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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

Success

You’ve just encountered a major obstacle, and now completing the project will be a lot more expensive and take much longer than you initially planned on. Having grit doesn’t mean never giving up; it means not giving up on our long-term goals. Recognizing how our goals line up can help us know when to quit and when to persist.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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But some workplace experts are speaking up and encouraging employees to do just the same in 2024; perhaps the only “resolution” you will need this year is some real talk. What assumptions do we hold about where and when we’re allowed to speak up? What have we experienced as the costs of speaking up in the past?

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Pregnant Workers Might Soon Have Accommodations Making It Easier to Work Up to Delivery

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Workers across the country who have faced unreasonable expectations at work, even at the expense of their health, are speaking out to advocacy groups, like Lightner, to push for the bill to pass. On one hand, I’ll be working up until the second I deliver,” she said in an interview before giving birth. “I Anita Patel, M.D. ,

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The SUCCESS Interview: Puneet Nanda on Disrupting Industries and Making Wellness Products Accessible for All

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I saw that there was a gap, where they had an amazing product, but it was, like, 10 times more expensive than it should have been. PN : I would tell you that what has happened over the past two, three decades is that, because of consolidations in Wall Street, the bigger companies keep gobbling up the smaller companies.

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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Stand up for yourself more Assertiveness was never my strong suit, especially when I was younger. I remember one instance when I applied for a communications job and the male interviewer asked if I was pregnant or planning to have children soon. Today, I would have admonished the guy and abruptly ended the interview.

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How to Answer Weird Interview Questions

On The Job

By now, most job applicants know that when they get an interview, they need to prepare. Some of the most common interview questions go something like this: What are your greatest strengths? But sometimes, job interviewers like to get a bit creative and ask something like, "If you were a salad dressing, what kind would you be?"

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Childcare Offers The Secret To Retaining Hybrid And Remote Employees

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As founder and CEO of The Haven Collection Britt Riley explained when I interviewed her, parents realized during the pandemic that access to quality childcare is essential for them to be productive at work. Millennials and Gen Z now make up the majority of workers. As Riley emphasized, now is the time for employers to step up.

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