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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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But some workplace experts are speaking up and encouraging employees to do just the same in 2024; perhaps the only “resolution” you will need this year is some real talk. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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Union Workers Stand Firm on Contract Demands

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What’s going on: Union workers across various industries in the United States are becoming more assertive in their contract demands, rejecting deals negotiated by union leaders with employers. The increased frustration stems from stagnant pay, high healthcare costs, insufficient sick time, and uncertain scheduling, according to Reuters.

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Personal Tune-Up

Office Dynamics

A Personal Tune-up for Peak Career Performance. But if you don’t feed your body with food (fuel) and exercise (tune-ups), then the machine begins to gum up or break down. To remain a star at work, here are some “personal tune-up” tips to put into practice daily for peak career performance: Eat breakfast. Walk once a day.

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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Making a list of facts vs. feelings is more effective than pros and cons to empower your assertiveness and avoid your next sticky scenario. We’re taught to believe that jealousy is a toxic emotion to be avoided at all costs. Cape Up so You Don’t Cop Out. Are these objective facts or subjective feelings ?

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Preparing to Move Overseas? Read This First

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Before you move, here’s what you need to know about everything from establishing residency abroad to health care, taxes, visas and costs. Once you become a legal resident, you can sign up for the national health care in your new country. It’s not a big deal—unless you don’t file; then, fines can be up to $100,000, Sosdian says.

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As CEO Salaries Skyrocket More Than 25%, Financial Security Is Wavering For Workers

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In fact, the IPS discovered that the average gap between CEO and median worker pay in their 2021 sample “jumped to 670 to 1, up from 604 to 1 in 2020,” with 49 firms having ratios above 1,000 to 1. I do not see any evidence that supports that assertion, nor have I ever professionally been part of a conversation that ponders that action.

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Commercial real estate lending hits ten year low

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Other key findings from the report, which covers data up to December 2023, include: All lender groups were affected by the decline in lending appetite. Some lenders are more assertively protecting their positions on defaulted loans. New lending declined by between 14 per cent (UK banks) and 50 per cent (other non-bank lenders).

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