"Flow" is an autotelic experience that comes from being so focused on an activity that you stop thinking about yourself. This article explains what is going on in your brain when you are feeling "flow" and why that feeling is so powerful.
Rumpelstiltskin could magically spin straw into gold, but the chemistry of corporate culture is less mysterious and should be an imperative for leaders, writes Steve McKee. "When members of your team don't believe in, trust or even like one another, your corporate chemistry becomes unstable at best," McKee writes.
NBCUniversal executive Susan Rovner has had to learn to overcome what she calls "tiara syndrome," or the habit of working extremely hard and hoping to be promoted. "It was such a defining moment for me where I realized, again, you have to let your ambitions be known," Rovner says.
How should you approach uncertainty? Who should take ownership of your career? And what are the best habits to develop for success in work endeavors? Learn more in this discussion of best career-development habits.
US employers could face legal challenges related to vaccination policies, office reopenings, overtime rules and paid leave this year, among other issues. "Be sure your managers are mindful of the need for hourly employees to accurately track their time and to avoid performing work after hours," says ADP executive Joe Nuzzo.
Asking your employer for permission to work remotely full time should involve a written proposal that discusses the value you have delivered for the company and how you plan to communicate and collaborate with team members.
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PR professionals can write better, easier and faster if they "unlearn" standard processes and instead pre-write, write and rewrite, suggests communications expert Ann Wylie. Wylie offers eight tips to help communications professionals improve their business writing.
Thanks in part to the huge success of Michael Jordan's "The Last Dance" documentary series, the world is now experiencing a flood of athlete-based documentaries. Joe Montana is next up, but the Q&A Joe Cool did with "Inside Hook" certainly makes it seem like he wasn't all that excited about the project.
