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4 mistakes new grads make when job searching
March 07, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesLooking for your first post-school job requires knowing how to present yourself effectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The real reason it’s so hard to get rid of hidden fees
March 06, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesWhether you call it ‘drip pricing’ or ‘junk fees,’ more and more companies are adding hidden surcharges to customers’ bills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Inside Tiffany & Co.’s remarkable brand turnaround
March 03, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutesBefore its acquisition by LVMH in 2021, the jeweler was losing its luster. Under Alexandre Arnault, it’s now one of luxury’s brightest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These fashion designers are putting braille right on their clothing
March 02, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesThe fashion industry has long ignored the disability community, but brands like Aille and balini are putting braille front and center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why fruit flies could hold the secret to scaling up lab-grown meat
March 01, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesFuture Fields developed a new process that could help the cultivated meat industry lower sky-high production costs and meet surging demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3D printing with sound? Yep, that’s possible
February 28, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesA new technology instantly materializes objects using ultrasound holograms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tech layoffs: Are they a necessary evil or a control tactic for bosses to regain power?
February 27, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesAs employers slash perks and order remote workers back to offices, job cuts are seen by some as part of an insidious message: Do what we say or you’re next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Researchers show how activists use online reviews within Russia to protest the Ukraine invasion
February 24, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesThe public awareness campaign has targeted border sites, and engaged in a cat and mouse game with moderators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ditch these 4 bad email habits to save hours a week
February 23, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesIt’s time to rethink how you tackle your inbox to maximize productivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Will Congress miss its chance to regulate generative AI early?
February 22, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesAs lawmakers work to understand the new technology and its broad implications, some worry that leaving the tech industry to “move fast and break things” with AI could be disastrous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why being a highly sensitive person could be your greatest professional asset
February 21, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutesHigh sensitivity goes beyond empathy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 things you must do to start a good relationship with your new manager
February 20, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesWhether you are making an internal transfer or joining a new company, there are some proven practices to help set you up well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ranking workers can hurt morale and productivity. Tech companies are doing it anyway
February 17, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesStack ranking peaked in the ’80s. Now, companies are resurrecting it, as layoffs sweep the tech industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Ikea is helping this nonprofit transport 5,000 emergency shelters to Turkey
February 16, 2023 07:00 - 5 minuteskea is helping this nonprofit transport 5,000 emergency shelters and it will cut the transport time from many months to just three weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How a nonlinear workday might help you get more done
February 15, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesIt’s about working according to your natural energy levels, and not forcing yourself to be productive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why so many who took part in the Great Resignation have regrets
February 14, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutesOne study found that 80% of those who quit their jobs felt regret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Women of color are leaving the workforce and vanishing from unemployment statistics
February 13, 2023 07:00 - 4 minutesA new report from Hue and The Harris Poll paints a dire portrait of the BIPOC workforce in post-pandemic America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 signs you need to improve your emotional intelligence
February 10, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesIf these things are happening, it’s a sign your emotional intelligence needs some work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 ways to save stressed-out customer service teams from burnout
February 09, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesThe level of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion that customer-facing employees experience demands action by management, this HR exec says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Have you been ‘quietly promoted’? Here’s what to look out for
February 08, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesHave you ever been asked to take on significantly more work without a change in title or a raise? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 ways to boost your emotional toughness
February 07, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesEmotional toughness means standing up for what we believe in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Marie Kondo is messy now—and it’s actually expanding her brand
February 06, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesInstead of making fun of Marie Kondo for having a less-than-tidy home now with three kids, you could see her vulnerability as another affirmation that life be life-ing sometimes and we don't stay the same in thoughts or rhythm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What it’s like to face ‘benevolent sexism’ in the workplace
February 03, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutesGender-based discrimination can be subtle. But its impact is still damaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How just a 5-minute mentorship session can advance your career
February 02, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesThis creative agency executive is a big believer in micro-mentorship—short, focused interactions that better fit our time-strapped lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The demand for green jobs is outpacing the production of green talent.
February 01, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesCompanies can change that with better training—and by recruiting from a deeper, more diverse talent pool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 steps to take if you’re freaking out about getting a new boss
January 31, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesWhile you can’t control what will happen in the future, you can create a plan of action for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can a string of lawsuits slow down generative AI?
January 30, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesThe first few suits against the vast vacuum model used to train platforms like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion could signal a difficult road ahead for generative AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Quiet or I’m quitting: Here’s why your employees are getting so fed up with workplace noise
January 27, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesAs workers return to offices, they may be less tolerant of pre-pandemic decibel levels, especially if they are introverts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 résumé mistakes that can sabotage your job application
January 26, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesYour job application may be rejected after a quick first look at your résumé, and you may be surprised why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 ways to help workplace perfectionists break their time-sucking traits
January 25, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesThese researchers from the London School of Economics argue that perfectionism kills productivity and it’s up to leaders to let their teams know when good is good enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The pandemic has led to a surge of ‘productivity paranoia.’ Here’s how to fight it
January 24, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesTo get beyond panic about whether employers are working, leaders need to make time for this counterintuitive habit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you want to be more creative, train your body not your mind
January 23, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesBianca Dove explains that when our visions feel like distant possibilities, it’s because we haven’t allowed our bodies to experience them, palpably. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why don’t cashiers in the U.S. get to sit like the ones in Europe?
January 20, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutesSeated cashiers are the norm in European supermarkets, so why don’t more U.S. workers fight for this right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good leaders are good listeners. Here’s how to be one of them
January 19, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesWhen you engage in this active listening regularly, you greatly expand your base of knowledge. Because good problem-solving requires drawing on knowledge, the more you know, the better you will be at solving problems that have mystified others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Employers beware: Even your ‘loyal’ Gen Z workers may still be looking for another job
January 18, 2023 07:00 - 4 minutesEven more than the millennial or Gen X generations before them, Gen Z appears to view work as transactional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How hearing ‘no’ should fuel your entrepreneurial fire
January 17, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesNot letting the sting of rejection halt your progress should be a rule in every founder’s survival guide, this tech entrepreneur says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In 2023, the only certainty for businesses will be change—and purpose
January 16, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutesBusiness leaders, employees, investors, and communities know the pressure is on: Companies have to operate responsibly. How they do so is the challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The world’s biggest architecture firm just hired Disney’s former head Imagineer
January 13, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesAfter decades designing Disney theme parks, Bob Weis is joining Gensler to design the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to take control of your career in 2023
January 12, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesiCIMS CPO Laura Coccaro says 2023 will offer a unique window of opportunity to shape the future of work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feeling distracted? You need to understand the 4 types of attention
January 11, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesUnderstanding attention types can help you improve productivity and focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How young neurodivergent professionals can succeed at work
January 10, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutesHere’s how to reach your potential, according to a neurodivergent organizational psychologist, a neurodivergent executive coach, and a neurodivergent educator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Being a landlord is not a job. That’s the appeal for many
January 09, 2023 07:00 - 13 minutesOn YouTube, a new generation of influencers talk about opportunities for generating passive income. But what does it mean for their renters? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don’t hate your job in 2023. Three habits to drop
January 06, 2023 07:00 - 4 minutesNow is he time to ask yourself: What isn’t working?t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Yes, your Slacks and text messages are fair game in a lawsuit
January 05, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesDo you have the right to privacy at work? Here’s what to keep in mind in your daily communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Take back your time in 2023 with these simple planning strategies
January 04, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesGreater efficiency in your schedule means you have time for more meaningful things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Looking back at some of the best (and worst) business moves of 2022
December 30, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutesFrom Patagonia’s groundbreaking announcement to FTX’s stunning collapse, these were some of the brilliant—and not so stellar—leadership moments of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 simmering workplace controversies that will boil over into 2023
December 29, 2022 07:00 - 7 minutesDwindling budgets and a new focus on efficiency promise to collide with challenges over remote work, productivity and pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The worst bosses of 2022 are exactly who you’d expect
December 28, 2022 07:00 - 7 minutesThe worst bosses of 2022 are exactly who you’d expect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The top 4 creator economy trends to watch in 2023
December 23, 2022 07:00 - 8 minutesFrom the rise of the curator economy to short-form shopping, here are the trends that will shape the creator economy in the coming year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An extra year of education could boost your chances of being your own boss
December 22, 2022 07:00 - 4 minutesNew research looked at employment and education data spanning generations, from younger baby boomers to millennials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices