A 2020 monthly calendar for career growth Setting a New Year's resolution is a great way to focus on your career, but keeping it a priority throughout the year can be hard, so Vivian Blade has made a 12-month guide for growth. In February, start scheduling regular updates with your boss to share accomplishments and ongoing projects, says the executive coach. Association for Talent Development (1/2020)"Hard work" isn't always enough to boost your career Sometimes life isn't fair, and hard work is not enough to get you ahead in your career, says Dina Gerdeman of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. "We have to focus on finding our 'edge' — the unique qualities that set us apart—and take strategic steps to make other people see our value and open the doors that will take us where we want to go," writes Gerdeman. Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (1/27)
If you find yourself frustrated that your busy boss doesn't have to time to be your mentor, look to work or personal friends, who will have the time and longevity to be a good mentor. "For peers with whom you have stronger relationships, the tangible outcomes of this relationship often overlap with the same outcomes employees tend to seek in a mentor-mentee relationship -- that is, information, assistance, feedback, and support," writes career consultant Jaime Potter. Forbes (1/24)
The Landscape
Jobs of the future require using both sides of the brain Hybrid jobs, which combine data skills with soft skills such as communications and empathy, are the new "super jobs," writes Sheryl Estrada. "In this new world of hybrid roles, there isn't a huge talent pool out there that has a resume showing both an analyst's critical thinking and a designer's creativity," Larry Clark of Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning. HR Dive (1/28)Continuous learning important to millennials, Gen Z
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A recent survey by getAbstract found that millennial and Gen Z employees are more likely to value lifelong learning than older workers, with more than half of those surveyed citing continuing education as a necessity for career advancement. Almost all of the younger employees surveyed expected their employers to offer learning opportunities. eCampus News (1/24)
Balancing Yourself
3 tips for a better work-life balance When your work and family life are out of sync, it's important to work on regaining that balance, writes Sandro Forte. Set a working schedule around your family and stick to it, plan and allocate family time into each day, and refrain from procrastinating at work because the quicker you finish things, the more time is left for everything else. Real Business online (UK) (1/27)
The Water Cooler
The Bay Area gets a booze island The San Francisco Bay Area isn't the first place where a shuttered military base has been transformed into a hip and trendy neighborhood, but the abandoned US Navy base on Mare Island is still noteworthy for the stream of tourists it is attracting for boozy reasons. Bloomberg (tiered subscription model) (1/28)
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