Avoid the self-sabotage trap Part of getting rid of self-sabotaging tendencies is deciding to make small, meaningful changes in life, explains Deep Patel. Big or widespread changes can be overwhelming, so simple changes completed one by one can help put you on a more successful course and away from self-sabotaging actions, Patel adds. Entrepreneur online (12/19)Secret to positive change at work is empathy The key ingredient to spark positive change at a company is empathy, and it starts at the top, writes Patti Sanchez. When leadership adopts an empathetic communication style, it trickles down through to the entire organization, and this is how positive change is made within a company, suggests Sanchez. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (12/20)
Making the Connection
Use your LinkedIn QR code to modernize business card sharing Email is outdated, and it's easy to lose touch with a connection that changes companies and email addresses, points out William Arruda. Instead use LinkedIn for all correspondence with your network, and take advantage of LinkedIn's QR code feature to streamline and modernize sharing your contact details with others, sort of like a digital business card. Forbes (12/20)
Four Florida cities -- Deltona, Cape Coral, Tampa and Jacksonville -- top the list for high net employment outlooks, while Raleigh, N.C., ties with Jacksonville in fourth place, according to ManpowerGroup North America's quarterly Employment Outlook Survey. The survey shows a 1% increase from both the first and final quarters of 2018 when seasonally adjusted. Forbes (12/19)
Your Next Challenge
Why you should apply for jobs you're not qualified for Job postings are created with the perfect employee in mind, which is virtually unattainable, so not having all of the job requirements should not stop you from applying, explains Cynthia Pong. Have some initiative and take the risk to achieve more than you think is possible. Refinery29 (12/20)The horror of finding a typo after the resume was sent Typos on your resume or cover letter can damage your chances of landing the job, so when discovered should immediately be fixed and a correction email sent to any companies that have already received it. This shows accountability on your part, which many hiring managers will appreciate. Money magazine (12/20)
Sometimes we need to walk without knowing where we're going, both literally and figuratively, points out psychoanalyst Josh Cohen. Especially during the holidays when life tends to get overwhelming, aimlessness is oftentimes the antidote to burnout, he adds. Financial Times (subscription required) (12/20)
The Water Cooler
200M-year-old dinosaur bones found in Italian Alps Scientists discovered bones of the first-known Jurassic dinosaur in Italy, Saltriovenator zanellai, which was a large carnivore with four fingers on each hand and lived 200 million years ago. According to research published in the journal PeerJ, the bones were in the sea and then rose when the Alps formed 30 million years ago, and they even endured after humans blew up the quarry they were in with dynamite. LiveScience (12/19)
The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.
