May 27

What to do when your boss is a bully

by Julia Carpenter   @juliaccarpenter
 Your boss is terrorizing you — but not in the way that’s been making headlines lately.

No shoulder rubs, risqué jokes or meetings in hotels.

 Instead, the boss is yelling. Dumping work on you. Constantly criticizing.
In a 2017 survey from the Workplace Bullying Institute,19% of respondents said they experienced workplace bullying — and a whopping 61% of bullies were bosses.

“For some reason at work we say ‘Well, they’re adults anyway, let them take care of themselves,'” says Institute director Gary Namie. “We need employers to be as afraid of [bullying] as they’re supposed to be afraid of sexual harassment.”

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May 27

How Extracurricular Activities Can Make You A Star At Work

William Arruda , CONTRIBUTOR
I write about personal branding.  Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

Photo credit: Shutterstock

The digital age has blurred the lines between work and life; for some of us, that line has become nearly invisible. These days, non-work activities can play a major role in how you are perceived at work – and that’s good news. It doesn’t mean giving up downtime. It just means that sometimes what you do outside of work (yes, even the things you might consider to be recreation) can be a major booster for how you’re seen by your peers and your boss. Off-duty activities can also make you smarter, more connected, and better at building relationships – all key components of success in today’s workplace.

Here’s how your life after hours can help you develop the attributes you need in order to zoom ahead. Think of them as rocket fuel for your career success.

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May 27

5-Hour Rule: If you’re not spending 5 hours per week learning, you’re being irresponsible

Michael Simmons

Photo credit from left to right: Pete Souza, gatesnotes.com, Wikipedia Commons

“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none. Zero.”
— Charlie Munger, Self-made billionaire & Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner

Why did the busiest person in the world, former president Barack Obama, read an hour a day while in office?

Why has the best investor in history, Warren Buffett, invested 80% of his time in reading and thinking throughout his career?

Why has the world’s richest person, Bill Gates, read a book a week during his career? And why has he taken a yearly two-week reading vacation throughout his entire career?

Why do the world’s smartest and busiest people find one hour a day for deliberate learning (the 5-hour rule), while others make excuses about how busy they are?

What do they see that others don’t?

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May 27

How Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Handle Ungrateful Employees

It’s not an ideal situation, but fortunately, knowing how to address these issues is key to creating a positive workplace.

By Jackelyn Ho
Founder, Arrival Gym
CREDIT: Getty Images

Running a company is no easy feat, but managing a group of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs is a completely different beast of its own.

There may be good days and bad days, but what do you do if you have a character that seems to unleash a bit of negativity onto the team? Whether they constantly complain, give attitude, or defend themselves at every corner, it’s an unfortunate situation that needs to be addressed.

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May 27

Why Do Employees Quit Their Jobs? Because Bosses Don’t Provide Them With The 1 Thing They Want the Most

One study revealed that 34 percent of employees plan to leave their company within 12 months. This rare strategy may stop the bleeding.

By Marcel Schwantes

Principal and founder, Leadership From the Core

CREDIT: Getty Images

Employee turnover is an expensive habit, with some estimates for total costs associated with turnover ranging from 90 to 200 percent of someone’s annual salary.

Adding insult to injury, Mercer’s Global Talent Trends report revealed that 34 percent of employees plan to leave their company within 12 months.

If that sounds like your company, stopping the bleeding won’t happen with a flip of the switch; it’ll take innovative engagement solutions over a few seasons to set you culture and leadership pointing in the right direction.

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Apr 07

THE SCIENCE OF WHEN: HACK YOUR TIMING TO OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE

AARON FERNANDEZ

SCHEDULE SURGERIES, EARNINGS calls, and therapy appointments before noon. Score the biggest bucks by switching jobs every three to five years. The ideal age to get hitched (and avoid divorce): 32. In his new book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Daniel Pink scours psychological, biological, and economic studies to explore what he calls the overlooked dimension. “Timing exerts an incredible effect on what we do and how we do it,” he says. Now that the science of “when” is finally getting its due, Pink shares some temporal hacks to optimize your life.

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Apr 07

If You Aspire to Be a Great Leader, Be Present

Rasmus Hougaard
Jacqueline Carter
(https://hbr.org/2017/12/if-you-aspire-to-be-a-great-leader-be-present)

Some years ago, we worked with a director of a multinational pharma company who’d been receiving poor grades for engagement and leadership effectiveness. Although he tried to change, nothing seemed to work. As his frustration grew, he started tracking the time he spent with each of his direct reports — and every time he received bad feedback, he pulled out his data and exclaimed, ”But look how much time I spend with everyone!”

Things improved when he began a daily 10-minute mindfulness practice. After a couple of months, people found him more engaging, nicer to work with, and more inspiring. He was surprised and elated by the results. The real surprise? When he pulled out his time-tracking spreadsheet, he saw that he was spending, on average, 21% less time with his people.

The difference? He was actually there.

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Apr 07

Research Says 86 Percent of Employees Quit Within the First Six Months, Unless Managers Do These 4 Things

This is a powerful and simple strategy that most bosses rarely implement for an effective new hire experience

By Marcel Schwantes
Principal and founder, Leadership From the Core
CREDIT: Getty Images

Here’s something to seriously ponder: Research is saying that a new hire’s decision to stay with a company long-term is made within the first six months of employment.

Think about that for a minute. It means your average employee hasn’t made up his or her mind about staying or leaving your company until, quite possibly, month six on the job.

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Apr 07

Even a $1 million retirement nest egg isn’t enough anymore

With more retirees responsible for their own financial security, even a $1 million nest egg isn’t nearly enough.  Considering the looming retirement savings shortfall, experts say there are only two ways out: Earn more or spend less.

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(https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/30/even-a-1-million-retirement-nest-egg-isnt-enough-anymore.html)

This is how long $1 million will last in retirement  

A cool $1 million has long been considered the gold standard of retirement savings. These days, it’s only a fraction of what you will really need.

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Apr 07

6 Things No One Ever Tells You About Retirement

By CHUCK SALETTA/THE MOTLEY FOOL

Many of us look forward to retirement as the reward for a lifetime of hard work. While the post-work years can truly be golden for those who plan for them, many retirees are caught off guard by the facts of their new life. Here are six things you should know about before you leave the working world for good.

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