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Here's how to evaluate your readiness, your organization's situation, and whether the right opportunity actually exists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a recent hearing, the National Labor Relations Board argued that software company Atlassian illegally fired an employee for criticizing the CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hustle Culture is costing companies more than it's delivering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He's tried everything from print-on-demand T-shirt schemes to peddling newsletters. Here's what he's learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's easy to blame a broken system. The harder—and often more profitable—move is auditing your real impact, skills, and leverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Great ideas don't fail because they're wrong. They fail because they arrive at the wrong moment or threaten the group dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some fear vacation time will put them on the chopping block, but powering through might be doing them more harm than good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So long as your ‘self' is actually whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world changes—and so must your habits, if you want to stay successful. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meetings are an opportunity to shape how your team feels—and not enough leaders are taking advantage of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The data isn't just about eye health—it's about how modern work has been designed, and what leaders choose to normalize Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Periodically taking stock of your values can help you adjust your goals over the long term to find success and satisfaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just as the concept works for nations, it can also work for individuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a dire market, many workers (especially the youngest ones) may be banking on skills they teach themselves rather than on formal education or on-the-job training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's never too late to make a shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A framework like Pause-Consider-Act can help you rethink when you meet and how to maximize it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well-written emails make you sound smarter, reduce misunderstandings, and speed up responses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It can be tricky to determine whether a new hire's character is a good fit for your team. Ask questions that invite vulnerability and connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And can anyone really be good at it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want leverage, freedom, and a career that works for you, these ideas can help you take your career to another level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's how to demystify innovation and unlock it in your team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The more you're in touch with your emotional world, the better you'll weather self-doubt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As organizations eliminate layers of middle management, supermanagers are becoming the norm. Here's what the shift means for burnout, productivity, and leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI is already shaping the kinds of skills employers are seeking, according to a recent report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Acknowledging that personality shapes career outcomes does not mean we are prisoners of our dispositions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The best strategy for dealing with resentments is to talk about it with your colleague. When someone has done something that continues to bother you, it can be valuable to clear the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Secure the generous severance bag or jettison up the corporate ladder? That was the question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many of us wear productivity like a badge of honor. But in the long term, this identity can end up hurting us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From long lunches to midday naps, ‘time theft' is on the rise. Is it a productivity hack or a career risk? Experts break down the pandemic-era trend that's become a mainstay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As AI absorbs routine tickets, support roles are shifting toward systems thinking, technical fluency, and human judgment at scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even employers with generous parental leave benefits fail to fully address the unique transformation many working mothers are navigating when they return to work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The past shows up at work not as a memory, but as a reflex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recent graduates are clearly not okay—but neither are the companies that decided they could do without them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It may be better to strive for ‘excellencism.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Women over 50—and especially over 60—are still dramatically underrepresented at the highest levels of visible power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign finds that 61% of workers are—put simply—not thriving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More people are finding success as solopreneurs, even if they were forced into it by layoffs or other unsavory circumstances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At some startups and tech companies, dress codes are getting even more casual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

These standard office practices could be making life difficult for the majority of employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before handing in your resignation notice, pay attention to the way you work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The business case is clear: better employee well-being improves productivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

À la carte specialty skills are seeing huge demand in an increasingly complex, financially constrained, and remote world of work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Being a moderate misfit can be good for you and the organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices