How can working women recover from the pandemic? The pandemic potentially cost women a generation of progress in the workplace, writes Jane Finette. She offers three steps that leaders can take to help women at work, including speaking out about inequality in pay and diversity. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (10/21)
8 steps to make accountability "an inside job" Team members can develop a sense of internal accountability when they are clear on their responsibilities, feel supported in how they do their work and are rewarded for their results, writes consultant and trainer Kammy Haynes, who offers eight areas to target. Accountability is "all about taking ownership of the decisions and actions you take to achieve a stated goal or objective," Haynes writes. Full Story: Chief Learning Officer online (10/21)
How to stand out as a thought leader on LinkedIn Carefully consider who within your company is comfortable enough on camera and expert enough within your industry to be the face of your brand's thought leadership content on LinkedIn, Michael Stelzner advises. Optimize your profile by using LinkedIn creator mode to film a 20-second video that will appear when users hover over your profile image and create algorithm-friendly content such as polls, carousels and videos, Stelzner recommends. Full Story: Social Media Examiner (10/21)
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has expressed confidence that job growth will pick up, that workers will be in a better position than they were before the pandemic and that the economic recovery will regain momentum. The "very unusual shock" of the pandemic has hampered job growth but has prompted an increase in wage offerings, Yellen says. Full Story: MSNBC (10/20),The Hill (10/20),BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (10/20)
Initial unemployment claims hit another pandemic-era low First-time unemployment claims for the week ending Oct. 16 totaled 290,000, just below the Dow Jones prediction of 300,000. Continuing claims decreased to a COVID-19 era low of 2.48 million. Full Story: CNBC (10/21)
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When you think of people known for wearing pearl necklaces, you think of Lisa Simpson, Vice President Kamala Harris and former first lady Barbara Bush. However, Atlanta Braves outfielder Joc Pederson is showing that men belong on that list too. His stylish choice of jewelry has become so popular that Braves fans -- men and women -- are copying it when they go to games. Pederson says he started wearing pearls just because he liked the way they looked. Full Story: USA Today (10/20)
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