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Stop Stressing, Start Typing—How to Politely Ask for an Update

HR Digest

You don’t know how to politely ask for an update without implying that they’re falling behind on their tasks. Sometimes colleagues genuinely get caught up with other tasks and forget to handle your request, and a polite follow-up email can set them back on track. If the matter is urgent, then mention the word in the subject line.

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How to Deal with Political Conflict at Work

Let's Grow Leaders

Navigate political conflict at work with a combination of clarity, connection, and curiosity When you think of talking with people at work who have different political beliefs, your first response might be like that of many people we’ve encountered as we wrote Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict : “Yeah, no.

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Leadership & Political Correctness | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

OXYMORON …Great leaders are not politically correct, but they are politically savvy – there is a difference. Putting political agendas and peer pressure aside (as great leaders do), leaders should not make their choices based upon public opinion. Their responsibility is to be correct; not politically correct.

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How Best To Correct Scientific Misinformation

The Horizons Tracker

Misinformation about scientific topics remains a key concern for society. “This is quite notable, because corrections in other domains, such as reports about an accident or political event, do reasonably well, as shown by past research. However, this does not occur in the domain of misinformation about science.”

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Jargon Can Put People Off Science

The Horizons Tracker

New research from Ohio State University highlights how damaging this can be for fields such as politics and technology. It found that when people were bamboozled by complex jargon on science, they felt they were less good at the topic and less qualified to talk about it.

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How Partisan Media Affects Our Views On Social Issues

The Horizons Tracker

While the media has probably always had a political leaning, the last few years have undoubtedly seen a number of new platforms emerge that are extremely partisan. Research from Brock University explores what impact this trend has had on our social and political thinking. ” Partisan consumption. Influential media.

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Staying Complaint as Compliance Moves Out of the Office

N2Growth Blog

In fact, Reuters reported that some banks in Europe are even requiring their employees to take part in behavior coaching sessions that include simulations of pub outings where the talk turns to subjects like office gossip or clients and the “right answer” is to change the subject and change it quickly.