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How to Encourage Employee Autonomy—and Why That Should Matter to You as a Leader

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Then one day, you’re promoted to manager. Rather than a traditional hierarchical structure with their managers, employees with a deep sense of responsibility for their tasks and projects tend to forge almost mentor-mentee relationships with those who are “one rung up.” But don’t just say, “Here’s the project. Run with it!”

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Volunteering Can Combat Loneliness and Boost Your Mental Health—Just Consider These 5 Things Before You Start

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founder and CEO of The Mentor Project. Beck, the founder of It’s Working Project, a consulting firm that helps create synergistic strategies for caregivers and their workplace, decided to organize an event for the new mothers whose children were being treated at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House.

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How Taking Charge of Your Emotions Can Help You Find Success in Business

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Financier Warren Buffet shared a valuable piece of advice from a mentor concerning handling emotions in Gillian Zoe Segal’s book Getting There: A Book of Mentors. It’s your [emotional intelligence] that enables you to be effective in your role, get promoted and do well in the workplace.”

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Chart Your Path To Leadership: 8 Proven Steps To Build Your Professional Credibility

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Having a credible image in the workplace is crucial for both workers and leaders alike. Credibility enhances collaboration, fosters positive relationships, and promotes career growth. Take on challenging projects, meet deadlines, and strive for excellence in all tasks undertaken.

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Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

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For me, seasonal overwhelm is a combination of my granddaughter’s soccer practices and games, seasonal activities like apple picking and pumpkin carving parties, increased client projects, and trying to plan for the fast-approaching holiday season. This can cause a sudden onslaught of projects all at once.

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Deconstruct Your Office Into Core Resources To Rebuild Productivity

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They are sweeping, wholesale changes intended to promote certain attendance and productivity levels, and justify millions in leases, maintenance fees, and overall facilities costs. Which mentors’ skills and experiences do I need access to, to be successful? These are macro-level responses to designing our workplace settings.

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5 Ways to Include Soft Skills on Your Resume

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Whether you’re interested in an internal promotion or looking for a role with a new company, showing how you’ve used your interpersonal skills to succeed in past positions can make you a much more attractive candidate. If you have a mentor, discuss where your soft skills may be lacking and brainstorm ways to improve.

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