Many people have a long-term vision for their careers but might be blocked from moving forward by short-term necessities of their existing jobs. Four steps can help with achieving goals while fulfilling day-to-day responsibilities.
Job seekers can still benefit from leaving their job by finding higher salaries and other benefits, but career coach Caroline Castrillon says they should consider a litany of factors before making a change. Among them should be company culture, the financial performance of a given company in recent years, and the qualities of the leadership team.
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TikTok produced more viable candidates for three recent creative positions than LinkedIn, says Lottie London Marketing Director Nora Zukauskaite. Lottie London is among a growing number of brands using social video and efforts like the #TikTokResumes program to reach young candidates with social media experience.
Increase creative capacity by being receptive to new ideas, jotting them down when possible and clearing space in your day to flesh them out and take action, writes Kristin Hendrix. "The closer to having an idea that we take action, the more likely it is that we will make it real," Hendrix writes.
Calm stress with a simple exercise that involves breathing deeply, holding the breath for six seconds, exhaling slowly and repeating as necessary, writes executive coach Jody Michael. "If you are in a contentious board meeting facing a room full of irate directors or on a call with impatient shareholders, you can't excuse yourself to find a quiet room to meditate -- you need a method that you can do right then and there," Michael writes.
Finnish researchers studying four decades of data have found the Arctic has experienced warming at a rate four times faster than the rest of the world. A study in Communications Earth & Environment points to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification -- the effect of melted sea ice exposing more water to sunlight, leading to more melting of Arctic ice -- as a significant factor in the region's accelerated warming.
