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5 Reasons to Focus on Giving at Work

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others.” -Charles Dickens... Giving Builds Teams: High performing teams are often individually and collectively generous. They invite...

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5 Ways to Make Yourself and Others More Actionable

Bureaucracy tends to invite organizational paralysis through “churn” based on “rigid hierarchy, inflexible rules, slowness due to procedural control, and highly specialized divisions of labor.” (As per...

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5 of Your Worst Work Nightmares (and how to survive)

It isn’t always pretty at work…but you can respond with dignity. Here’s when and how... Your Boss (or co-worker) Doesn’t Like You (or even worse, actively undermines you): Personalities are tricky....

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5+ Reflections on Purpose Driven Work

Work is more rewarding when it reflects and incorporates our deepest values and interests. Use the following questions to reflect on the deeper purposes of your work. See if they help you find more...

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Five Ways to Develop “Portable” Skills (and improve your future career options)

Why should you consider how your skills crossover to other employment sectors? Increasing automation, constant change, and economic uncertainty – that’s why. The future of work requires increasing...

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Five Ways to Help Yourself and Others Accept “Change as the Norm”

Expect It Most organizations, including UC Berkeley, are going through constant evaluation, assessment, and related re-alignments of people and resources (driven by the desire to remain competitive and...

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Five Resources for Better Problem Solving

5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process, The Power of Outsiders NY Times Video, Change One Habit to Change Everything NY Times Video, The Achievement Habit - Bernard Roth, d.school Reading List The...

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5 Ways to Improve Your Own (and others) Morale

Use these (and any other actions you can think of) to regain a feeling of recognition, excitement, involvement, connection and positivity toward your work and future... Take a moment to personally...

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Five Final Thoughts About Growth at Work… Ending with the Beginning in Mind

We started this series with five career risks you should consider taking …seems fitting to end with some prompts that help you do just that. Pitch a new idea to the big boss: Take time this week to...

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Take 5: Five Career Boosters

by Elizabeth Wilcox - Publish, Present, Lead, Design, Collaborate! The post Take 5: Five Career Boosters appeared first on Wisdom Café.

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