Create your own career path using a "possibility" mindset | Melt anxiety at networking events by having a battle plan | Did Google shield execs accused of misconduct?
Not speaking up in the workplace is hurting your career Keeping your thoughts and ideas to yourself is a safe play, but it can hurt your career in the long run, suggests Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School. Staying silent inhibits creativity and collaboration in the workplace, both of which negatively affects your value as an employee and the growth of the company itself. Fast Company online (10/25)Create your own career path using a "possibility" mindset Think of the future and explore ideas or value-adds where you could become a greater asset at your current employer. Discuss those ideas with your manager and how you see your career heading over the next several years to create a path toward what you seek. Forbes (10/28)
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Melt anxiety at networking events by having a battle plan Create a plan of attack to make networking events easier, such as doing research on who's attending and giving yourself a time limit to get in and get out. This battle plan can help ease anxiety and help you actually get some value out of the event, suggests Peter Gasca. Inc. online (10/28)
Google has fired 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years, including 13 senior managers, CEO Sundar Pichai says. Pichai says none of the employees received an exit package, but The New York Times reports Android creator Andy Rubin received $90 million when he departed, despite allegations of sexual misconduct with a female employee. U.S. News & World Report/Reuters (10/25),TIME online/Bloomberg (10/25),The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/25)
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Take a risk when job hunting Taking a risk in searching for the right job can pay off, and that includes trying unconventional methods beyond that of applying for the job and following up. One strategy is to be bold enough to ask the hiring manager out to lunch, or going a little less bold by attending networking events and meeting new people that can get you in front of the right people. Knoxville News Sentinel (Tenn.) (free registration) (10/27)How helping others find work can benefit your own job search Helping out someone else in their job search not only provides you with a sense of gratitude, but it may also help create new contacts and improve your reputation as a well-connected and resourceful individual. This initiative also gives you a sense of purpose that can give you the confidence you need to push forward in your own job search, writes Peter Gudmundsson. U.S. News & World Report (10/26)
Savji Dholakia, the billionaire diamond dealer who owns Hare Krishna Exports in India, has given out 600 cars as Diwali presents to a large number of the company's workers. Dholakia began this tradition of giving out large gifts to employees, such as cars and apartments, for the Hindu festival of lights in 2015. NDTV (India) (10/25)
Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.
Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor
