Tue.May 10, 2022

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Jobs at the International Centre for Guidance Studies

Adventures in Career Development

If you read this blog you are undoubtedly famiar with the International Center for Guidance Studies (iCeGS). iCeGS is a research centre based at the University of Derby with expertise in career and career guidance. The Centre conducts research, provides consultancy to the career sector, offers a range of training and delivers a number of accredited learning programmes up to and including doctoral level.

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Tough Times Call For Smart And Empathetic Leaders

Forbes Careers

You want to have a manager who can help lead during challenging times. If not, you may want to switch jobs. Here are some of the things you want to see in your manager.

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War in Ukraine: Twelve disruptions changing the world

McKinsey

The war is devastating lives and roiling markets. Here we track the disruptions that seem likely to shape lives and livelihoods, beyond the immediate crisis.

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Be Prepared For Hiring Freezes And Layoffs

Forbes Careers

When the C-suite is concerned about the future and worried that things may take a turn for the worse, they’ll reign in expenditures. This includes cutting back on hiring and culling the workforce to cut costs.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Professional Development and Training

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ - transforming video engagement with two-way interactivity. With Qvio viewers can ask questions and get instant answers from the content owner's Author-Controlled AI™️.

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4th Annual Community Challenge Aims to Provide More Women Educators with Transformational Fellowship Opportunities

Harvard Business School Online

Harvard Business School Online is partnering with Empowered to Educate to help the nonprofit expand its fellowship program and reach more women educators in countries that need it most.

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Don’t Be Shy! 10 Tips on How to Tell a Good Story

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is the importance of storytelling? How to tell a good story. 4 extra tips for introverts (and extroverts, too). How can storytelling help you at work? 4 examples of how to tell good stories. Gather around the campfire.

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Guest Post: How To Pivot to a More Meaningful Career

Your Work, Your Way

In a labor market that’s hungry for talent, it can feel like there are endless options for a career change. And while that’s a great thing, it can also be overwhelming. Many of us find ourselves stuck in careers that we’re not particularly passionate about. And figuring out what to do next can be a challenge. This post is going to walk through a process to help you find and pursue a career that is more meaningful to you. 1.

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Transformations and a hybrid workforce: A conversation with Seth Goldstrom

McKinsey

Many organizations have adopted a hybrid or fully remote workforce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. McKinsey senior partner Seth Goldstrom talks about leading transformations in this new dynamic.

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Gretchen Rubin Shares How To Quit Your Worst Work Habits

Forbes Careers

“The accountability of the workplace for many people is invaluable,” bestselling author Gretchen Rubin told Forbes during a recent live subscriber event. Those who need external expectations to motivate them and maintain their habits, she said, “have to think about: 'how do I replace that?'".

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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Tackling transformation at Allianz: A holistic approach to change

McKinsey

How can an end-to-end transformation be undertaken successfully? Veit Stutz and Tatiana Villalobos Baum of insurer Allianz SE discuss the ins and outs of their holistic change strategy.

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Did Remote Working Result In Falling Productivity During Covid?

Forbes Careers

How people should work after Covid has been the subject of often heated debate between those who support remote working and those who want a return to the office. What does the evidence tell us is the best approach?

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Driving sustainable, enterprise-wide performance acceleration

McKinsey

Leading pharma companies are achieving rapid, large-scale performance improvements using a multifaceted approach that realizes short-term gains and builds long-term capabilities at the same time.

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When the Entrepreneurial Blues Come Knocking

EOS Worldwide

Entrepreneurs learn early on to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. They can’t depend on predictable paychecks or their efforts panning out every time. From the outside, they usually appear outgoing and confident. But what happens when they lie in bed at night? Usually, that’s when the entrepreneurial blues come knocking. .

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Forbes Careers: Abortion Access Benefits, Breaking Your Worst Work Habits—And More

Forbes Careers

This week’s Careers newsletter brings the latest news, commentary and ideas about the workplace, leadership and the future of work straight to your inbox every Tuesday.

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Unfocus To Be Creative

The Creative Mind

How can mind-wandering and down-time help us be creative? Psychologist Dennis Palumbo notes, “Some people call it puttering, or screwing around, or just plain goofing off. Others, of a more kindly bent, call it day-dreaming. “Kurt Vonnegut used the quaint old term ‘skylarking.’ “What I’m referring to, of course, is that well-known, rarely discussed but […].

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Mixed Messages About Science Could Imperil U.S. Companies

Forbes Careers

If an enemy of the United States made a to-do list, one of their top priorities would be to undermine American science and engineering.

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How to Choose a CMS for your Nonprofit

crowdspring

Trying to decide what website building tool to use for your nonprofit’s website? Learn the difference between a nonprofit CMS vs. a generic CMS!

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eWOW 2023 Virtual Summit #OwnYourGrowth

At eWOW, we are all about holistic growth – personal and professional. Growth that goes beyond a job title and paycheck. This year, eWOW 2023 virtual summit focuses on owning your growth – an action plan that will help you chart your path to success that is unique to you.

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Why Complicate Your Leadership? Focus On A Few Simple Truths

Forbes Careers

A key to successful leadership is maintaining focus on a handful of tried-and-true practices.

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Descriptive vs Non-Descriptive Logos: Which Kind is Most Effective?

crowdspring

Descriptive logos more favorably affect consumers’ brand perceptions and improve brand performance than non-descriptive ones. Here's why.

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U.S. Companies Offering Abortion-Related Benefits, Hybrid Takes Hold And More For C-Suite Leaders

Forbes Careers

Here is this week’s edition of the CxO newsletter, which every Tuesday brings leaders the news, analysis and advice they need to navigate the ever changing corporate world.

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Marketing to the multifaceted Black consumer

McKinsey

To attract Black consumers, brands must demonstrate quality, social mission, and good value.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Mom Knows Best: Advice That Never Gets Old

Forbes Careers

It is advice that reiterates the need to welcome others into your world; remember that people are fighting battles you cannot see, and when you need help, ask for it.

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The 15 Best Side Hustle Ideas

BetterUp

Jump to section. What’s a side hustle? Why start a side hustle? How to start a side hustle. 15 side hustle ideas. Side hustles: The perfect ally for pursuing your dreams. Moving forward.

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How To Connect With People When You’ve Been Hurt (And Developed A Thick Skin)

Forbes Careers

Here’s how to empathize with people going through the same situation that burned you.

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Protecting Our Right To Make Our Own Healthcare Decisions

Rachel B. Garrett

It’s been a tough week. As many in my community have been sharing, I’m experiencing SO MANY FEELINGS in response to the leak of the draft opinion that will most likely overturn Roe v Wade. Anger : When I hear our government in 2022 wants to remain purist and true to a document that was written by all white men and considered slavery, rape and women’s full on subservience to men as law.

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Cancel Quiet Quitting: Detoxing Corporate Culture & Engaging Top Talent

Speaker: Jennifer Brick, Career Strategist and Author

Your employees have checked out. The last few years have been a wild ride, with countless changes to how we work and our workplace cultures, like the sudden shift to remote work, the return to office, and trends like quiet quitting. With productivity, profitability, and your employer brand on the line, leadership is turning to HR to engage employees and recreate your culture in different working models.