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

Success

Then one day, you’re promoted to manager. Companies that nurture employee autonomy definitely have an edge over their peer businesses. When you’re an employee, you crave autonomy. You want the freedom and empowerment to make—and own—decisions. This is a normal reaction and not a reason to think you aren’t cut out for leadership.

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

Allwork

A June 2022 survey by the Society for Human Resources reports that 48% of survey respondents will “definitely” look for a full-time work from home job in their next search. Mentoring initiatives . That means providing minority staff with two mentors, one from the same minority group and one representing the majority population. .

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For Jamie Kern Lima, Unlocking Success Starts with Embracing Self-Worth

Success

Best known as a motivational speaker, author and personal development mentor , Lima is not just another success story; she is a testament to the transformative power of self-worth. Self-worth is the internal conviction that we are enough as we are, regardless of past mistakes, successes or societal definitions of accomplishment,” Lima says.

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5 Considerations to Understand and Address Incompetent Coworkers

Success

Determine the degree and type of incompetence By definition, incompetence is the inability to do something successfully. The Peter Principle’ Your hypothetical colleague Diane was recently promoted to account director and doesn’t understand how to do a foundational element of her new role: managing account executives.

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Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

Tips From T. Marie

I was definitely dealing with seasonal overwhelm. Entrepreneurs may have to manage holiday promotions, sales, and customer inquiries, which can significantly increase their workload. Often they are focused on their own holiday promotions or goals they want to achieve before the end of the year.

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The Innovative Admin™ 10 Years Later: Q&A With Author Julie Perrine

All Things Admin

The world looks a lot different now, but the book definitely still holds up. As far as what I’d do differently, I think I’d be a lot more direct about some things, and definitely dive deeper into subjects like artificial intelligence. So much so that I didn’t even begin promoting the book until six months after it was released.

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Glenn Sanford Built a Billion-Dollar Business on a Foundation of Simply Never Giving Up

Success

If I’m the leader, I look at how people are responding: What’s the net promoter score around whatever the product or service is? GS: I think by definition, entrepreneurs are always trying something new, whether that’s creating a new category of business or launching a new product or service. How are we regrouping?

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