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How to politely handle unsolicited feedback When others offer you unsolicited and unwanted advice, smile, thank them for their concern and politely tell them you don't need their input at this time, writes Shari Harley. Be careful with your tone of voice, and if they persist, repeat your reply or excuse yourself from the conversation, Harley says. Full Story: Candid Culture (11/21)
5 ways an executive coach can boost your leadership Leaders looking for ways to advance their career, improve employee retention and rediscover their passion for their work could benefit from hiring an executive coach, Joel Garfinkle advises. "An executive coach will help you create successful action plans, identify obstacles that might limit your plan's success and suggestions to implement the plan," Garfinkle writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (11/21)
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How leaders can show appreciation during the holidays Taking the time to write some notes of appreciation to your team can be a powerful way to show gratitude this Thanksgiving, write Whitney Johnson and Amy Humble of Disruption Advisors. These notes are also effective for highlighting your team's strengths and calling attention to areas in which your firm excels, they write. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (11/21)
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HR leader: Take flexible work to the next level Companies should prepare for the future by offering multiple types of flexible work arrangements, asynchronous schedules, a choice of payroll cycles and payment in more than one currency, says Katherine Loranger, chief people officer at Safeguard Global, which has a Work in Any Way policy. "Work in Any Way companies will be better positioned to attract, recruit and retain a highly-skilled workforce -- from anywhere in the world," Loranger says. Full Story: StrategicCHRO360 (11/17)
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US airlines added almost 5,000 employees per month between November 2020 and September 2022 and now employ more people than they did before the pandemic, the most staff they have had on board in nearly 20 years. Jobs in the aviation industry pay 37% more than the private-sector average. Full Story: A Better Flight Plan blog (11/21)
Buffalo, N.Y., is known as the City of Good Neighbors, a moniker that Bills quarterback Josh Allen experienced firsthand on Saturday. Allen says "Squirrel" Winter and Marc Braun "came with a big old tractor and dug me out" after Orchard Park, home to the team's Ford Field, got a whopping 80 inches of snow. Winter, Braun and fellow neighbor Norm Marshall enabled Allen to leave his house and get to the stadium before going to Detroit, where the Bills' Sunday game against the Cleveland Browns had been moved -- and for good measure, the Bills won, 31-23. Full Story: The Buffalo News (N.Y.) (tiered subscription model) (11/21)
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