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* Increased self-awareness will help you to anticipate problems and productively achieve results. * 'Befriending your shadow' gives you the insight necessary to objectively strategize your leadership actions. * The short-form leadership and culture assessment provides insight into you at your best and at your worst., Nov 01, 2024 It has been rough. You're on the eve of trial, ready to close a deal, or maybe it's just the sheer volume of the work that has [...]

A successful optometry practice requires a dedicated, passionate team and effective leadership. Here's how to land ideal candidates and foster a positive office environment to keep them there long-term. A [...]

Correctional officers face various challenges and responsibilities in their work environment. In general, correctional leaders should adopt a humanistic and supportive approach to leadership, as this can enhance the job [...]

Byline: Special to the RBJ The days are getting shorter, the weather getting cooler, and early each morning, we see yellow buses gliding through our neighborhoods. That's right; we're well [...]

A boss throws a tantrum to rival a 2-year-old. Co-workers snap after too many long days of work during busy season. Clients bite your head off when yon ask for [...]

Byline: Special to the RBJ In mid-July 2018, I received a call about a young member of our team who had fallen gravely ill. She would pass away about a [...]

Byline: Special to the RBJ A 2020 Gartner survey reported that 78% of employees confessed to discussing politics at work, and 47% said that the run-up to that year's presidential [...]

I'm accustomed to hearing people refer to office politics when talking about challenges at work. It's a negative descriptor, one that implies success is determined by game-playing. Such games may [...]

Pride vividly reminds the world why diversity matters. Parades and rallies are taking place across the UK during June and July, celebrating the achievements and visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community [...]

Byline: Special to the RBJ 'I recently started this lead position and have been surprised by the team. They seem like really talented technical people, but they are so disinterested [...]

As the global pandemic recedes into the proverbial rearview mirror, what's ahead for the workplace is coming into sharper focus--and it isn't quite as dire as some have predicted. 'We're [...]

What happens when someone at work makes an unreasonable request? For example, what if someone on your team sets an impossible deadline or forces a decision that you know would [...]

For Maeve Dermody, ACA, a truly inclusive workplace is one that supports open communication, diversity and allyship. Dermody, who qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2018 and now works for [...]

With a little help from Zoom, noise-canceling headphones and ergonomic chairs, we've mastered working remotely. There's no commute, there's more time to spend with family, and you can sometimes get [...]

Growing up, I was fortunate enough to attend a small school, with only 73 students in my high school graduating class. Our entire school--kindergarten through 12th grade--occupied one building. But [...]

Not too long ago, a leader asked me to provide feedback on one of their direct reports. I knew the individual's name, but I couldn't recall a face or even [...]

Many would say that one of the hardest parts of working in corrections is dealing with the other officers. We sit around and complain about the old school knuckle draggers, [...]

Recently, I was reflecting on one of my favorite mentors. She was a rockstar consultant with a brilliant mind and excellent communication skills. She was consistently thrown into challenging and [...]

Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) has published a refreshed wellbeing toolkit for managers in the accountancy profession. The toolkit has been created by CAW's global wellbeing taskforce, which is chaired by [...]

That old business bromide 'People are our greatest asset' got stress-tested in 2021. Many companies discovered that their workplaces were wanting when employees started walking, as we saw during the [...]

Increased donations to certain silos of nonprofits notwithstanding. 2020 and 2021 were solidly awful years. Professional and personal stresses skyrocketed, whether due to heightened demand for services, uncertainty about some [...]

The title of this article was originally "How to Work More Efficiently," but both efficiency (doing things the right way) and effectiveness (doing the right things) are important to your [...]

Introduction There is a growing trend of full-time employees migrating from traditional in-person office environments to virtual places of work. The American Community Survey (2017) executed by the U.S. Census [...]

Like many businesses, finding and keeping good people is a major concern for any law firm. Case and point: According to a survey of lawyers included in this year's Legal [...]

Byline: Darren Frye When I say the word 'legacy,' what first comes to mind? Maybe you think about transferring your farm operation's assets to the next generation. Maybe it has [...]