When considering whether to take on an additional project at work, ask yourself whether it is the best use of your time and will it further your career by demonstrating that you are a team player. "A bonus of taking on something new is that it provides a great opportunity to get mentoring from other people at work with those skills," writes Art Markman. Full Story: Fast Company online (10/15)
To get ahead, learn to accept feedback Find the workers in your group that want to grow in their responsibilities, and a good marker of that is how receptive they are to feedback. "They actually become a little addicted to it once they understand how it makes them get better," Bob Glazer, CEO of Acceleration Partners. Full Story: Forbes (10/11)
Poll
Have you ever picked up seasonal work?
Yes
37.40%
No
41.74%
No, but I would consider it
20.86%
The Landscape
Downtown offices could survive remote work trend Office buildings located in city cores may be better positioned to survive the work-from-home trend than buildings located in peripheral locations. Even companies that reduce their overall real estate footprint may want to maintain a presence in city centers for client meetings and other purposes. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (10/14)
Starbucks is debuting a mentorship program to foster communication between employees of color and senior executives, and the company has set a goal of filling 30% of corporate roles and 40% of retail and manufacturing jobs with people of color by 2025. Progress toward meeting those goals will be a factor in determining executive pay at the company starting next year. Full Story: CNN (10/14),The Seattle Times (tiered subscription model) (10/14),The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (10/14)
Why trust can help a company survive a recession Research into British employment surveys from 2004 and 2011 suggest that companies where employees trust leadership to make the right decisions are more likely to survive economic downturns, writes Adi Gaskell. "While it might be too late for organizations to pivot on such a scale to create this culture now, it will hopefully forewarn leaders for recessions to come," Gaskell writes. Full Story: The Horizons Tracker (10/14)
Noting that the interval between Old Faithful's eruptions has stretched from 60-65 minutes in the 1950s to 90-94 minutes since 2001, scientists are wondering if the geyser might one day not be so faithful. Such a silence from the geyser wouldn't be unprecedented. Researchers say the geyser was dormant long enough for trees to grow in its place back in the 13th and 14th centuries. Full Story: LiveScience (10/15)
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