Quick tips for staying focused on your work Professionals who have a hard time staying focused on their work may find that listing every day's necessary responsibilities on a whiteboard will help them stay on task, writes Jack Kosakowski. You should also train yourself to focus on one task at a time by not allowing your mind to drift off during conversations with coworkers. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (9/6)Avoid using these wishy-washy phrases Phrases such as "I'm not sure, but" or "I sort of think" are often used to avoid sounding controlling, but can leave others thinking you aren't confident in your ideas, writes Judith Humphrey. Eliminate those phrases from your daily speech, along with indecisive words such as "possibly," "basically" and "maybe." Fast Company online (9/6)
The Ultimate Guide to Employee Recognition Want to learn how to create a meaningful strategy that will yield higher levels of employee retention and engagement? Read "The Ultimate Guide to Employee Recognition" to learn about the case for employee recognition, how to secure management buy in, how to create a recognition program road map and implement a program.
Analysis: DACA decision affects hospitality, retail, construction most Elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would hit the construction, hospitality and retail industries hardest because they employ almost half of 1.3 million immigrants eligible for the program, according to a New American Economy analysis. Some companies say they do not plan to end employment of people covered by the program and even plan to offer legal protection. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (9/5)
Former Apple recruiter and current Jobvite Chief People Officer Rachel Bitte advises that job seekers bypass cover letters completely and put more effort into other elements of their job search. A 2017 Jobvite survey backs up Bitte's assessment, as just 26% of surveyed recruiters said that cover letters were an important part of their hiring decisions. Business Insider (9/5)
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Salvador Dali ruled out as father of Spanish woman Salvador Dali has been ruled out as the biological father of Maria Pilar Abel Martinez, a Spanish woman who claimed to be the daughter of the deceased surrealist artist. Dali's body was exhumed for DNA samples to complete the test after a Spanish court ruled in Martinez's favor earlier this year. CNN (9/6)
You must never, even for a second, let yourself think that you can fail.
