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Stop giving unsolicited advice at work
Allow yourself to be a “guide on the side.” When leaders allow their employees to come to their own conclusions and solutions, they build employee confidence and support their learning.
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Child care isn’t the only caregiving crisis causing women to leave the workforce
For employees in the sandwich generation — those taking care of younger children and aging parents — the stress and worry amid the COVID-19 pandemic can be tremendous. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but resetting norms, adjusting policies and investing in innovative caregiving benefits programs will yield better outcomes for all of us.
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Skills in demand, skills in decline
As a new normal emerges, it is apparent that ruling out the strategies that don’t work is just as important as identifying the ones that succeed. Taking a similar approach to skills data — by looking at skills in decline as well as those on the rise — will better prepare all of us for…
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Unleash the power of peer coaching
Peer coaching is a powerful, yet underused, learning tool. But with many learning functions currently stretched thin, there’s opportunity to take better advantage of it.
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Psychological safety: an overlooked secret to organizational performance
Psychological safety is an essential foundational component for innovation, divergent thinking, creativity and risk-taking — but it should not be confused with comfort. There are a number of small behaviors leaders can cultivate to help their teams take more interpersonal risks to increase psychological safety.
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Progressive Insurance gives interns an entry-level lesson in the new reality of office work
Rather than eliminate its internship program, Progressive retained it as its interns joined the pandemic-riddled remote workforce.
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Communication in the time of COVID: tips for effectively engaging with employees
Whether teams are on the front lines or sitting at a laptop in a makeshift home office, everyone is vital to making it through this challenging time. Now is the time for leaders to beef up their communications skills and look to colleagues to share what they need.
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Skills aren’t soft or hard — they’re durable or perishable
The heavy focus on short-term ROI and the delivery of narrow skill sets oft-evangelized in L&D circles may well be the source of the “skills shortage” industries face today. Approaching training from a durable-skills-first perspective empowers talent to make dynamic, longer-term contributions to an organization.
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5 things you should be doing for your virtual internship program
Internship programs are essential to business owners and students alike, and it’s important to have a clear transition for interns to work virtually in 2021.
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Why businesses need an internal career marketplace for skills, ASAP
Think of it as the ultimate database to discover not only who in your organization has what skills, but also who is developing what skills — and how far along they’ve come in their development.
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