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How to Lead a Thinking Group: 3 Tips to Achieve Breakthroughs

Are the meetings or classes you lead designed to elicit productive thinking? What can you do to boost creativity and problem-solving? Nancy Kline has a step-by-step process for taking on the role of the listener to help someone else engage in higher-quality thinking, resulting in ideas that lead to powerful action. Her process can be adapted for group settings such as work meetings, family conferences, or classroom discussions. Continue reading to learn how to lead a thinking group that gets results.

How to Advance Your Career: 3 Tips for Professional Growth

Are you looking to take your career to the next level? How can you better handle your work-life balance? In Winning, Jack Welch offers some tips to further your career. His advice consists of finding the right job, getting promotions, and handling work-life balance. Let’s dive into advice on how to advance your career and get the job that will benefit you.

How to Find the Right Job for You and Your Capabilities

Do you feel like your current job doesn’t take advantage of your skills? How can you find the right job for you? It can be hard finding the perfect job, but Winning by Jack Welch says this shouldn’t be your priority. Instead, you need a job that best suits your needs and capabilities. Discover how to find the right job for you, and what to look for in a position.

Working in Extreme Heat: Why Aren’t There More Regulations?

Why don’t protections exist for Americans working in extreme heat? As climate change pushes temperatures higher, will they get relief? A growing number of Americans are working in extreme heat and dying, yet almost no federal laws exist to protect them. Federal efforts to implement heat safety regulations are complicated to implement and face opposition, leaving workers vulnerable to increasingly dangerous conditions. Here’s a look at the dangerous conditions and why regulation isn’t yet in place.

How to Get Promoted at Work & Move Up the Ladder

Are you actively trying to get promoted? What can you do to improve your chances? Getting a promotion, whether it’s for the pay or glory, is most employees’ goal. It shows that your hard work has finally paid off and that you’re appreciated at your company. If you want to learn how to get promoted at work, keep reading.

How to Have a Work-Life Balance That Works for You

Do your work and personal life overlap too much? What are tips for upholding a work-life balance? Balancing life and work can be a difficult task if your job asks a lot from you. However, finding that balance is essential to furthering your career and being an outstanding employee. Check out how to have a work-life balance and keep your priorities in line.

How to Thrive With ADHD: Leverage Your Natural Interests

What are you really good at? What do you enjoy so much that it can make you lose track of time? If you have ADHD, you can achieve incredible things when you take on challenges that align with your strengths and passions. Edward Hallowell and John Ratey explain how and why this works in their encouraging book ADHD 2.0. Keep reading to learn how to thrive with ADHD by leveraging your natural interests.

America’s Work Ethic: The Cultural Pressure to Overwork

Is hard work a virtue? Is wealth a sign that someone’s a good person? American culture places a high value on hard work and productivity. This is a problem, according to radio journalist Celeste Headlee. In her book Do Nothing, she discusses where this value comes from. Read more to learn how America’s work ethic has been shaped over time.

How to Manage Your Emotions: 4 Steps for Better Control

Why is emotional intelligence important for leaders? How can you manage your emotions? The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership argues that to be an effective leader, you must understand and healthily manage your emotions. Failing to do so might lead you to repress and intensify your feelings, which can harm your well-being. Let’s look at how to manage your emotions so you can be the best leader for your employees.

Nancy Kline: Thinking Environments Need These 3 Qualities

Do you think better when you’re relaxed or under pressure? Does competition encourage or stifle effective thinking? In Time to Think, Nancy Kline asserts that high-quality thought requires dedicated time. It also requires the right environment. She identifies three characteristics of a setting that impact how conducive the space is to good thinking. Keep reading to learn Nancy Kline’s thinking environment recommendations.