How to ask better questions and uncover insights | How a health scare led one executive to rethink success | LinkedIn adds group post analytics, profile links
The most dangerous statement that can be made at work is "Not my job," writes Dr. Keith Keating, who explains how that attitude can hamper learning, limit careers and spotlight employee disengagement. Keating offers tips to anyone who has felt tempted to say those words, advising, "help when your schedule allows you and show that you care about collaboration and organizational success."
A cancer diagnosis prompted a successful executive to realign her values, which meant leaving that job, redefining success, appreciating her own value and taking time off. "I learned that no one is indispensable, and we shorten the expiration date on our health when we don't step off the hamster wheel from time to time," this former executive says.
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LinkedIn is letting users offer webpage and newsletter links in their profiles, and is expanding its analytics feature to include group posts. The platform's app also has incorporated video trimming.
Succession planning has only become more important, with HR director Cady O'Grady encouraging companies to create contingency plans for any important role, not just executives. "We build in plans for more-tenured individuals to do a knowledge transfer to the next generation, even if they aren't leaving the organization or being promoted anytime soon," says O'Grady, who works at the law firm Greensfelder, Hemker, & Gale PC.
Michael Lewis is a best-selling author because, among his many talents, he is really good at finding experts to explain complex subject matter. This podcast is worth a listen because it details the slow decline of experts in America.
Daily goals, time limits, delegation and five other simple steps yield effective time management for franchise business owners, former franchisor Nancy Friedman writes. "When you are dedicated to effective time management, your work-life transforms," Friedman notes.
This story is amazing. A mama bear, three of her cubs and one adopted cub decided to hibernate in the crawl space of a home near Lake Tahoe, California. The human residents of the home spent the winter hearing "snoring-like noises," but apparently thought nothing of it.
