6 steps to create an engaging Q&A session | Organic posts outperform shares for LinkedIn engagement | Proposed: Remote work with off-sites instead of offices
6 steps to create an engaging Q&A session Make the question and answer session after a presentation "robust" by soliciting both questions and comments, offering a prompt or a poll to engage people, and using the last minutes to summarize your point, Q&A themes or call to action, writes Stephanie Scotti. "Your audience wants to be engaged in the conversation, to connect with you and your knowledge, and the Q&A is their chance to do so," she writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (9/29)
Organic posts outperform shares for LinkedIn engagement Analysis of active leading experts on LinkedIn shows organic posts are more powerful than shared posts. While "[t]here's no magic formula here," social media expert Arik Hanson suggests 7 or 8 out of each 10 posts should be organic and two to three should be shared. Full Story: ACH Communications (Arik Hanson) (9/28)
Now that office work is returning, stylists recommend going through your closet and keep only clothes that fit well and that follow a color palette to make choosing an outfit easier. "Your closet should be like a boutique. It should be a place where you love going in and getting dressed every day," says stylist Jess Dreyfus. Full Story: HuffPost (9/29)
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Proposed: Remote work with off-sites instead of offices Entrepreneur Chris Herd has become known for his longstanding criticism of office-based work, proposing that companies ditch long-term leases and get the benefit of "shared empathy and coordination" through occasional off-site gatherings for specific purposes. While there are legitimate challenges to this type of structure, Cal Newport writes, we shouldn't forget that "the office-as-factory model is not fundamental, but was instead a temporary solution to support collaboration and information access in a pre-digital world dominated by management ideas from industrial manufacturing." Full Story: The New Yorker (tiered subscription model) (9/27)
Unilever corporate employees who are working remotely must be able to attend in-person meetings when given 24 hours' notice, according to a new Unilever policy. The policy was issued in response to employees asking, "Can I work from another country?" according to Leena Nair, Unilever's chief HR officer. Full Story: City A.M. (London) (9/26),CPG Specialist (9/27)
Psychologist Lynn Rossy said stress should be embraced as a normal part of life instead of being avoided, and recommends using mindfulness techniques to help identify the onset of stress and work through it. Rossy says stress is an unavoidable part of life, so people should change their perception of it and see it as a positive that can promote learning and growth. "Acknowledge it hurts, acknowledge suffering is part of life and then bring kindness to yourself in some way," Rossy said. Full Story: The Fulton Sun (Mo.) (9/24)
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Did you know there is a March Madness-style tournament where the public can vote for bears they think are fatter than others? It's called Fat Bear Week, an annual education campaign about how brown bears in Katmai National Park endure the famine associated with hibernation. According to the National Park Service, the region that includes the park possesses "the largest, healthiest runs of sockeye salmon left on the planet." Full Story: Explore (9/29)
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