Take these steps for better online meetings

Tough times are taxing on all of us | How we work doesn't sync up with the software we're given | "Fortnite" is an online home, not just a game Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version](   February 14, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [Tough times are taxing on all of us]( Many workplaces experience trauma -- such as job losses, violence in the community or a death of a co-worker -- that require increased emotional support from managers, writes Naphtali Hoff. These managers also have to prioritize their health by remembering not to take things personally and finding time to get away from it all. 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[Download XpertHR's Guide Now]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] ["Fortnite" is an online home, not just a game]( "Fortnite" is an online home, not just a game "Fortnite" tournament (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The game "Fortnite" is a cultural sensation that is driving hundreds of millions in monthly revenue despite being free to play, and its potential as a destination platform should worry anyone competing for people's time online, writes Matthew Ball. "For these players, Fortnite has become a daily social square -- a digital mall or virtual afterschool meetup that spans neighborhoods, cities, countries and continents," he writes. [REDEF]( (2/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Trends in Today's Secondary Liquidity Programs In its recent report, Nasdaq Private Market, a leading provider of secondary liquidity solutions for private companies, shares insights on the predominant trends and evolving themes in the private company secondary market. [Learn more in Nasdaq Private Market's 2018 Retrospective.]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Smarter Communication [] [Take these steps for better online meetings]( Successful virtual meetings require a clear sense of the meeting's organizer, goals and the expectation that video will be used, writes Google Cloud executive Rany Ng. In the meeting, offer moments for interaction that encourage remote workers to participate. [Fast Company online]( (2/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How to win over an angry audience]( If your audience becomes hostile, try to recognize and validate the anger and directly speak on the issue, Nick Morgan writes. Resist the urge to turn away and instead move toward the audience, both in your language and in your body language, Morgan advises. [Public Words]( (2/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Special Projects: A Career Development Tool People come to work for more than just a paycheck. Use special projects to provide growth and opportunity to help employees thrive. [Learn how now](. ADVERTISEMENT [] The Big Picture Each Thursday, what's next for work and the economy [] [Meet the next tech platform: AR's mirrorworld]( Augmented reality's development will eventually lead to the platform known as the mirrorworld, in which every real-life object has "its full-size digital twin" in an overlaying digital display, writes Kevin Kelly. The companies that capitalize on this platform will wield influence and power similar to that of social media and early web giants, he argues. [Wired (tiered subscription model)]( (2/12) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Abbott CEO: Focus on the future]( Vigilance, clarity about your audience and a desire to effect "constructive and valuable" change are what Abbott Laboratories expects from all its leaders, says CEO and Chairman Miles White. His early influences taught him "to always be a constructive builder -- to invest in making things of lasting value and benefit to many." [Forbes]( (2/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Why doesn't the heart symbol look like the organ?]( When someone draws a heart, it rarely looks like the organ that pumps blood through the body. One theory is that anatomists seven or eight centuries ago incorrectly drew the heart based on the mistaken notions of Aristotle. The image's popularity endured even after the drawings were updated in the 1500s. [USA Today]( (2/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] More insights from SmartBrief Besides our more than 200 newsletters, SmartBrief publishes [original insights]( on leadership, marketing, education and more. 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