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Has digital transformation led to an upsurge in workplace disinformation?

Workplace Insight

According to research from the American Psychological Association , individuals on social media and online platforms often rely on intuition to discern the truth. Our tendency to browse social media and the internet means we can readily share what we find to our colleagues, whether its solicited and encouraged or not.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

BMT Office Administration

Procrastination can manifest itself in several different ways in a work environment, and it’s important to familiarize yourself with each type, which includes: Online procrastination. Any co-worker checking social media notifications instead of reading employee emails qualifies as online procrastination. Social media.

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What We Can Learn About Careers from Pope Francis

On The Job

Let''s not forget in this competitive environment, sometimes the best thing you can do is be a good listener for a struggling co-worker, or even offer to take a stressed manager out for coffee. Put another way: stop bragging so much on social media about your latest project or job and instead keep the focus on how you can help others.

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

The Office Professionals Place

In order to effectively deal with the backstabbers, stubborn, mean-spirited, micromanagers, gossips, and the host of others that make the list, we must evaluate our own perceptions of these people. When you change your attitude, you are able to focus on the issue and get the job done in a stress free environment. Get on the A list.

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How to Handle Work Guilt

Jen Lawrence

If your guilt is stemming from hating your job (whether your role or the environment), seek out another form of employment. And no – I don’t mean fill them in on all the office gossip. Even better, create an active, engaged environment at home. Change Your Job. Stick with me here. Nothing on the agenda for the day?

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The SUCCESS Interview: Soledad O’Brien on Healthy Media Consumption

Success

In this first edition, we chat with longtime broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien about whether citizens have a duty to inform themselves, whether it’s possible to do so while protecting one’s mental health, and the challenge of social media literacy. The challenge comes in when you read the stuff that’s a mess—the gossip.