The best way to get un-stuck at work is to ask for more assignments or responsibilities, which will get your name in the pool of talent, says marketing and psychology professor Art Markman. "The people who get asked are the ones who come to mind when the leader is thinking about a task that has to get done," he writes. Full Story: Fast Company online (8/11)
Don't hire yourself When adding a team member, look for a candidate to balance your strengths and weaknesses, taking into account your management style and the tasks you enjoy or are happy to delegate, says Holly Eve, CEO of Madame Lemy. This is especially true for entrepreneurs, who need team members that free their time for big-picture tasks. Full Story: Forbes (8/10)
3 Dimensions for Safely Reopening the Workplace Is it possible to get back to work safely? How do we do it? And where do we start? This session will explore the critical factors of getting back to work readiness to maintain employee safety and business continuity during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Register here.
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How to revise vacation policies to protect employees Companies can ask employees where they will be traveling as they try to protect co-workers from exposure to the coronavirus, but policies should be applied evenly and to everyone, attorneys say. "Employers should encourage good choices by employees, provide up-to-date information regarding policies and COVID-19 hot spots, and develop a plan for how to reintegrate employees into the workplace following time off," says Anthony Mingione, an attorney with Blank Rome. Full Story: Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model) (8/11)
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CEOs' effort seeks to boost NYC minority employment Accenture CEO Julie Sweet, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and 24 other CEOs have partnered to create the New York Jobs CEO Council, which seeks to provide job opportunities for 100,000 low-income Asian, Black and Latino people within the next 10 years. "We are using our collective power to prepare the city's workforce the skills of the future, and helping New Yorkers who have been left behind get a foot in the door," Dimon says. Full Story: CNBC (8/11),Axios (8/10)
UK employment levels drop to 11-year low The number of people employed in the UK reached its lowest level since 2009 with official figures showing 730,000 had dropped off payrolls since March. The situation is expected to worsen as the government runs down its job retention scheme, while the Bank of England has predicted the unemployment rate will reach 7.5% by the end of the year. Full Story: Reuters (8/11)
Embrace the MESS when life feels unsafe The best we can do in a "somewhat unpredictable, somewhat chaotic, somewhat unsafe" world is try to regulate our emotions through mindfulness, exercise, sleep and stress relief -- or MESS -- writes Ed Batista. "[A]n ample body of research shows that when we are not well rested our ability to regulate our emotions diminishes significantly," he writes. Full Story: Ed Batista Executive Coaching (8/7)
Shiver me timbers!!! This might be a crafty way for the Pirates to stay in the good graces of their valued season-ticket holders, but the fan would still rather catch the foul ball on their own. Full Story: SB Nation (8/11)
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