How your time log can make others more efficient | Leaders worth following are those who role model growth | How HR can adapt workplace strategies to inflation
Help yourself and those around you manage time better by keeping a log of your own activities and sharing it with others to encourage a productive discussion, writes time management specialist Laura Vanderkam. Ask them to review your time log and suggest ways to improve your own efficiency to help them see how the system works, Vanderkam writes. Full Story: Laura Vanderkam (7/21)
Leaders worth following are those who role model growth When leaders give themselves permission to listen, relax, be imperfect and take time making decisions, their team will follow their lead and become more engaged and growth-minded, writes Alaina Love, the CEO of Purpose Linked Consulting. "As your people seek to bring the whole of who they are to their work, they are also counting on support from you, the kind that you can only deliver when you are being true truly authentic," Love writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (7/25)
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Making the Connection
How HR can adapt workplace strategies to inflation HR should respond to inflation by offering flexible schedules and investing in technologies that make it easier for employees to pick up additional work hours, says Leslie Tarnacki, senior vice president of HR at WorkForce Software. "While most companies cannot match wage increases with the inflation rate or increase benefits for all staff, it's imperative for them to invest where they can as it will show employees that they are valued and supported during this challenging time," Tarnacki says. Full Story: People Matters (India) (7/26)
Resilient hiring numbers suggest the economy has not yet entered a recession, although there are signs of a slowdown, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The Federal Reserve could announce another large rate hike this week, and the Commerce Department will provide an estimate of economic output from the second quarter. Full Story: The Associated Press (7/24)
Millennials didn't migrate too far Setting aside all the worn out jokes about how many Millennials took a few extra years to migrate anywhere beyond their parents' homes, it's interesting to learn that 90% of Millennials haven't moved too far from their hometowns. It is also fascinating to see the socioeconomic difference between those who moved and those who stayed closer to home. Full Story: The Associated Press (7/25)
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Be intentional to beat remote meeting anxiety Quell anxiety about on-camera remote meetings by setting aside enough time to be prepared, using play or breathing exercises in between meetings to relax and looking for flexibility in your schedule to avoid too many back-to-back meetings, writes Morra Aarons-Mele, founder of Women Online. "The more you practice being intentional about your time and energy, the more your muscles get strengthened for it -- fear and anxiety starts to reduce because you've already proven to yourself that you can survive it," Aarons-Mele writes. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (7/25)
Balancing Yourself
Company-wide vacations encourage workers to disconnect Some employers are offering a new perk to make sure their workers get the full revitalizing effect of a break from work: a company-wide vacation in which everyone at the business has time off. With the entire company on holiday, employees may feel less pressured to check in while they are supposed to be relaxing. Full Story: CNBC (7/25)
