Jena McGregor
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Leadership lessons in Sheryl Sandberg's new book about resilience, griefApr 30, 2017 7:27 am - Sheryl Sandberg's long-awaited book is out on what she learned about becoming resilient and coping with grief following the sudden death of her husband, Silicon Valley e...
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Study: Introverts tend to be better CEOsApr 23, 2017 7:18 am - The image most people have of a straight-from-central-casting CEO is usually something like the following: An extroverted, charismatic, confident executive who climbed a...
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Bosses, be warned: Your biggest kiss-up could be your biggest backstabberApr 16, 2017 7:00 am - One of the most widely held — if rarely practiced — ideas in management is that it's important for chief executives to encourage different opinions from the people who w...
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Why some Swedish workers are getting microchips implanted in their handsApr 08, 2017 7:16 am - How would you feel about having a microchip implanted in your hand to make things more convenient at work? In Sweden, some workers are actually volunteering to do just t...
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Q&A: Why Trump failed to negotiate a heath-care dealApr 02, 2017 7:18 am - A number of parties share the blame for the Republicans' failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: The GOP's hard-line Freedom Caucus. More moderate R...
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Cushy parental leave policies don't tell America's storyMar 19, 2017 7:00 am - Many companies have been noisily publicizing their cushy parental leave policies in recent years, telling the world they're bestowing workers with an increasingly genero...
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Facebook has us talking about caregiving, bereavement leaveFeb 12, 2017 6:00 am - Companies have been rolling out ever-longer paid parental leaves to lure or retain younger workers: Six paid weeks off for new barista moms at Starbucks. Six months for ...
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Will we see more gender-themed ads like Audi's Super Bowl spot?Feb 12, 2017 6:00 am - One of the most-discussed ads during the Super Bowl was not about football, beer or food. It was an Audi ad about the gender pay gap, featuring a dad watching his little...
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What hiring freezes do to the workers left to pick up the slackJan 29, 2017 6:18 am - Federal workers likely felt the chill on Monday after President Trump issued a hiring freeze that would be "applied across the board in the executive branch," an order t...
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Wall Street powerhouse: Women shouldn't try to be like men at workJan 22, 2017 6:16 am - Back in 2002, Wall Street veteran Sallie Krawcheck was dubbed one of "the last honest analysts" by Fortune Magazine. At the time, she was heading up independent research...