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How Sabbaticals Help Our Careers

The Horizons Tracker

A survey conducted by the recruitment platform Applied last year revealed that while around a third of employees had taken a career break of six months or more, the majority felt reluctant about disclosing that fact to potential employers during the recruitment process. What’s more, this figure rose to over 75% among executives.

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5 Tips for Managing Professional Stress

Strategy Driven

But although it’s important to be driven, motivated, and to have the right level of work ethic in order to thrive and excel at your career of choice, excessive stress is potentially deeply damaging, both in a personal and professional context. Get the right tools for the job, that can help you to streamline your operation.

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

These stars perform across a wide variety of fields, but they all have something in common: when they are at work they know how to think clearly, stay focused, and shrug off setbacks under very high levels of stress. Uncommon Greatness is the key many leaders have been searching for their entire career.

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May 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Stephanie shares: “ Stephanie gives 4 practical tips on how to reduce the stress, anxiety, and overwhelm of an overflowing email box. Julie Winkle Giulioni shared What Does a Career Look Like Today ? Linda Fisher Thornton of LeadinginContext contributed Ethical Thinking: Sifting For Values. Creativity/Inspiration.

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First Look: Leadership Books for April 2023

Leading Blog

THE WISDOM OF THE BULLFROG draws on these and countless other experiences from Admiral McRaven’s incredible life, including crisis situations, management debates, organizational transitions, and ethical dilemmas, to provide readers with the most important leadership lessons he has learned over the course of his forty years of service.

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September 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Marcia shares: “ When you are stressed or irritated, you might sabotage your conversations with one word or phrase. Dana Theus of InPower Coaching writes FAQ: Career Coach Advice. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 6 of the Most In-Demand Skills for the Future Workplace. Bill shares: “ Ethics matter.

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How to Know if Your Boss is a Micromanager (or if you just need help)

Let's Grow Leaders

Does your work ethic match the organization’s culture? Is there a new source of stress? ” Sometimes, drawing attention to the facts is all it takes to help a stress-out manager amend their behavior – or to take the time to explain what’s on their mind. The first place to look is your performance.