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How to Give Feedback—Especially When You’re Dreading it | Christine vs. Work
<p>How to Give Feedback—Especially When You’re Dreading it | Christine vs. Work</p> <p>1 Jun 2021</p> <p>---</p> <p>𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ Giving feedback can be tricky and awkward, especially if you’re conflict averse. How do you give feedback that’s empathetic yet effective? Giving feedback, especially if it’s constructive, can be difficult and agonizing to deliver. One extreme is to brush concerns under the rug and wait until the very last minute, with potentially disastrous results. The other extreme is to come across as blunt or judgemental—which can unintentionally create a defensive, disagreeable relationship. That said, the “gift of feedback” is one o...
How to Write Email with Military Precision
<p>How to Write Email with Military Precision</p> <p>28 Feb 2023</p> <p>---</p> <p>Here are three tips on writing crisper and cleaner emails that elicit quicker and higher-quality responses from colleagues and clients. 00:00 In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. 00:38 Tip 1: Write subject lines with keywords. 01:37 Tip 2: Lead with the Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) 02:45 Tip 3: Be economical. Based on the HBR/Ascend article by Kabir Sehgal: https://hbr.org/2016/11/how-to-write-email-with-military-precision This video is co-produced with @Emeritus. You can find more co-productions from HBR and Emeritus on...
How to Work Smarter
<p>How to Work Smarter</p> <p>2 Oct 2024</p> <p>---</p> <p>Being busy doesn’t equate to doing more important work. Instead of filling your calendar with busywork that will burn you out, there are ways to be more intentional with your time. Here are two ways high-achieving workers can build a smarter schedule. Listen to the podcast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4eLwMi7</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Can We Measure Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment?
<p>Can We Measure Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment?</p> <p>25 May 2021</p> <p>---</p> <p>Today, Bitcoin consumes as much energy as a small country. This certainly sounds alarming — but the reality is a little more complicated, says Nic Carter, whose firm invests in public blockchain startups. 00:00 What does Bitcoin have to do with the environment? 01:15 How does Bitcoin consume energy? 01:40 What does Bitcoin mining actually look like? 03:08 What is the controversy around Bitcoin's energy consumption? 03:35 Bitcoin consumes around 0.55% of global energy production. 04:04 What's wrong with how we talk about Bitcoin's carbon footprint? 04:42 Energy consumption is not equi...
To Be More Creative, Carve Out Your Breaks
<p>To Be More Creative, Schedule Your Breaks</p> <p>30 May 2023</p> <p>---</p> <p>New research shows that scheduling when you take breaks or switch tasks encourages creativity and helps you find more insightful answers to problems you are solving. Based on the HBR/Ascend article by Jackson G. Lu, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Mason: https://hbr.org/2017/05/to-be-more-creative-schedule-your-breaks This video is co-produced with @Emeritus. You can find more co-productions from HBR and Emeritus on the Emeritus app: https://emrt.us/HarvardBusinessReview Follow HBR: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ ...
How to Cope with a Job Loss or Demotion
<p>How to Deal with a Job Loss or Demotion</p> <p>23 May 2025</p> <p>---</p> <p>Think a layoff might be coming? CEO Whitney Johnson explains why feeling your emotions is the first step forward. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3H5Yn1S</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Do Compliments Make You Squirm? Here's Why.
<p>Do Compliments Make You Cringe? Here's Why.</p> <p>23 Jul 2024</p> <p>---</p> <p>Have you ever wondered why compliments make you uncomfortable? This might be why. — Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/46hDsl6 #research #didyouknow #psychology</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Dr. Anthony Fauci on What It Will Take to End the Pandemic
<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci on What It Will Take to Beat the Pandemic</p> <p>3 Jul 2020</p> <p>---</p> <p>The U.S. is still dealing with the first wave of Covid-19, he says. This video was recorded live on July 2, 2020. Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, offers his thinking on the current state of the pandemic. "We should not be thinking about a second wave," he warns. "We are still knee-deep in the first wave." He discusses how to balance safety vs. the need to return the economy to some sense of...
Applying Porter’s Five Forces to Fix U.S. Politics | HBR IdeaCast
<p>Applying Porter’s Five Forces to Fix U.S. Politics | HBR IdeaCast</p> <p>2 Feb 2023</p> <p>---</p> <p>Katherine Gehl, a former CEO and the founder of the Institute for Political Innovation, and Michael Porter, a professor at Harvard Business School, apply his Five Forces framework to explain why U.S. politics are dysfunctional. They argue that the Republican and Democratic parties make up an industry duopoly with high barriers to entry and low consumer power, and that the resulting lack of competition incentivizes these two dominant players to avoid compromises with majority support. Gehl and Porter pr...
#HBRLive: What We've Retained Since the Financial Crisis
<p>#HBRLive: What We've Learned Since the Financial Crisis</p> <p>10 Oct 2013</p> <p>---</p> <p>#HBRLive: What We've Learned Since the Financial Crisis</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a
