5 ways to keep growing as a leader Growing your leadership skills requires taking matters into your own hands, particularly when expanding your knowledge of trends and news in and out of your industry, entertainment executive Karina Michel Feld writes. Having diversified knowledge will also help you speak up or share your opinion on a matter. Full Story: Rolling Stone (5/8)
Amid reports of layoffs and a potential recession, updating your resume with a few strategies that may seem to counter traditional advice can help you weather the storm, writes career coach Bernadette Joy. Openly explaining any employment gaps, replacing your home address with your LinkedIn profile to better anticipate remote work or potential relocation and streamlining your descriptions can all help employers get a better sense of you as a candidate, Joy writes. Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (5/10)
Change from the top requires empowerment at the bottom Top-down management must meet with bottom-up employee transformation to create real company change -- or else end up with a muddled middle dissatisfying to everyone, writes Rachel Bellow, co-founder of the Bonfire career development program for mid-career women. Tools like training programs, such as those that promote accountability, and attentive listening can help with true culture change, Bellow writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (5/10)
By using "nudges" -- or follow-up exercises -- along with peer sessions and in-person trainings, Home Depot was able to create a successful leadership development program that boosted both engagement and skills, according to Michael Cabe, the company's senior manager of learning strategy. Cabe offers three lessons for companies that want to follow their strategy including how to create effective nudges that already enhance the skills leaders use on a daily basis. Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (5/10)
Workers laid off by big tech pursued by startups Startups are enjoying considerable success hiring highly qualified workers laid off by the big tech companies by offering them rewarding challenges and flexible working conditions, investors and tech recruiters say. Of the tech workers laid off over the past nine months, at least 40% of those who have found new jobs are now at startups or other small tech organizations, according to Ruth Ebeling of Boston Consulting Group. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (5/9)
Why a modern career framework is a company must-have A company's success today hinges on a modern career framework that focuses on skills rather than jobs, focuses on challenges and commits to future-proofing, writes human capital consultant Vlad Gogish of Mercer. Gogish explains what a career framework entails and offers eight reasons for investing in one. Full Story: Mercer (5/9)
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How to disagree while preserving work relationships Disagreements with colleagues or managers do not have to lead to bad feelings or strained relationships if you follow certain strategies to disagree productively. These strategies include approaching conflict with a willingness to learn from the other person and being clear about your intentions. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (5/10)
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The building industry is one of the biggest culprits of greenhouse gas emissions, but there are some promising materials that can change that. One of the most trendy sustainable building materials is mass timber. However, there's been relatively little research on how well mass timber high-rises perform during a big earthquake. Researchers at the University of California at San Diego have put a 10-story mass timber "rocking-wall" frame to the test, and it passed with flying colors. (But more importantly, no flying debris!) Full Story: KPBS-TV/KPBS-FM (San Diego) (5/9)
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How Wendy's cooks up more sustainable dining In the quickservice restaurant industry, Wendy's is known as the 'Queen of QSR.' But as Wendy's continues to serve up tasty burgers and yummy Frostys, the company is also working to be the Queen of ESG. In this podcast, Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer Liliana Esposito outlines the details of 'Good Done Right,' which is the name Wendy's has given to its ESG strategy. Esposito discusses numerous sustainability efforts Wendy's has embraced, including more sustainable packaging, responsible food sourcing and a next-gen design for its new locations. Full Story: Sustainability SmartPod (5/9)
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