How action plans can help grow your leadership skills Action plans can help with long-term leadership development by encouraging better habits and self-reflection on what you do well and where you need improvement, write John Parker Stewart and Daniel Stewart. "Leaders who experience the greatest success are not those who achieve a single stunning breakthrough but rather those who strive to improve just a little bit each day," they write. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (12/16)
It might be time to fire certain customers Cleveland-based Replyify grew their nearly $1M business in part by sending difficult customers to competitors. To scale their business, co-founders Ryan O'Donnell and Marco DiDomenico have become more judicious with their time, and that often means leading troublesome customers to the door. Full Story: Inc. (tiered subscription model) (12/16)
Are you saying too much? Too much talking can be harmful for leaders' credibility, not to mention the risk of saying something stupid, writes Dan Rockwell. "Thinking your own thoughts might be enlightening but learning usually begins with listening," Rockwell writes. Full Story: Leadership Freak (12/16)
Poll
How do you feel about holiday work functions?
They're fun
16.33%
They're fine
40.82%
I dread them
42.85%
The Landscape
Initial unemployment claims reached 206K last week First-time unemployment claims were higher than expected last week, totaling 206,000, above the Dow Jones estimate of 195,000. However, the four-week moving average came in at 203,750 -- the lowest tally since 1969. Full Story: CNBC (12/16)
Two surveys conducted by SciOPS found work and personal disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have had an outsized effect on female and early-career scientists and "are likely aggravating already existing disparities and potentially altering career trajectories," write four leaders of the multi-university project. Tenure clock extensions, affordable child care and funding for early-career female researchers "could enable broader participation, capacity and production for all scientists," the team leaders write. Full Story: The Conversation (12/16)
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A survey from micromobility startup Spin finds that people who use shared e-scooters report benefits to their mental health thanks to lowered stress and improved mindfulness. Spin's Kyle Rowe notes that the use of e-scooters during the pandemic has "had a positive impact on our mental health and well-being at a time when a lot of people were rather isolated." Full Story: Streetsblog (12/15)
Sometimes, we just need an opportunity to revisit classic moments in song. In the case of this recording, big stars and family members of George Harrison put together a new version, complete with list of cameos in the video. Full Story: A Journal of Musical Things (12/16)
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