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February 26, 2021
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Getting Ahead
Even strong, optimistic leaders will carry on negative internal dialogues, but there's a simple process to reset your thinking and finding positive opportunities, writes Art Petty. "Instead of allowing your negative emotions to rule you, engage in a little self-trickery and reset and reframe the negatives to positives," he writes.
Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (2/25) 
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How to prepare for when a star employee leaves
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Leaders need to prepare for the workplace shuffle that will occur once the pandemic is over, especially by identifying star employees who might leave. "One of the key ways to protect your business in the event of the departure of an MVP is to equip other employees with their same skills," writes Shawn Casemore. "Cross-training, although not new, is often treated as a singular event."
Full Story: Fast Company online (2/25) 
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Poll
Have you considered a new career during the pandemic?
Yes
 44.12%
Yes but I'm staying put
 20.59%
No
 35.29%
The Landscape
A comprehensive report by McKinsey & Company found Black workers in the US private sector might not achieve management parity for another 95 years. The study reveals 45% of Black employees work in frontline jobs, 43% earn under $30,000 per year, and Black workers are overrepresented in low job-growth locations and underrepresented in high-earning, fast-growing sectors such as IT and financial and professional services.
Full Story: HR Dive (2/24) 
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The Department of Labor issued guidance on Thursday concerning whether laid-off workers can continue to receive unemployment benefits if they turn down a job because of coronavirus safety concerns. The guidance also allows parents who quit jobs to care for their children to still receive unemployment benefits after schools reopen.
Full Story: CNN (2/25) 
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The Water Cooler
Will your iceberg float?
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Software engineer and GovTrack founder Joshua Tauberer has created Iceberger, a simple interface that creates iceberg shapes out of users' doodles and shows how these structures might float in water. "Icebergs are less dense than water, so they always float with about 10% of their mass above the water," he writes.
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Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
Muhammad Ali,
professional heavyweight boxer, social activist, entertainer, philanthropist
February is Black History Month
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