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Getting Unstuck at Work
Professor Cass Sunstein defines “sludge” as the unnecessary bureaucracy and frictions, like long wait times and excessive paperwork, that hinder access to desired outcomes, suggesting organizations can improve experiences by minimizing these obstacles.
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Secrets to Getting Ahead and Getting Promoted
Gen Z workers are driving a focus on diversity and inclusion, yet many traditional norms persist, prompting Gorick Ng to advise new employees on how to navigate office dynamics and prioritize high-profile assignments for career advancement.
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Present Your Best Self In Person and Online
In remote work settings, “mullet outfits” reflect a blend of comfort and professionalism, and career advisor Gorick Ng emphasizes the importance of managing perceptions through clear communication and mindful presentation to ensure your hard work is recognized and respected.
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Approach Meetings Deliberately
Meetings, while often overlooked, are crucial for workplace productivity and career advancement; by clarifying expectations beforehand, engaging appropriately during, and following up afterward, you can effectively showcase your capabilities and build valuable relationships.
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Prioritize Your Core Responsibilities
Stephen Covey’s quote emphasizes that instead of merely following your schedule, you should prioritize essential tasks, a strategy career advisor Gorick Ng elaborates on by offering tools to distinguish between urgent and important tasks for a more effective workday.
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Take Ownership of Your Role
In chess, players think three moves ahead, a strategy applicable in the workplace where taking ownership of your role, proactively addressing team needs, and understanding the RACI matrix can enhance performance and contribute to organizational goals.
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Make Your First Day Count
Career advisor Gorick Ng shares four strategies to ease first-day jitters at a new job: research your workplace, build relationships early, volunteer to help, and actively ask questions to engage and learn.
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Secrets to Showing Up Like a High Performer
In this video lesson, career advisor Gorick Ng explains how understanding unspoken workplace expectations—such as competence, commitment, and compatibility—can help newcomers navigate interpersonal dynamics, build trust, and unlock career opportunities.
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Make the Most of Opportunities and Bumps
Jon Acuff emphasizes that to seize significant opportunities, one must excel in smaller moments leading up to them, be prepared to act boldly, and leverage relationships for support during career transitions.
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Essential Questions for Making a Wise Jump
In sports and life, rushing into decisions can lead to negative outcomes, so Jon Acuff advises channeling impatience into thoughtful preparation by assessing motivations, seeking honest feedback from friends, and ensuring your character and relationships are aligned before making significant jumps.
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Break Through a Ceiling
In “Office Space,” the notion of dreading Mondays reflects a common feeling of being stuck in a job, prompting author Jon Acuff to suggest self-reflection and skill development as essential steps to regain momentum and ownership of one’s career.
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Navigate Your Do-Over Moments with a Career Savings Account
Jon Acuff emphasizes that while he’s not a financial planner, investing in your “career savings account”—which comprises relationships, skills, character, and hustle—can provide the stability needed to navigate career shifts and achieve success.
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Recognize the 4 Do-Over Moments
In his video lesson, Jon Acuff emphasizes the importance of recognizing and navigating both voluntary and involuntary changes in your career, highlighting that your response to these “do-over” moments is within your control.
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Take Control of Your Career
Leadership speaker Jon Acuff emphasizes that while no job or life is perfect and starting over is sometimes necessary, you can successfully navigate transitions by leveraging the skills, qualities, and connections you’ve developed throughout your career.
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Make Sure You and Your Team Look Your Best in Virtual Meetings
To enhance professionalism in virtual meetings, executive coach Alisa Cohn emphasizes the importance of effective body language, including maintaining eye-level camera positioning, a pleasant expression, and addressing team members’ presentation issues constructively.
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Four Key Principles for Successful Delegation
As startups grow, leaders must learn to delegate effectively by assessing each employee’s capabilities and enthusiasm, adapting their management style accordingly, and clearly communicating expectations for project outcomes.
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How to Use OKRs to Motivate Your Team and Meet Your Goals
To enhance team motivation and direction, executive coach Alisa Cohn emphasizes the importance of establishing clear objectives and key results (OKRs), which should be displayed on dashboards to track progress and facilitate analytical feedback.
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How to Give Constructive Feedback
Effective feedback requires a delicate balance; establish psychological safety through praise, provide specific recommendations, and use the COIN Model to guide the conversation, ensuring the recipient feels supported and motivated to improve over time.
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Create Psychological Safety for Your Team
In today’s workplace, fostering psychological safety—where team members feel secure and valued—is essential for maximizing potential, requiring leaders to confront their own insecurities, encourage open communication, and recognize individual contributions.
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Understand How Others See You with 360 Feedback
Hearing your recorded voice can feel strange, much like receiving feedback on your leadership; to foster personal growth, it’s essential to gather honest insights from others, ideally with the guidance of a coach, to align your intentions with your impact.
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Leadership Starts with You
Effective leadership requires understanding your default style and knowing when to adapt, which involves courageous self-examination of your communication, conflict resolution, feedback methods, control tendencies, stress responses, and decision-making processes, according to executive coach Alisa Cohn.
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Mastering the Unnatural Act of Leadership
Executive coach Alisa Cohn highlights that even seasoned leaders experience imposter syndrome, and to foster confidence in their teams, they must first address their own insecurities and create a psychologically safe environment.
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Avoid Building Structural Discrimination into Your Company
In this video lesson, psychologist Valerie Purdue Greenaway discusses how structural discrimination is embedded in institutional practices and offers strategies to address it, emphasizing the importance of inclusive assessments and workplace cues that promote shared experiences among diverse groups.
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Recognize and Address Bias Triggers
Unconscious biases, shaped by our backgrounds and experiences, can be managed by recognizing personal and situational triggers, practicing self-awareness, engaging in difficult conversations, articulating hiring decisions, and employing cluster hiring to promote diversity in the workplace.
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Reduce Subtle Biases Against At-Risk Groups
Psychologist Valerie Purdie Greenaway’s video lesson offers strategies to combat subtle biases against LGBTQ+ individuals, older adults, and overweight individuals, emphasizing the importance of awareness in fostering an inclusive workplace.