How to make difficult conversations less difficult | You could find your ideal career by accident | "Reboot," "How I Built This" among top leadership podcasts
Professionals should be open to finding their ideal career entirely by accident and be willing to pursue it once they do, writes Lydia Dishman. That's what happened to Nicole Russo, who became a personal stylist after helping a friend improve her wardrobe for a new job. Fast Company online (5/25)
"Reboot Podcast" and "How I Built This" are among the top podcasts for business leaders, as they provide insight into the challenges facing startup founders and other innovators, according to Matt Hunckler's survey of tech investors. "BroadMic" profiles female founders and leaders who are making a splash in the business world. Inc. online (free registration) (5/24)
The Landscape
Legislators take veterans' workplace rights case to Supreme Court A group of 19 members of Congress are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether civilian bosses can force arbitration on the unfair dismissal claims of military reservists. The Supreme Court has previously upheld the civilian workplace rights of service members and the ability of companies to force arbitration. Bloomberg (5/24)
Balancing Yourself
Successful female entrepreneurs share views on work-life balance The key to maintaining a healthy work-life balance is to look at your life from a distance and evaluate whether you've become too immersed in one area, said Twin Minds Media co-founder Yaneiza Echezarraga. While a perfect balance may never be found, "the most important thing to me is that I am staying aware of how my lifestyle is affecting my work and vice versa," said GenTwenty Editor-in-Chief Nicole Booz. Forbes (5/25)
The Water Cooler
Worrying might be healthy Worrying too much might actually be a sign of good health, and according to recent research, chronic worrying shows us "there’s something we might need to be paying attention to and maybe do something about it," says study co-author Kate Sweeney. Dismissing people's worry, on the other hand, can come across as telling them they're "suffering in the wrong way," Sweeney says. Quartz (5/22)
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
