Why praise is so important in the workplace Giving and receiving praise in the workforce can be awkward for some people, but praise is essential for having employees feel valued. Here are some suggestions on how to navigate the process of giving and receiving a compliment. Full Story: InTheBlack (Australia) (12/1)
How to plan an online presentation Presentations should match the format and style -- fewer speakers for short presentations, designed for smaller screens if the talk is prerecorded, and so forth -- writes Patti Sanchez, Duarte's chief strategy officer. "Beyond those differences, online presenters and facilitators both need to start with a common foundation: Being empathetic to their audience," Sanchez writes. Full Story: Duarte (12/1)
Employee perspectives of giving up remote work Employees talk about the loss and dread they feel as companies demand a return to the office, even if just on a hybrid basis, as the autonomy, freedom and better work-life balance they now know is possible via remote working is ripped away. "It just doesn't have to be this way," says Jennifer Gravel, a director at New York City's Department of City Planning, while Stew Friedman of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School advises workers to negotiate flexibility with their managers. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (12/6)
The Landscape
Job growth stalled in November A total of 210,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added in November, according to the Labor Department, significantly fewer than economists' forecast of over 500,000 and October's addition of 546,000. Lingering concerns about the coronavirus and the large number of people who have not returned to the workforce since the height of the pandemic are seen as factors in the sluggish growth. Full Story: CBS News (12/3),Business Insider (tiered subscription model) (12/3)
Supply chain woes and other inflationary pressures have contributed to a 3.5% spike in the cost of living across 173 cities around the world. Amid the jump, a new city has climbed to the top of the rankings of the world's most expensive cities. And if you think that city is Paris, New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore or Dubai, you're wrong. Full Story: The Economist Group (12/1)
Self-care is a practice that is unique to each individual, and should be developed by that person with the intent of revitalizing whatever aspects of their lives are suffering from their overwork, such as sleep, diet, physical activity or social connections, said Dr. Cynthia Ackrill, a stress management expert. A good way to start is to spend some time asking yourself questions about what you value the most, what you look like at your best and what has been preventing you from reaching your best state. From there Ackrill suggests brainstorming a list of lifestyle tweaks that would help achieve that state, and pick two to start with. Full Story: CNN (12/1)
This website is for a faux institute of higher learning called Reese's University ... home of the Fighting Cuppies. A class called "ARCH 101 Introduction To Cup Structures" is funny (including a "Crown Anatomy" textbook), but the "Campus Peanut Butter Pool Opens to Rave Reviews" news item is a favorite. Full Story: Reese's University (12/3)
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