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Improve Your Positive Influence: Eliminate Common Obstacles

Leading Blog

The interference could come externally but often comes internally in an athlete — freezing up or choking on the spot. The equation also applies to our individual capacity for positive influence (+influence). People also tend to give up too early or to not try because of an assumption that may not be valid. Low awareness.

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How the Best Leaders Navigate Office Politics Effectively

Lead from Within

Office politics can be a fact of life in any organization, and it can be especially challenging for leaders who are trying to navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and conflicting agendas. Here are a few strategies that the best leaders use to navigate office politics: Lead by example: The best leaders lead by example.

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Boosting Political Engagement Among The Young

The Horizons Tracker

Young citizens globally exhibit low voter turnout, resulting in political parties neglecting issues of importance to the youth, such as climate change and well-paid employment. Following the election, the authors conducted a brief follow-up survey to gauge actual voter turnout and party selection.

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How Our Current Office Shock Can Lead to a Climate-Positive “Officeverse”

Leading Blog

But overall, climate impacts improved during the shake-up with the promise of much more to come. Offices and officing could be an important catalyst for positive climate choices. Hybrid work and flexibility are now normalized, but the future of work is up for grabs. And that can be an opportunity for climate-positive officing.

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8 Strategies for Navigating through Office Politics

HR Digest

Maintaining employee satisfaction throughout can become difficult if office dynamics chance upon negative office politics. As a leader, it is your responsibility to minimize any tense environment and navigate through workplace politics with strategies. The organization can inevitably suffer if negative politics fester in the workplace.

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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.

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Two Weeks and No Updates? Time to Write a Follow-up Email after an Interview

HR Digest

If you’ve recently attended an interview and now you’re spending your time glancing at your phone and refreshing your email, then let us suggest taking matters into your own hands with a follow-up email after an interview. Should I Send a Follow-up Email after an Interview?