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March 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Julie Winkle Giulioni contributed Want Employees to Own Their Career Development? Julie shares: “This short post and animated videos offers tangible suggestions for how to shift ownership and responsibility for development where it belongs… with employees.” Try These 2 Things. Connect with Erik on Twitter at @i4cp.

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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks. In terms of magnitude, it’s akin to the Industrial Revolution that was felt on the agricultural community.

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What to Do When Your Boss Won?t Advocate for You

Harvard Business Review

And they can even overtly undermine you and attempt to sabotage your long-term career prospects. Without this type of feedback, you might be falling short of your boss’s expectations for promotability and not even know it. You owe it to yourself to find a workable strategy to advance your career.

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Position Yourself for a Stretch Assignment

Harvard Business Review

You will fit more easily into the culture, retain part of your social capital, and have larger chances to recover if you fail. Short-term projects are a good way to stretch without committing to a permanent change. Consider starting small projects even without a mandate.

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How Unemployment Affects Twentysomethings’ Self-Worth

Harvard Business Review

Even though unstable work histories are common in the early stage of one’s career, economic self-sufficiency and residential independence are widely accepted markers of adulthood that are threatened by unemployment. They may also have long-term detrimental effects on employment. Young workers may be no different.