)
How bosses shape the employee experience Bosses play crucial roles in defining employees' daily experience, and the COVID-19 pandemic has created fresh challenges for managers, writes Joe Galvin of Vistage. In addition to other responsibilities, bosses "are a conduit of culture, disseminating it to their direct reports who may be any mix of remote and in-person," Galvin writes. Full Story: Inc. (tiered subscription model) (5/16)
LinkedIn users can now expand their platform visibility by sharing platform reviews in their feed, adding links to the top of their profiles and including real-time captions to audio events. The platform also improved its search functionality by delivering news, insights and trend information around a topic. Full Story: Search Engine Journal (5/13)
More than a dozen former employees of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders spoke to The New York Times about the team's dysfunctional work environment, which has seen six top executives leave or be fired since 2020 amid operational failures affecting working conditions. "The Raiders kind of operate back in the Stone Age," said former human resources executive Nicole Adams. "If anyone complained, they were let go." Full Story: The New York Times (5/13)
How to negotiate compensation when offered a job Negotiating for a higher salary or better perks when offered a job can pay off, according to Fidelity, which found that 85% of Americans who negotiated on their offer package got at least some of what they wanted. Keys to successful negotiations include confidence and the ability to frame the counteroffer in the proper manner. Full Story: CNBC (5/13)
POLL QUESTION: Where you able to negotiate a higher salary when you got your job?
Lake Tahoe has been the subject of folklore for years, so it's not a surprise that a major effort to clean it up yielded questions about whether or not divers would discover the remains of gangsters who fraternized there. The divers didn't find any notable dead bodies, but they did find 25,000 pounds of trash. For a body of water with a reputation for its pristine appearance, it may be jarring to learn how much litter was in there. Ironically, some of the items they found were "No Littering" signs. Full Story: The Associated Press (5/13)
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