It isn’t easy to achieve our long-term career goals. But if you know what you want to achieve, you’ll have a better idea of how to get there. Begin with the end in mind, work backward to the present day, and diligently follow through. The previous two years have thrown …
In the second half of 2021, more than 25 million workers quit. The “Great Resignation” is in full swing. And quitting breeds more quitting, to the point where newspapers developed the term “quitagion” to describe it. What is causing so many individuals to leave their jobs? Employers believe that it is compensation or …
People at the top of an organization have disproportionate power over those they lead, whether they are in charge of the whole company or a small crew. The team’s behaviors — both bad and good — will be copied by others further down in the company, who look to their …
Businesses are finally making the transition to a truly hybrid work approach after several false starts. There are a variety of opinions on what this next cycle will include, just as there have been at every major turning point in the last two years. While some businesses are pushing for …
We refer to gut feelings by names like instinct or hunch. It’s the capacity to understand something without using conscious thinking. You may receive answers and solutions yet be unaware of how or why. It’s easy to dismiss your instincts in the age of big data. In research, intuition is …
Companies need additional strategies to recruit and keep employees as the costs of the Great Resignation continue to rise. One obvious way is to provide more training and development – according to a LinkedIn poll, 94% of employees stated they would stay with their workplace if it invested in their growth. …
Teresa, the vice president of customer support at an insurance company, canceled her monthly town hall meeting just before the holidays last year. She believed that staff would appreciate the extra hour because they were rushing to meet their year-end goals. Her decision was logical. But it backfired. One of her …
“I can’t wait to get to my hotel and tell you about the latest office drama,” my friend said. “I would have called you sooner, but my boss was with me in the cab.” “Before you tell me the drama, I have a question for you,” I said. “Do you …
Talking to Strangers is about how our assumptions on strangers are usually wrong. The book details how the highly-trained CIA officers can’t spot double agents and diplomats can’t understand their opponents. Judges who see the defendants are worse at spotting recidivism than computer algorithms. We are awful at understanding strangers, …
Following the epidemic and the widespread adoption of the work-from-anywhere policy, 65 percent of employees say they feel less connected to their coworkers. Disconnected employees are a significant reason for resignations costing U.S. businesses up to $406 billion each year. According to research, lonely workers had decreased productivity, a higher chance of attrition, …
