How to use your workplace identity to grow your career | Women of color: Show them the possibilities | Commentary: Maintaining structure in remote work requires discipline
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While men focus more on potential, women are more concerned with where and what they are -- which is important in seizing workplace opportunities, according to HR expert Christina Halkias. To set yourself up for growth, identify and invest in yourself, lay out a clear plan and make sure your identity is known.
Early in her career, Anne Sempowski Ward's boss appointed her to the board of trustees of the company's nonprofit arm, which opened her up to new experiences in those rooms. With only one in 25 C-suite executives being a woman of color, "There are so many opportunities that exist that are just unknown to us," says the CURiO Brands CEO.
Remote work can be appealing, but it can be difficult to manage without a regular effort to stay focused and create structure in their day, consultant Jono Bacon writes. "Design a realistic routine and do it for 66 days. It takes this long to build a habit," he writes.
The past two weeks of impeachment hearings could've cost U.S. employers $2.1 billion per hour as workers turned an ear or eye to the proceedings, according to new research from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford hearings saw more than 20 million people tuned in to network and cable television to watch the Supreme Court nomination controversy.
Poll: Did you spend time at work tuned into the impeachment hearings?
The two-week public impeachment hearings are over for now so we can all go back to work. Did you listen or watch the hearings while at work? Poll results on Wednesday this week.
During an appearance at Atlanta's Morehouse College, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the bank want to hire more than 4,000 black students in the next five years to increase diversity. The bank is a sponsor of the school's Department of Business Administration and Economics.
In addition to boosting your quality of life, volunteering teaches you skills that could boost your career, as well. Problem solving, voicing your opinions, and dealing with failure can be learned in the course of volunteering without jeopardizing your paycheck.
Fans of the Salty Turtle Beer Company in North Carolina can now enjoy its offerings without having to worry about the impact of the plastic rings that usually come with multipacks of beer. The brewery started using compostable materials that can even be eaten by wildlife, making it easy to drink a cold one and promote sustainability at the same time.