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- Today9 min
8 Email Etiquette Tips - How to Write Better Emails at Work
8 Email Etiquette Tips - How to Write Better Emails at Work 7 Jul 2021 --- Learning the unspoken rules for writing professional emails can improve how competent you appear in the eyes of colleagues. 00:00 Why bother with email etiquette? 01:19 Include CTA in subject line 02:13 One email thread per topic 02:48 Manage recipients 03:27 Start with the main point 04:30 Summarize in your reply 05:10 Hyperlink whenever possible 05:38 Change default setting to "Reply" (not "Reply all") 06:06 Change undo send options In this HBR collaboration with YouTube creator Jeff Su (https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffSu), you'll learn how to better organize your communications and avoid a lot of rookie mistakes that can lead to embarrassment or worse. Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Email #Etiquette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Today35 min
How Do I Improve the Role I Have? (HBR Podcast)
How Do I Improve the Role I Have? (HBR Podcast) 5 May 2022 --- Part three of our four-part special series, Find Joy in Any Job, with Marcus Buckingham on how to design your work to focus on what you love. A lot of us are feeling unhappy and disengaged at work – and that started long before the pandemic. A big part of the problem, says Marcus Buckingham, is that we don’t take the initiative to do more of the tasks that we truly love. After identifying what most energizes and excites you about your current role or employer, you can try a host of strategies to shape your work around those things. In this special series from HBR, we’re looking at how to find love in your work. In this episode, we explain how to shift your current role to focus on what really drives you. IdeaCast co-host Alison Beard speaks with Marcus Buckingham, head of research on people and performance at the ADP Research Institute and author of the new book Love + Work. Listen to all Find Joy in Any Job episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJub1TwtUIBDKN28fnTNtQBq8 You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/04/find-joy-in-any-job-how-do-i-improve-the-role-i-have - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/find-joy-in-any-job-how-do-i-improve-the-role-i-have/id152022135?i=1000558281934 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/09n5uoKdrbwCdragnlUQ8j - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/find-joy-in-any-job-how-do-i-improve-the-role-i-have-202557539 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wODUz?sa=X&ved=0CAcQkfYCahgKEwiw_eOE9bn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQhS4 Series Description: HBR IdeaCast’s Find Joy in Any Job is a special four-part series with renowned management thinker Marcus Buckingham. At a time when 41% of us are considering quitting our current roles, we'll offer a better solution: a way to improve them. We'll capture voices from workers around the world and explore why so many feel unhappy and disengaged. We'll explain how to pinpoint the aspects of work that you do (or could) love and how to shift your responsibilities to those areas. Finally, we'll discuss how to build a team and organization full of people who love what they do. Marcus is the head of research on people and performance at the ADP Research Institute and author of the new book Love + Work (as well as co-author of the best-selling Nine Lies About Work). He'll be joined by IdeaCast co-host Alison Beard. About Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org. Chapters: 00:00 Open 00:35 Intro 02:24 Turn What You Love Into a Contribution 04:54 Manage Up To Maximize What You Love 09:24 How To Stop Doing What You Loathe 13:00 Look Through a Lens of Love 14:06 How This Affects Teams 17:03 Formalize a Role Shift 19:37 Embrace Others’ Loves and Strengths 22:08 Side Hustles as a Solution 24:22 Outcomes of Improving Your Role Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Joy #Job Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Yesterday3 min
How to Answer Situational Interview Questions
How to Answer Situational Interview Questions 16 Oct 2024 --- Gone are the days when interviewers only asked job candidates about their strengths and weaknesses. Today, recruiters and hiring managers use situational questions to assess how candidates think and solve problems. Here’s how to tackle them. Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/3NzhLEp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Yesterday10 min
How to Get Out of a Creative Rut | Christine vs. Work
How to Get Out of a Creative Rut | Christine vs. Work 29 Jun 2021 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ Ever feel like your brain has run out of ideas? Here’s how to break out of a creative rut. Feeling blocked isn’t just a problem for “creative” types. Many jobs require a healthy dose of fresh thinking and new ideas, and it doesn’t feel good to hit that mental wall. Innovation Editor Christine Liu talks to Sonja Rasula, CEO and founder of Unique Markets, about how to break out of creative ruts, how to approach (and accept) them when they happen, and what you can do to reduce the likelihood of a major creative crisis. 00:00 I'm stuck... 01:20 Meet Sonja Rasula 01:37 It happens to the best of us. 02:10 Creative ruts happen. Accept it. 03:00 Just dance. 03:55 Remember why you love your job? 05:25 Get outside your comfort zone! 05:53 Getting my hands dirty. 06:20 You have to force the reset. We’d love to hear from you! Tell us about your content preferences in our 10-minute survey: https://hbp.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ldQ5v6xeoxKHrM?source=social_youtube Learn more about Sonja Rasula: https://www.uniquemarkets.com/our-founder Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbr-ascend/ https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.com/HBRAscend https://www.instagram.com/hbrascend/?hl=en #creativity #productivity #motivation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Yesterday35 min
How To Be Less Distracted at Work – and in Life | HBR IdeaCast
How To Be Less Distracted at Work – and in Life | HBR IdeaCast 22 Mar 2023 --- Nir Eyal, an expert on technology and psychology, says that we all need to learn to be less distracted into activities that don’t help us achieve what we want to each day. Unwelcome behaviors can range from social media scrolling and bingeing on YouTube videos to chatting with colleagues or answering non-urgent emails. To break these habits, we start by recognizing that it is often our own emotions, not our devices, that distract us. We must then recognize the difference between traction (values-aligned work or leisure) and distraction (not) and make time in our schedules for more of the former. Eyal also has tips for protecting ourselves from the external distractions that do come at us and tools to force us to focus on bigger-picture goals. He is the author of the book Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life (https://www.amazon.com/Indistractable-Control-Your-Attention-Choose/dp/194883653X). This article originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on September 24, 2019. Listen to more HBR IdeaCast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOa You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/09/how-to-be-less-distracted-at-work-and-in-life - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-be-less-distracted-at-work-and-in-life/id152022135?i=1000451042611 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4I2X4dbzvqkKZHbebqwEzq?si=4e3193d7bc804984 - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/how-to-be-less-distracted-at-work-and-in-life-64121681 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wNzAx?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwiAwI-Z4O_9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQ Series Description: A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management. About Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 1:33 – Distraction is Habitual 6:09 – Four Ways to Become Indistractable 11:29 – Managing External Distractions 14:43 – Time Boxing/Schedule Syncing 19:37 – Making Pacts with Yourself and Others 22:23 – Distraction at Work Is a Symptom of Cultural Dysfunction 26:24 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review/ Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #business #management Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 days ago3 min
Stories Define What Kind of Company You Are
Stories Define What Kind of Company You Are 11 Oct 2024 --- Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of ‘over stories’ and their impact on leadership and organizational behavior, highlighting the importance of shared stories and community norms in shaping practices and principles. Listen to the full HBR IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3NnsodB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 days ago16 min
What Does It Take to Be a Professional Photographer? | Career Crush
What Does It Take to Be a Professional Photographer? | Career Crush 24 Jun 2021 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ What does it take to become a professional photographer? Raven B. Varona shares her journey from taking concert photos as a side gig to quitting her job and pursuing photography full time. She chats with Ascend editor Kelsey Alpaio about gaining traction in the industry, how she charges for her work, and how she cultivated an audience of 158k Instagram followers. 00:00 I Want to be a Photographer 00:49 Meet Raven B. Varona 01:44 How did you get started as a professional photographer? 02:44 How do I get permission to bring my camera to a venue? 03:29 It's all about relationships. 04:29 You've got to create an experience on social media. 05:23 What's the day to day like for a photographer? 06:42 Misconceptions About Being a Photographer 07:15 Let's talk money. 09:39 Do I ever have to work for free? 10:56 What's it like to photograph Beyoncé and Jay-Z? 11:23 What skills do I need to get started? We’d love to hear from you! Tell us about your content preferences in our 10-minute survey: https://hbp.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ldQ5v6xeoxKHrM?source=social_youtube Learn more about Raven’s work at https://ravenbvarona.com/ Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock Video by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock Editing by Andy Robinson Assistant editing by Eliza Laycock Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbr... https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.com/HBRAscend https://www.instagram.com/hbrascend/ #portraitphotography #careeradvice #photographer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 days ago35 min
Managing Working Parents During the Pandemic | HBR IdeaCast
Managing Working Parents During the Pandemic | HBR IdeaCast 15 Mar 2023 --- Ellen Ernst Kossek, management professor at Purdue University, is researching how the pandemic is putting an enormous strain on working parents and the new challenge that poses for their managers. She shares how supervisors can offer much-needed consistency and predictability for working parents on their teams. She also outlines specific ways to give working parents more flexibility while still holding them accountable. Kossek is the coauthor, with Kelly Schwind Wilson and Lindsay Mechem Rosokha, of the HBR article “What Working Parents Need from Their Managers.” This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on November 10, 2020. Listen to more HBR IdeaCast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOa You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/11/managing-working-parents-during-the-pandemic - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/managing-working-parents-during-the-pandemic/id152022135?i=1000497975212 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7v4Ii5hb8aHWO4n6aqlDWd?si=I9Sxf-1wR-ilMg6B-x0tKw - Stitcher https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://episode/79282001&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/episode/79282001&deep_link_value=stitcher://episode/79282001 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wNzY2?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwiA_r2ditz9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management. About Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 1:52 – This is Management’s – Not the Individual’s – Problem 3:43 – Managers: Make Work Predictable Yet Flexible 8:55 – Four Behaviors of Supportive Managers 12:44 – How to Make Sure the Work Still Gets Done 18:58 – Flexibility in Essential and Frontline Work 24:29 – Longterm Effects of Flexibility 26:47 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review/ Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #business #management Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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