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How To Rearrange Your Brain for Success

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B RAD JACOBS, CEO and serial entrepreneur—United Rentals and XPO Logistics—has made and kept a few billion dollars and aims to show us how to do the same in How to Make a Few Billion Dollars. The most valuable part of the book for me was the first chapter on transforming how you use your mind. How do you get there?

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Beyond the Drama: How to De-Escalate an Emotional Conversation at Work

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But, if you can learn how to de-escalate these emotional conversations, you’ll give yourself and your coworkers the gift of a path forward. See Also: How to Deal With a Moody Boss: Even a Dropper of F-Bombs What Do I Do if They Cry? Followed closely by burning microwave popcorn. Nothing resolves.

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Overloaded at Work: How to Ask For the Support You Need

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What to say next when you’re overloaded at work (without sounding whiny) Ever found yourself cackling at the monstrous to-do list glaring back at you, thinking “Right, that’s not happening,” only to gulp back a sob as you realize none of it’s optional? And curiosity about how to approach your work differently.

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From Fiasco to Opportunity: How to Reframe a Team Setback With Better Words

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What could a shift away from this F-bomb do for team morale, project outcomes, and even workplace culture ? After all, if something is a “failure,” where do you go from there? Follow-up Prompts: “What’s one thing we each learned that we can jot down for our ‘How Not to Do It Again’ manual?

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How To Get Noticed (and Promoted) at Work.

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Standing out and moving up the ladder requires more than just showing up and doing your job. Share your successes and learning experiences with your team to build credibility. Be clear about what you hope to learn or achieve through the mentorship. Invest in learning new skills relevant to your career goals.

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Better Stakeholder Management: How to Turn Stress into Success

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Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. Focus on Being Effective, Not Right Set aside right, and focus on how you can be effective with your difficult stakeholders. Sound familiar? It’s Last Minute Linda.

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How to Help Others Learn from Experience

Leadership Freak

He won’t do that again. Here's how to help others learn from experience. Experience isn’t the best teacher. My friend melted his siding by grilling close to his house. Only fools melt their siding two times.

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