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Feedback Should Have Your Back
In the previous blog, I wrote about the importance of process improvement. This involves constantly trying to make the processes you use at work better. Process improvement requires gathering data, or feedback. In fact, receiving (and providing) feedback is just as crucial on an individual level. You need to hear others’ impressions of your strengths and areas of growth to continuously develop your skills. In this post, I’m reviewing expert tips on how to give and receive feedback in the workplace.
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Can You Improve Your Process Improvement?
Every organization, regardless of its size or industry, relies on business processes to function. If you’re an employee, you probably know the processes you’re involved with like the back of your hand. You especially know what steps you’re involved in and what deadlines you need to meet. But do you know why those steps are important? Are you aware of the organizational goals these processes serve? And even more importantly, are you sure every process is working as efficiently as possible? In many cases, it’s not just employees who are out of the loop. Even organizational leaders often forget to engage in continuous business process improvement. In this post, I’m explaining what this is, why it matters, and how to harness its power.
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Passwords: Security Boost or Risk?
Since remote work is here to stay, so should our concern for increasing cybersecurity. Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigation Report indicates that cyberattacks are continuing to get more creative. That might make you a little nervous for your organization. Fortunately, though, there are simple steps you can take to boost security. Passwords are key (quite literally) to securing your organization against cyberattacks.
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Developing Digital Dexterity in the Workplace
As I continue to write about new and emerging trends in the workplace, remote work contextualizes each topic. For instance, it’s what’s enabling the increasing globalization of work. As more and more workplaces adapt to remote work, technologies take center stage. It’s simply not possible to work efficiently in the modern age without managing a bunch of different technologies. The key to keeping up with the tech is cultivating digital dexterity. In this blog, I’ll describe the benefits of and pathways to developing this skill set for yourself and your organization.
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Let's Get Real About Artificial Intelligence
In the past several posts, I’ve been focusing on new workplace trends emerging in 2023. I’d be remiss not to mention ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence model everyone’s talking about. This model can engage in human-sounding dialogue and answer a bunch of questions. Though it’s been fun for lots of people, it has serious uses too. In this blog, I’ll explain how you can use ChatGPT to your advantage at work.
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Step Down Your Carbon Footprint
In the past few weeks, I’ve focused on emerging trends in the new year. These include the four-day work week and increased globalization. In addition, in this post about business trends in 2023, I mentioned challenges that will arise to sustainability efforts. Economic challenges will pressure many organizations to deprioritize this important value. However, that would be a mistake. In this blog, I’ll explain the importance of reducing your organization’s carbon footprint and suggest ways to get started.
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The Future of Global Work
In the past month, I’ve focused on new workplace trends in the new year. I’ve been especially intrigued by the implications of continued flexibility at work. In my last blog, I focused on one possible outcome: the implementation of the four-day work week. Another likely effect is continued global expansion. I’ve written before about strategies for managing remote teams, but this blog is different. Here, I’m focusing specifically on the implications of hiring and working with people internationally. I’ve included some best practices for organizations and individual employees to navigate this new normal.
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The Argument for a Four-Day Work Week
In last week’s blog, I wrote about new trends we can expect to see in 2023. One of the biggest trends that’s likely to continue is increasing flexibility in the workplace. This means that workplaces are likely to continue or begin offering options like flexible hours. One way to do that is to institute a four-day work week. If this sounds like a dream of the future, think again. The revolution is already underway. To understand it, it’s important to first find out how the five-day workweek became the standard.
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Changing Trends in 2023
Welcome to 2023! With a new year comes new promise. I decided to see what trends workplace experts predict for the coming year. Sure enough, I found forecasts for exciting new changes to come, but that wasn’t all I found. Some of the trends of the past seem likely to remain, and other emerging changes may present new challenges. Read on to see if you share these hopes and fears for the upcoming year.
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The Latest Views on Conducting Interviews
To continue the mini-series I began last week, I want to focus on how organizations interview candidates. I’ve written about hiring before in a few blogs, but I think it’s worth expanding on. Interviews are a critical component of the hiring process. Improving interviews at your organization will yield several key benefits. For instance, they can help you expand the diversity of your workforce. In addition, you can practice corporate social responsibility by increasing the accessibility of your interview process. Take your interviews seriously and you’ll see big changes.
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How to Nail Your Next Interview
In last week’s blog, I wrote about the elevator pitch. Nowadays, it’s not too common to spontaneously deliver this pitch in an elevator. That’s especially true for those of us working remotely. You’ll more likely find yourself talking about your professional self in the context of an interview. “Tell me about yourself” is often the first question you’ll hear. Read on for tips and tricks to continue the interview successfully, right down to the last question.
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Tell Me About Your Elevator Pitch
Recently, I wrote a blog about pitching a project successfully. But do you know how to pitch yourself? I’m talking about the infamous elevator pitch. Nowadays, especially in the remote world, chance encounters in the elevator may be less frequent. However, answering the interview question "Tell me about yourself" is not going away anytime soon. In this blog, I’ll explain the dos and don’ts of talking about yourself as a professional.
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