Remote teams
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour agoFrom microshifting to coffee badging: whatever happened to just doing your job?
Microshifting revolutionizes work by promoting flexible, non-linear work patterns for better work-life balance.
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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
13 hours agoMost people don't realize that the dishonest people in their lives rarely lie about facts - they lie about their intentions, and that specific distinction is why you keep feeling confused rather than simply hurt - Silicon Canals
Intention lies involve sharing true facts with hidden motives, making them difficult to detect.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoSome people don't fear failure. They fear succeeding and then being expected to sustain it, because the version of them that achieved it was running on adrenaline and desperation, and the person who shows up on Monday is someone quieter who doesn't know how to replicate what the emergency produced. - Silicon Canals
The fear of success stems from the pressure to replicate high performance, not from a desire to avoid good outcomes.
Women in technology
fromFast Company
3 days agoAI isn't just reshaping productivity and threatening to kill jobs. It's changing how we lead, communicate, and treat each other. It's also creating a new gender gap
Generative AI is reshaping communication, trust, and cultural interactions beyond productivity and efficiency concerns.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoI'm 34 and I just realized I've been performing competence at work for seven years because somewhere along the way I confused being impressive with being safe, and the exhaustion I thought was burnout was actually the weight of never once letting anyone see me learn something for the first time. - Silicon Canals
Performing competence can lead to self-erasure and social rewards, masking genuine capability with a polished exterior.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days agoI was laid off twice from the same company. The second time was a gut punch but taught me not to take cuts personally.
When the CEO held a virtual town hall in 2020 and said there needed to be layoffs, I knew I would be one of the first to go because I served zero purpose at that point.
Marketing
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoThere's a specific kind of loyalty that keeps people in jobs, cities, and friendships years after the reason they stayed has disappeared. It's not inertia. It's that leaving would require admitting the time already spent wasn't building toward something, and that admission costs more than staying another year. - Silicon Canals
People remain in unfulfilling situations due to the fear of admitting past investments were unproductive, not because of passivity or fear of change.
#emotional-intelligence
Psychology
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago15 Questions That Reveal If You're the Problem at Work
Leadership effectiveness depends on emotional intelligence; when organizational problems arise, leaders must examine their own emotional awareness and interpersonal skills rather than blaming external factors.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says people who command the most respect in a room aren't the loudest or most confident - they're the ones who can disagree without making others feel stupid for having believed something different - Silicon Canals
Respectful disagreement fosters genuine influence and encourages open dialogue.
#workplace-communication
Careers
fromSlate Magazine
3 days agoMy New Boss Has Some Unfortunate Corporate Mannerisms. I'm Having an Involuntary Reaction to It.
Corporate-speak can create barriers in communication, leading to feelings of condescension and stress in workplace relationships.
Careers
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago3 Conversations We Are Not Having at Work and Why We Need Them
Avoided workplace conversations about unsustainable workloads, unmet needs, and broken trust create burnout and disengagement; addressing them directly restores agency and improves organizational culture.
Careers
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago3 Conversations We Are Not Having at Work and Why We Need Them
Avoided workplace conversations about unsustainable workloads, unmet needs, and broken trust create burnout and disengagement; addressing them directly restores agency and improves organizational culture.
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Productivity
fromEntrepreneur
5 days agoHow Senior Leaders Make Fewer, Better Decisions
Senior leaders must make high-impact decisions with less visibility by treating decision-making as a discipline and designing supportive systems.
fromFast Company
3 weeks agoThe real reason your ideas get stolen at work-and how to stop it
Before the idea was announced, one of my coworkers, a PR guy, shared the idea-my idea-with the CEO and CMO. While he didn't exactly say he'd done the work himself, how he talked about it made it seem like it was all his.
Humor
Psychology
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3 days agoHow Successful People Negotiate Everything From Car Prices to Office Raises by Starting With a Small Yes - And Why It Works So Well (It's Easier Than You Think)
The foot-in-the-door technique increases compliance by starting with a small request before making a larger one.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoPsychology says the people who dread Monday morning the most aren't ungrateful for their jobs. They've simply built a weekend self that feels truer than the one they perform from nine to five, and surrendering it weekly takes a toll nobody talks about - Silicon Canals
Monday dread is linked to the struggle of transitioning from a more authentic self to a work persona, not job dissatisfaction.
Women in technology
fromFast Company
3 weeks agoWhy 'bringing your whole self to work' is a trap, especially for women
Workplace 'whole self' culture celebrates authenticity rhetorically while rewarding conformity behaviorally, creating contradictions that disproportionately disadvantage women and people of color within systems shaped by masculine, white, middle-class norms.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoI stopped calling it imposter syndrome when I realized the feeling wasn't that I didn't belong in the room. The feeling was that every room I'd ever entered had rules I had to decode in real time while everyone else seemed to have received the manual in advance. That's not an imposter problem. That's a class problem. - Silicon Canals
Imposter syndrome often reflects the reality of navigating environments designed for those with class advantages, not a psychological deficiency.
fromZDNET
3 weeks agoWorried AI agents will replace you? 5 ways you can turn anxiety into action at work
Rather than waiting for the agentic revolution, smart professionals are exploring automation with their colleagues to ensure the human stays in the loop during the shift to an AI-enabled organization. Professionals who want to feel more confident about agents should gravitate toward people who've had positive experiences with AI.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
1 month agoHow to create connection at work that doesn't feel forced
What started as a casual indulgence became a shared ritual. And without intending to, Grease Wednesdays began to change our department culture. We all began to get to know each other as individuals, with pets and families and hobbies. The ritual also smoothed tensions between departments, built friendships between unfamiliar teammates, and helped us realize we hadn't felt all that connected before.
Miscellaneous
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoOffice hookworms: how to deal with colleagues who steal all the credit
Office hookworms are colleagues who take credit for others' work and use passive-aggressive commentary to undermine peers; managing them requires changing your own behavior rather than theirs.
Careers
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoThe people who thrive in corporate environments and the people who burn out often have the same intelligence. The difference is that one group learned early how to read which rules are real and which rules are decoration. - Silicon Canals
Understanding both formal and informal organizational rules is crucial for thriving in a workplace.
fromForbes
1 month agoHow To Improve Your Employees' Focus In The Office
Workplace noise isn't just a nuisance. It's also a stressor and productivity killer, according to a Jabra study from 2024. As someone who likes working in quiet zones, I understand. That's why I recommend leaders spend time considering how their workspace design affects the noise level for their employees.
Remote teams
Careers
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks agoThe 3 Most Common Types of Difficult Coworkers
Difficult coworkers fall into three categories: those withholding effort, those who are chronically negative, and those displaying inappropriate interpersonal behavior. Direct, honest conversations focused on problem-solving rather than blame can effectively address workplace conflicts.
Careers
fromeLearning Industry
2 weeks ago10 Signs Of A Toxic Workplace (And How Employees Can Protect Themselves)
Toxic workplaces develop from unaddressed negative behaviors, poor leadership, and unhealthy practices, manifesting through poor communication, hostile behavior, and lack of transparency that damage employee well-being and productivity.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoThe World's Worst Workplace Rule Has Finally Come to My Job. My Friends Say to Stop Whining.
Establish firm boundaries with friends who dismiss legitimate health and logistical impacts of return-to-office mandates and reevaluate relationships that refuse accommodation.
fromBustle
1 month agoThe Office Romance Is Making A Comeback - And HR Is Surprisingly Chill
Laura and Todd, both journalists, had been out for an evening of drinks with colleagues following a particularly horrific day covering the news. Gradually, the herd had thinned out until it was just the two of them, alone at the bar near 3 a.m. with a sudden weight of sexual tension between them. They'd worked together for a couple of years at this point, and each had emerged from a relationship in their early 30s to be newly single.
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