How to handle the details your boss doesn't think about | Tips for getting a project management career started | How self-awareness can help bridge generational gaps
Australian researchers compared over 3,5000 personalities in different jobs to see which other professions those personality types were suited for. "Skills and experience are important, but we know from employers that the most important attributes for long-term success and engagement are personality traits and other soft skills," says Paul McCarthy of University of New South Wales. Full Story: Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (2/12)
How to handle the details your boss doesn't think about Working for a boss with big ideas but who doesn't think out all the details can be hard, writes Liz Kislik. To work well with these visionary leaders, refrain from asking too many questions too fast, appear interested and enthusiastic about the idea and check in often to make sure everything fits with your boss's idea as it comes together, suggests Kislik. Full Story: Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (2/11)
Tips for getting a project management career started Project management is a growing field, with 22 million new jobs expected through 2027. To get started in the field, sit in on meetings with project managers, attend networking events for PMs and check out some podcasts and other online resources to gauge your interest, says Veronica Thraen, owner of Maven Project Management. Full Story: Forbes (2/11)
Making the Connection
How self-awareness can help bridge generational gaps Self-awareness is a gift but an assessment is sometimes needed to release or realize that gift, writes Gregory Hahn of Winthrop Capital Management. He explains how identifying employees' strengths and problem-solving approaches helped bridge generational divides at his firm. Full Story: Financial Advisor online (2/6)
Hire Smart
Ask every job candidate this one, important question Ask prospective employees what type of management helps them thrive, writes Geoffrey James, an editor for Inc. Their answers provide insight into their self-awareness, how they'll work with the team and how managers might need to adapt. Full Story: Inc. (2/10)
The Landscape
Technology-related skill gaps affect millions of US workers The National Skills Coalition addressed the digital skill gaps across the US workforce on Capitol Hill last week, primarily focusing on manufacturing and health sector. "These workers are most likely to be managers in an organization, and if you have no digital skills, it would be really difficult to follow the fast-changing pace of the industry," says Bitnara Jasmine Park of the American Institute for Research. Full Story: HR Dive (2/11)
US logs fewest job openings since 2017 Job openings in the US fell by 364,000 in December to 6.4 million, the smallest total in two years, according to the Labor Department. The figures suggest a recent surge in job growth might not be sustained. Full Story: Reuters (2/11)
If you have a gazillion funny photos on your phone from that time a toddler commandeered your device, you are not alone. "Toddler selfies can largely be understood as a technologically souped-up spin on little kids' well-known tendency to play with mirrors," writes Ashley Fetters in an actual real look at the phenomenon. Full Story: The Atlantic (tiered subscription model) (2/11)
I can say what most conductors can't say -- I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, political activist, Underground Railroad conductor February is Black History Month
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