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Work Is Weird. Alison Green of Ask a Manager Can Help.

By Jolie Kerr — 2018

Humans are odd in so many different ways, and no place brings that out more than the office. Here’s how to deal with the routine strangeness of desk jobs.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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The Case for Improving Work for People with Disabilities Goes Way Beyond Compliance

Individuals with disabilities frequently encounter workplace discrimination, bias, exclusion, and career plateaus—meaning their employers lose out on enormous innovation and talent potential.

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Laura Sherbin, Julia Taylor Kennedy
2017
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How Talented People with Asperger’s Are Locked Out of the Career System

Businesses that find out more about about the characteristics of those on the autistic spectrum can optimise their strengths and help them to contribute hugely to the output of their teams.

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Anne Cockayne
2015
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The Boss Factor: Making the World a Better Place Through Workplace Relationships

In this article, we argue that there is one essential area where companies can create enormous social value: job satisfaction. Because of the connection between happiness at work and overall life satisfaction, improving employee happiness could make a material difference to the world’s 2.

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Tera Allas and Bill Schaninger
2020
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How to Be More Aware of Your Relationship Style in Business

Why some are always trying to please people at work while others are looking for a fight.

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Kevin Ervin Kelley
2020
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Building Trust through Transparency Is the Key to a People-First Culture

Oftentimes, strong culture is confused with surface-level perks, but those do little for long-term engagement, writes Sarah Wilson of Rokt.

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Sarah Wilson
2021
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Building Authentic Culture

Everybody talks about company culture these days, but very few people in the industry understand what it really means. Even fewer people know how to build one.

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Jeff Plant
2021
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What to Do When Your Employee Is Diagnosed with Cancer

All managers know that they need to help their employees through challenging times. But almost no manager is prepared for when one of their direct reports announces that he or she has cancer, despite the fact that more than 1.6 million people will be diagnosed this year.

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Anne Sugar
2018
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The Value of Belonging at Work

Social belonging is a fundamental human need, hardwired into our DNA. And yet, 40% of people say that they feel isolated at work, and the result has been lower organizational commitment and engagement.

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Evan W. Carr, Andrew Reece, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, and Alexi Robichaux
2019
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How to Give Negative Feedback in an Open Office

Here’s a roundup of answers to five questions from readers.

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Alison Green
2020
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Help Your Team Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout

It can be tough enough to manage your own stress. But how can you, as a manager, help the members of your team handle their feelings of stress, burnout, or disengagement?

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Rich Fernandez
2016
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