Timing is key when sharing new ideas at work | Use this strategy to overcome beliefs that limit you | Performance review tips for fragile work relationships
Finding the right moment to share new ideas can provide a boost for your career, research suggests. It might be better to wait if an idea is not relevant to a business unit's current mission or if it has yet to be fully fleshed out. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (10/26)
Use this strategy to overcome beliefs that limit you Limiting beliefs about ourselves that may have come from childhood or other experiences in life can hamper our ability to succeed, writes Gregg Vanourek. Vanourek offers a process to recognize and overcome them "by bringing them into our conscious awareness, interrogating and reframing them, and adopting new beliefs that support instead of sabotaging us." Full Story: Gregg Vanourek (10/26)
Making the Connection
Performance review tips for fragile work relationships "Quiet quitting" could ramp up a leader's struggle to have the tough conversations that make year-end performance reviews valuable, say McKinsey partners Bryan Hancock and Bill Schaninger. Among their recommendations are performance coaching throughout the year and questions about aligning employees' sense of purpose with daily work. Full Story: McKinsey (10/26)
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Hiring seasonal workers? Here's what to consider Before hiring seasonal help for the holidays, consider the costs, including wages and potential overtime pay. In addition, determine whether the workers will be eligible for an employee discount or company benefits, writes attorney Barbara Weltman. Full Story: Small Business Trends (10/28)
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The Landscape
Robotics, automation help companies recruit employees Nordstrom, Mondelez and other leading corporations are attracting warehouse and supply chain employees with their use of robotics and automation in logistics. Such investments appeal to people's desire to make an impact and add value to a business, executives say. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (10/27)
Evidation's FluSmart app uses data from weekly symptom questionnaires and, optionally, wearable health devices and activity trackers to calculate the likelihood that the user has the flu, and 90,000 people are already enrolled, says co-founder and CEO Christine Lemke. The app alerts the user if changes in activity or symptoms indicate flu or COVID-19 and suggests resources, and Lemke says it could be used by health care providers to improve screening, generate awareness of available interventions, recruit for clinical trials or send targeted messages about self-care. Full Story: HealthLeaders Media (10/26)
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