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December 18, 2020
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Getting Ahead
Resilience is gained by understanding what you can control, knowing what you're good at and giving up limiting beliefs that keep you from succeeding, writes LaRae Quy. "Resilient people believe that problems can be solved, the solutions must be found within themselves, and success is not about self-glorification," she writes.
Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (12/16) 
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Doug Bowker had a long career in the private sector but pivoted to running a nonprofit at age 63, which was a totally different experience. "Rebrand yourself rather than just saying 'well, I've always been successful doing things a certain way and I'm going to continue' because that will probably come back and bite you," he says.
Full Story: Business 2 Community (12/16) 
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It can be easy for leaders to slip into micromanagement amid the year-end rush, but this approach can be damaging with remote workers. Instead of asking for constant updates, focus on showing trust and giving your team a sense of empowerment.
Full Story: Fast Company online (12/17) 
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Poll
Do you have eye strain from technology?
Yes, I wear blue light glasses
 27.90%
Yes, I got a bigger monitor
 33.34%
Yes, but I've done nothing to solve it
 24.48%
Not really
 14.28%
The Landscape
The US needs more nurses
(Ariana Drehsler/Getty Images)
More than 100,000 are in the hospital with COVID-19, and the U.S hospitals are running out of nurses. The pandemic brought more traveling nurses into the workforce than ever before and caused their salaries to skyrocket, but there are still not enough nurses to meet the needs.
Full Story: The New Yorker (tiered subscription model) (12/15) 
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Balancing Yourself
There are seven ways to occupy our time that can bring meaning to your life, writes Mary Ann McColl of Queen's University, especially during a pandemic. Think of yourself as a master of your life instead of a victim, create diversions to reduce anxiety, and provide support to others, she suggests.
Full Story: CNN (12/18) 
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The Water Cooler
Negro Leagues find a new page in baseball history books
Satchel Paige (Tannen Maury/Getty Images)
The inclusion of Negro League records and statistics from 1920 to 1948 in Major League Baseball history has been hailed as a validation of players who did not have the opportunity to play in the MLB. However, as some critics have noted, the move acknowledges the outdated view that MLB is and was always the pinnacle of baseball, and that the Negro Leagues were inferior.
Full Story: The Ringer (12/16),  The Undefeated (12/16) 
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