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Don’t Wait for Promotion Cycles to Advocate for Your Best Employees

Many managers only begin advocating for their employees when they’re afraid of losing them or when promotion cycles roll around. It’s a reactive approach, and it often comes too late, with managers scrambling to highlight their team members’ strengths only to compete with dozens of others doing the same. The role of a manager as

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Stop Relying on Others for Validation at Work

Who doesn’t appreciate the acknowledgment of their efforts and wins, or like to impress others occasionally? It’s equally important to cultivate internal validation: a deeper sense of self-worth that is free from the wavering opinions of others and the momentary dopamine hit of a gold star. Developing internal validation isn’t about cultivating baseless confidence or

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Jan25 15 73319294

Stop Relying on Others for Validation at Work

Who doesn’t appreciate the acknowledgment of their efforts and wins, or like to impress others occasionally? It’s equally important to cultivate internal validation: a deeper sense of self-worth that is free from the wavering opinions of others and the momentary dopamine hit of a gold star. Developing internal validation isn’t about cultivating baseless confidence or

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Competitive Strategy Lessons from the LIV Golf and PGA Tour Merger

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock new ways of doing business.  How should a dominant organization, like the PGA Tour, respond to a challenge from an innovative new competitor? What can we learn from the PGA Tour’s

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Celebrate National Strawberry Ice Cream Day With These Sweet Recipes

Celebrate National Strawberry Ice Cream Day With These Sweet Recipes

Happy National Strawberry Ice Cream Day! Strawberry ice cream is considered people’s least favorite out of the Neapolitan mixed, but strawberry ice cream lovers can unite today and give strawberry ice cream the appreciation it deserves! National strawberry ice cream day falls on January 15th. So, let’s celebrate National Strawberry ice cream day with these

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