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3 ways to become the person everyone relies on | 3 leadership qualities that build meaningful work | Follow these 5 rules for successful innovation Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( August 29, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [3 ways to become the person everyone relies on]( You can become the person everyone goes to when they need encouragement and motivation by seeking to understand those around you and being there for them when they face challenges, writes Dan Rockwell. "A go-to person provides unique value by seeing things that aren't obvious and hearing things that go unsaid," Rockwell writes. 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"Leaders should ensure they are fully optimizing the available talent, allowing more employees to 'buy in' the new culture and to give the process an interdisciplinary feel," they write. Full Story: [Chief Executive]( (8/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Everything you need to know about on-demand pay With on-demand pay from DailyPay, employees can access their earned wages before their traditional payday. Businesses who use on-demand pay are able to increase retention, improve employee engagement, and hire more quickly. [Visit us to learn more about the #1 benefit for employees.]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] Smarter Communication [] [Turn gossip into a lesson on giving proper feedback]( When you learn that people are spreading gossip about you in the office, talk with them about their concerns by addressing the content of their comments without shaming them for it, and then ask them to come to you directly next time, writes Joseph Grenny, co-founder of VitalSmarts. This approach shows "both openness to feedback and a willingness to hold others accountable in a way that might encourage them to make a better choice the next time they have concerns," Grenny writes. Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (8/26) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Free eBooks and Resources Free eBooks and resources brought to you by our sponsors - [The 10 Key Organizational Skills Needed at Work]( - [How Technology Can help You Get a Good Night’s Sleep]( - [How to Become a Subject Matter Expert in Your Field]( - [10 Ways to Gain New Skills]( - [Why & How to Take a Sabbatical from Work]( [] Smarter Working A weekly spotlight on doing more without working longer [] [Want to think deeper? Try these 30 suggestions]( Improve your thinking skills by exposing yourself to as many different ideas and opinions as possible, reconsidering your existing assumptions, avoiding overwork and paying attention to your own thoughts and feelings, writes Thomas Oppong, offering 30 ideas to ponder. "When you begin to see through the lens of logic and reason, it becomes easier and easier to spot flaws in your thinking," Oppong writes. Full Story: [Medium (tiered subscription model)]( (8/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [How to refine your ability to handle uncertainty]( Leaders can handle uncertainty in several positive ways, such as seeing the possibilities in it, preparing for it as best they can and accepting that there will be setbacks, say INSEAD professor Nathan Furr and designer and entrepreneur Susannah Harmon Furr. "I believe uncertainty ability is like a capability -- it's a muscle we can build in our organizations," Nathan Furr says. 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