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The traditional approach is to reprimand the employee in some way. The hope is that some form of punishment will be beneficial: it will teach the employee a lesson. However, some managers choose a different response when confronted by an underperforming employee: compassion and curiosity. Not that a part of
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Sir Nicholas George Winton is a British humanitarian who organised the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War. Winton found homes for them and arranged for their safe passage to Britain. Winton kept his humanitarian exploits under wraps for
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Meta-analysis of the research on creativity by Francesca Gino in the Harvard Business Review. The whole three-article series is good. Here’s a sample: Five ways in which managers can bolster creativity: 1. Hire for curiosity; 2. Model inquisitiveness; 3. Emphasize learning goals; 4. Let employees explore and
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Given our current circumstances after six months of the pandemic, and not being anywhere near a new normal, you would think that we would be sensitive to the realities of the people around us. Well, according to Scientific American, it turns out we're not. (( https://www.scientificamerican.com/
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Towering above the nearby blocks in the Eixample district of Barcelona, the Sagrada Família is unmistakable for its colossal scale and its convention-defying architecture. Looking like a Gothic cathedral seen through a surreal fairytale filter, this is the most audacious project of the influential Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-
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I don't follow my newsletter's ((https://brisebois.substack.com)) stats. I put out what I think is useful information for my readers and they comment on what works and what doesn't. Also, I often post links to articles that readers themselves send me (keep
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Expectation: Gains in productivity will result in a shorter working week which will allow people to spend more time on sport, socializing or hobbies.Reality: Over the past four decades, men are doing less paid work, while women are doing more. Both have less time for play — with childcare up
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Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary
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Despite the increasing need for these workers, home health aides and personal care aides typically earn less than $12 per hour. And they are overwhelmingly women of color, and disproportionately black women: 87 percent of paid adult care workers are women, compared with 46 percent of nondomestic workers, and about
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Note: For some reason (probably human error, that is, me) this entry did not post at the determined time, which was weeks ago now. I'm not saying anything new, but I am speaking my mind. I'm sure I will come back to this in later posts.
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Please be mindful of what our black colleagues are going through. Shenequa Golding's Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A Lot is a good place to start to nurture your empathy. Here are a few excerpts: I don’t know who decided that being professional
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We're not working from home. We're at home in the middle of a crisis trying to get work done. Look after yourself... and others.