Mike Trigg, who used his two-decade career to pave the way for his move into writing, thinks technology industry should be more aggressively regulated.
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HR industry observers have noted the difficulties employers face in facilitating difficult conversations as well as ensuring that employees can deal with the financial and social issues they face all while also concentrating on their work.
Those topics are familiar to Laila Tarraf, chief people officer at DTC brand Allbirds, whose personal experience with loss has informed her approach to work and leadership. In an interview with sister publication HR Dive, Tarraf discussed how empathy evolved into becoming an essential leadership trait at work, and how Allbirds has addressed the needs of employees during the pandemic.
Editor s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
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Originals, he preached the value of new ideas. In his new book,
Think Again, Grant wants readers to forget, let go and move on from ideas and knowledge that isn’t working for them.
“If you can master the art of rethinking, I believe you’ll be better positioned for success at work and happiness in life,” Grant writes. “Thinking again can help you generate new solutions to old problems and revisit old solutions to new problems. It’s a path to… living with fewer regrets.”
Sometimes no matter how well-thought out or carefully laid out plans can be, they can give us tunnel vision, Grant writes. When we become open to new ideas, we begin to see faults in those plans, and can identify and prevent mistakes we were likely to make. (February; Viking; $28)