Why immediate milestones are preferable to long-term goals | A story about the power of authenticity | How to overcome a fear of speaking up in meetings
Why immediate milestones are preferable to long-term goals Immediate milestones can break long-term goals into palatable increments and help you focus, writes Benjamin Hardy. "When you're trying to accomplish something big, it's easy to get pulled in several different directions. There are hundreds of things that could be done," he writes. Inc. online (free registration) (3/30)A story about the power of authenticity Being true to yourself is the best way to build good relationships, writes Karin Hurt. She shares an email from a transgender manager who initially hid her gender identity but eventually found that being up front and authentic was better for her personally and professionally. "Authenticity is the key to relationship-building, I think, and relationship-building has been my superpower career-wise," the woman explains in her email to Hurt. Let's Grow Leaders (3/28)
Making the Connection
How to overcome a fear of speaking up in meetings Motivate yourself to talk in meetings by reminding yourself that you can't provide value by being silent, Sara McCord writes. Asking questions can be a great way to speak up when you'd like to avoid declarative statements. Mashable (3/31)
The Landscape
Boeing reportedly looks to cut up to 8,000 jobs this year Boeing plans to cut as much as 10% of the 80,000-person workforce in its commercial aviation business, as part of its effort to cut costs by $1 billion and better compete with rival Airbus, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. A Boeing spokesman said the company doesn't have a specific target for job cuts and that the 8,000 figure is hypothetical. Reuters (3/30),The Seattle Times (3/31),24/7 Wall St. (3/30)
Your Next Challenge
What to say when interviewers ask about your last job If you were fired from a previous job, admit to your interviewer that it was "a brief, regrettable bump in the road of an otherwise great career," writes Peggy McKee. If you were laid off rather than fired, your task will be a little easier, especially if you can illustrate that the layoff was not performance-related, McKee writes. Careerealism.com (4/1)
The Water Cooler
Rising percentage of employees willing to sell work passwords About one-fifth of employees are willing to sell their work passwords to hackers, a SailPoint survey has found. That's up from 2015, when just 1 in 7 said they would sell their account details. US workers were most likely to say they would sell their passwords, while employees in Australia and the Netherlands were least likely to do so. DailyCaller.com (3/30)
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