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Negative leaders appear more powerful than those with positive outlook | Perfectionism is a weakness, not a strength, in the workplace | Keep emails short if you want them to be read

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January 7, 2019

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Getting Ahead

Negative leaders appear more powerful than those with positive outlook It's human psychology to be initially drawn to leaders who are naysayers rather than cheerleaders, University of Virginia research suggests. A more negative leadership style displays more power at first, but that effect wears off in time, suggests researcher Eileen Chou. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (1/3) Perfectionism is a weakness, not a strength, in the workplace Although perfectionists tend to produce high-quality work and are more motivated, this trait also has its downsides and doesn't necessarily lead to greater career success, research shows. Perfectionists also have higher rates of burnout and workplace stress, research has found. Ladders (1/4), Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (12/27)

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Making the Connection

Keep emails short if you want them to be read Keep emails short and to the point, suggests Land O' Lakes CEO Beth Ford, because people don't have time to read through long messages. Leah Fessler writes, "Directness and honesty are in, not only because they facilitate deeper workplace relationships, but also because they just make life easier, and more efficient." Quartz (1/6)

The Landscape

312K jobs added to US payrolls last month

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The US economy added 312,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls last month, the highest tally since February. In addition, numbers for October and November were revised upward by 58,000 jobs. Reuters (1/4), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (1/4)

Your Next Challenge

How your resume should look, according to experts A clean resume design with an E-pattern or F-pattern layout works best for easy scanning of the document by recruiters and hiring managers, writes Kristen Bahler. The resume experts at Brooklyn Resume Studio offer resume tips and a free template to modernize the design of yours. Money magazine (1/2)