Venting about a bad job can only help so much Complaining about issues with a job can be helpful but only to a point, say experts, who pose questions people can ask themselves to evaluate whether change is possible or whether it's time to look for a new job. "I believe the tipping point is when you have sought the guidance and compassion from others that you need, and you continue to still complain about the job or your boss," says licensed clinical social worker Jordan White. Full Story: HuffPost (4/12)
Savvy leaders have a process for making decisions based on emotional and moral intelligence rather than just logic, write Doug Lennick and Chuck Wachendorfer of leadership development company think2perform and co-authors of "Don't Wait for Someone Else to Fix It." The pair detail their four R's of good decisions: recognize, reflect, reframe and respond. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (4/12)
4 tips to project confidence when you speak It's possible to project power and confidence in your speech by eliminating words such as "generally" and "presumably" and replacing them with definitive words like "clearly" or "obviously." Also, rid your speech of filler sounds such as "uh" and "um," and use the present tense instead of the past. Full Story: Knowledge@Wharton (4/11)
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New Census Bureau data shows an enormous increase in Americans working from home between 2019 and 2021, but some workers were affected far more than others. This dramatic shift played out across differing income brackets, industries and geography. Full Story: Kiplinger (4/12)
Report: Positive trends seen in health care employment A recent analysis from Fitch Ratings shows that monthly job additions in the health care sector have been consistent, there are fewer unfilled roles and hourly earnings growth has slowed, signaling good news for health care employers. Fitch Ratings Director Richard Park said in a statement that payrolls for hospital and ambulatory service providers have grown for 14 and 26 months in a row, respectively, and their numbers of new jobs rose by an average of 15,150 and 24,300 per month, respectively, over a one-year period. Full Story: Fierce Healthcare (4/12)
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Embrace spring cleaning for more than just your home Spring cleaning is a popular activity for Americans, with nearly 78% of respondents in a 2022 American Cleaning Institute survey doing at least one session last year. Spring cleaning can benefit mental health by restoring a sense of control, reducing distractions caused by clutter and lowering stress levels associated with living in disorganized spaces, according to psychologists and researchers. Full Story: WCNC-TV (Charlotte, N.C.) (4/10)
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Summer is just around the corner in the US, so Google is releasing updates to its Maps app that will help users get the most out of their visit to certain National Parks. One feature highlights the most popular trails in a given park. Considering the crowds that have amassed at some National Parks in recent years, you can use that feature to either guide you to those trails ... or away from those trails. Full Story: CNET (4/11)
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Dramatist Samuel Beckett of "Waiting for Godot" fame also wrote "Breath," recognized by Guinness as the shortest play when it was performed in 1970. How long was it? Check your answer here.
