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February 27, 2024
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Getting Ahead
Programs help Black women return to work
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Programs such iRelaunch help Black women who are returning to work after an absence to navigate the job search process as well as find companies that have strong return-to-work initiatives. "Leverage your LinkedIn network to identify who's already working within these organizations and follow these 'forward-thinking companies' on social media," suggests Janet Peterson of iRelaunch.
Full Story: MSNBC (2/27) 
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In some cases, two people may share leadership responsibilities, either by serving as co-CEOs or at lower levels of management. Co-leaders can build trust and encourage cooperation by being authentic with one another, asking for advice and clearing up ambiguity about who will handle which responsibilities, writes leadership coach David Lancefield.
Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (2/22) 
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Mark Beal, an assistant professor of professional practice and communication at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, discusses how the path to landing a new job is changing and how networking and working with recruiters can yield significant advantages. Beal explains how personal branding, targeting job searches and mining the value of different generations can help candidates land coveted jobs and succeed in today's multigenerational workplaces.
Full Story: PRSAY (2/23) 
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Making the Connection
Embracing a "growth mindset" toward networking -- the idea that networking skills can be improved through practice and effort -- may help people get motivated to connect with diverse groups of people, according to Ko Kuwabara, associate professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD.
Full Story: INSEAD Knowledge (2/26) 
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The Landscape
People have accumulated stock from the company they work for in their 401(k) should consider a strategy known as net unrealized appreciation when determining what to do when they retire, writes tax attorney Joy Taylor. Taylor discusses how the strategy works, the potential financial implications and the factors that could make it particularly attractive.
Full Story: Kiplinger (2/26) 
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Your Next Challenge
Working out the kinks when leading your former coworkers
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Supervising people who were coworkers until your recent promotion can feel awkward, but you can take specific actions to change the dynamic, consultant Alaina Love writes. Love's six-step solution includes having the uncomfortable conversations and setting expectations and timelines.
Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (2/26) 
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People often develop perfectionistic tendencies to create a defense against emotional overwhelm, and they can find insights about why they strive to be perfect by asking that part of themselves how perfectionism protects them, among other questions, writes licensed clinical social worker Hilary Jacobs Hendel. Because awareness begets change, such questions are the basis of beginning to heal from perfectionism, Hendel writes.
Full Story: Psychology Today (2/23) 
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The Water Cooler
Odysseus lunar lander lands on its face
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Oops! The private Odysseus lander is down on the lunar surface, in more ways than one. Odysseus, which was built by Houston company Intuitive Machines, apparently settled on its side during its historic landing. Mission team members say they will only be able to communicate with the lander for another day or so because the sideways landing has inhibited the lander's ability to leverage its solar panels for power.
Full Story: Space (2/23) 
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SmartBreak: Question of the Day
Bayard Rustin was a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and his activism is central to a recent biopic. Which actor portrays Rustin?
VoteMike Colter
VoteColman Domingo
VoteIdris Elba
VoteLeslie Odom Jr.
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My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.
Desmond Tutu,
Anglican archbishop, theologian, human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner
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