5 strategies for taming your email inbox Boomerang is a helpful tool that enables users to schedule emails to be sent later, writes Jessica Stillman in this article sharing five best practices for managing email. Another shortcut, TextExpander, enables you to save commonly used blocks of text so you can reply quickly to many emails. Inc. online (10/12)Keeping a journal can focus your leadership
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Use journaling to organize, document and prioritize your thoughts and become a more focused leader, notes John Baldoni in this blog post and video. He cites as an example Francis Ford Coppola's use of a journal during the making of "The Godfather." SmartBrief/Leadership (10/15)
Experts say federal labor law protects employees banding together for a political cause that relates to their job, regardless of union status. While the National Football League debates how to handle players who kneel during the national anthem, experts say players' show of solidarity has broader implications and spotlights the "concerted activity" right employees have to challenge their employers. The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers) (10/12)
Facebook asks job candidates what they do on their best days as a way to learn more about them, said Miranda Kalinowski, Facebook's global head of recruiting. Intuit CEO Brad Smith says he likes to ask interviewees why they wouldn't want to work at the company, which provides a view into the applicant's decision-making process. Business Insider (10/15)
