Retired Hardee's operations director looks back on career | Quick management fixes can improve teamwork | HR leader: Don't overlook toxic behavior in remote work
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[] [Retired Hardee's operations director looks back on career](
Debbie Clague, who recently retired from her role as regional director of operations for seven Hardee's restaurants in Illinois, reflects on her four decades in fast food and her career journey. "I guess I found myself when I got into management, and that I could develop and lead people," says Clague, who spent 34 years with Hardee's but now is hoping to buy a business outside the food industry. Full Story: [The Register-Mail (Galesburg, Ill.)]( (6/7)
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[] [Quick management fixes can improve teamwork](
Constant conflict at work should be a sign for leaders to look inward for management errors, workplace consultant Marlene Chism writes. Addressing issues promptly, rewarding initiative and ensuring an employee isn't trying to represent others can ease conflict and improve teamwork, Chism explains. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (6/3)
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Establish standards for conduct in the remote workplace setting, look for toxic behaviors and call them out as they occur, says Nichole Viviani, chief people officer for Xplore Technologies. "At the end of the day, it's about getting comfortable with having difficult conversations virtually," Viviani says. Full Story: [Employee Benefit News (free registration)]( (6/6)
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More than just listening, it is essential for leaders to master the art of organizational listening and equip themselves with important tools and techniques -- roundtables, surveys, chain of command, walking around, open door policy, suggestion box and metrics -- that they can utilize to build an organizational listening strategy, writes Bob Lewis, a senior management and IT consultant. To execute an organizational listening strategy, Lewis suggests that leaders must free as much time from their schedule as they can to make room for organizational listening and then, one at a time, segment, stage and gradually integrate the seven organizational listening tools and techniques into their weekly work habits. Full Story: [CIO (free registration)]( (6/2)
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The best way to support staffers is by supporting their growth, improving their employability and celebrating their success when they depart, writes David Lenihan, president of Ponce Health Sciences University and co-founder and CEO of Tiber Health. "It's a slow and patient strategy that creates abundant growth benefits for team members (current and former), prospective hires, and management," Lenihan writes. Full Story: [Fast Company (tiered subscription model)]( (6/2)
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[Having trouble with empathy? Try curiosity instead]( (Pixabay)
Nearly three-quarters of CEOs surveyed by AlixPartners are concerned that disruption will send them out the door, and adding "squishy" empathy to their skills can be a major stumbling block, leadership expert Ted Bililies of AlixPartners writes. However, curiosity -- asking employees about their goals, concerns and experiences -- can fulfill the same needs and Bililies explains how. Full Story: [Chief Executive]( (6/3)
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[] [What paid parental leave does for workplace DEI](
Paid parental leave keeps more women in the workforce, eliminates pregnancy discrimination and gives women more freedom to switch jobs and grow their careers, according to surveys and executives. "We haven't studied if our parental leave policy is directly correlated, but we do know that offering women the ability to take full parental leave without putting their position, pay or leadership prospects at risk helps them participate in the workforce," says Nadia Vatalidis, vice president of people for Remote. Full Story: [WorkLife]( (6/6)
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Marriott International will spend $50 million on a campaign aimed at boosting the role of historically excluded people in hotel ownership and development. "Marriott's Bridging The Gap" has a goal of building or converting $1 billion in assets over the coming three years. Full Story: [TravelPulse]( (6/6)
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Tiquette Bramlett, president of Compris Vineyard and founder of the Our Legacy Harvested nonprofit, is spearheading efforts to diversify the wine industry in Oregon by launching its first internship program. "Oregon has a complicated history, but we're in a day and age where we have an opportunity to change that," said Bramlett. Full Story: [Oregon Public Broadcasting]( (6/1)
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[] [Latinas & Power CEO aims to inspire next generation](
Marilyn Alverio, CEO and founder of Latinas & Power Corp., has made it her company's mission to unite and inspire fellow career-minded Latinas and provide resources that can help them blossom. "[F]or companies, it's really important to make sure that we are building the kind of capacity that is needed within underserved communities so that we have people that work for us and represent those communities," Alverio said at a recent symposium in Connecticut. Full Story: [The Hartford Courant (Conn.)]( (6/7)
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[] [Why so many mermaids?](
What a person, organization or country chooses to honor publicly speaks volumes to what it values. Which makes the number of mermaid statues across the United States a little tough to take. When the non-profit Monument Lab took an inventory of 50,000 public monuments installed across the country, they found only three of the 50 most frequently celebrated historical figures to be women. Even when women were depicted, they were more likely to be mythological or fictional figures than historic ones. Monument Lab documented at least 22 statues of mermaids -- and only two for US Congresswomen. The popularity of The Little Mermaid aside, it's well past time to shine a light on the critical accomplishments that women have made, and continue to make, to progress in our society. [Read more](.
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