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How to Encourage Your Team to Open Up to You

When you start managing a new team, it’s going to take time to build trust. Initially, your direct reports may be hesitant to be honest with you about their interests, goals, and challenge areas. So, how can you encourage people to open up about how they’re feeling about work and what might be impacting their motivation?

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A Times Investigation Tracked Israel’s Use of One of Its Most Destructive Bombs in South Gaza    
A Times Investigation Tracked Israel’s Use of One of Its Most Destructive Bombs in South Gaza
But U.S. officials have said that Israel should do more to reduce civilian casualties while fighting Hamas. The Pentagon increased shipments to Israel of smaller bombs that it considers better suited to urban environments like Gaza. Still, since October, the United States has also sent more than 5,000 MK-84 munitions — a type of 2,000-pound bomb.






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Opinion | Why Claudine Gay Should Go    
Opinion | Why Claudine Gay Should Go
John McWhorter (@JohnHMcWhorter) is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University. He is the author of “Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now and Forever” and, most recently, “Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America.” @JohnHMcWhorter


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Democrats Call For Justice Clarence Thomas' Recusal In Trump Immunity Case    
Democrats Call For Justice Clarence Thomas' Recusal In Trump Immunity Case
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Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs discovered in south-east Asia    
Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs discovered in south-east Asia
During the study, researchers gathered 232 physical specimens for observation, and 85 tissue samples for genetic analysis, collected both from the field and from 14 natural history collections across Asia, Europe and the US.


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Rise in women facing domestic abuse at Christmas, English charities report    
Rise in women facing domestic abuse at Christmas, English charities report
In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org.




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Musk Blasts Public Markets, Says Indexing Has ‘Gone Too Far’    
Musk Blasts Public Markets, Says Indexing Has ‘Gone Too Far’
Wood’s flagship ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund (ticker ARKK) is actively managed, and has almost zero overlap with the S&P 500, according to an analysis from Bloomberg Intelligence.Musk’s Tesla joined the US benchmark roughly three years ago but has lagged since joining.


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Tech Trends 2024: AI and electric vehicle deals    
Tech Trends 2024: AI and electric vehicle deals
Meanwhile, in Canada Sanctuary AI has been training its robot, called Phoenix, to do specific tasks like packing bags. In 2024 the plan is to broaden the range of tasks that Phoenix can perform.




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UK at risk of recession after economy shrinks    
UK at risk of recession after economy shrinks
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said it revised down its figures for the three months after additional information showed that businesses in film production, engineering and design as well as telecommunications were \"all performing a little worse than we thought\".


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Joe Biden calls for call into US Steel sale to Japan's Nippon    
Joe Biden calls for call into US Steel sale to Japan's Nippon
US Steel has been looking for a buyer since August but rejected smaller bids from domestic rivals such as Cleveland-Cliffs and Nucor. Nippon\'s offer was almost twice what US bidders were prepared to pay.




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10-year Treasury yield falls slightly on shorter trading day    
10-year Treasury yield falls slightly on shorter trading day
A rally in government debt has driven yields past many targets this year, as falling inflation has increased the likelihood of future rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Investors will now be looking ahead to assess whether that rally can continue into 2024.


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Opinion | Myanmar’s Resistance Is Gaining Ground, but It Needs U.S. Help    
Opinion | Myanmar’s Resistance Is Gaining Ground, but It Needs U.S. Help
The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: [email protected].




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Seth Meyers Reveals 'The 1 Thing' Trump Has Admired His 'Entire Life'    
Seth Meyers Reveals 'The 1 Thing' Trump Has Admired His 'Entire Life'
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Federal Court Takes Up Lawsuit Over Nirvana's Famous Album Cover With Naked Baby    
Federal Court Takes Up Lawsuit Over Nirvana's Famous Album Cover With Naked Baby
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Europe has record gas stocks for this winter — but consumers still face historically higher bills    
Europe has record gas stocks for this winter — but consumers still face historically higher bills
According to Moody\'s, \"Under the unlikely adverse scenario where the conflict could escalate to the broader region with the direct involvement of Iran, European gas prices could spike to similar levels seen following Russia\'s invasion of Ukraine. This scenario would hurt economic activity and add further challenges for energy-intensive sectors.\"


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A freeway was built through her family's farm. Now her company makes millions from rest stops on its route — and King Charles III is a fan    
A freeway was built through her family's farm. Now her company makes millions from rest stops on its route — and King Charles III is a fan
\"Probably more than ever, electric vehicles will want to stop in locations that are pleasing to stop at, because you have to stop a little bit longer ... we hope that we can find ourselves in a strong position, because people like stopping with us,\" she said.


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Albanese and Marles defend MPs' parliamentary expenses after release of long-delayed reports    
Albanese and Marles defend MPs' parliamentary expenses after release of long-delayed reports
"In my first year as the Federal Member for Flynn, I spent only 73 nights in my own home in Taroom. The remaining 292 days I spent visiting local communities understanding each of their complex issues or in Canberra representing them in Parliament," he said.


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Makarrata commission in limbo after failure of Indigenous voice referendum    
Makarrata commission in limbo after failure of Indigenous voice referendum
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said on Wednesday that closing gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians was “a core priority of the government” and that he still planned “to listen to Indigenous Australians”.


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Police to drug test Brisbane woman accused of fatally stabbing her neighbour    
Police to drug test Brisbane woman accused of fatally stabbing her neighbour
“Over time, the longer that it takes to deal with this application the levels are going to change, your honour, it’s going to result in incomplete information for the prosecution and for defence to consider.”


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'This community's beautiful': Machans Beach residents band together after devastating floods    
'This community's beautiful': Machans Beach residents band together after devastating floods
His single-storey home was in one of the worst-affected areas, on Christensen Street, Machans Beach. When they built it, the council didn't require them to build on stilts despite an earlier flood in 1977.


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Prague shooting: Czech police increasing security measures after 14 killed - Europe live    
Prague shooting: Czech police increasing security measures after 14 killed - Europe live
Prague's mayor, Bohuslav Svoboda, told Czech TV: "We always thought this was a thing that did not concern us. Now it turns out that, unfortunately, our world is also changing, and the problem of the individual shooter is emerging here as well."


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Russia-Ukraine war live: two injured as Moscow launches sixth drone attack on Kyiv this month    
Russia-Ukraine war live: two injured as Moscow launches sixth drone attack on Kyiv this month
The Ukrainian infrastructure minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, said he had met with his newly appointed counterpart in Poland to discuss a cargo blockage on their shared border by Polish truckers. The truckers have been blocking the border for over a month to demand the reintroduction of restrictions to enter the European Union for their Ukrainian competitors.


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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 667    
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 667
Ukrainian infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said he had met with his newly appointed counterpart in Poland to discuss a cargo blockage on their shared border by Polish truckers. The truckers have been blocking the border for over a month to demand the reintroduction of restrictions to enter the European Union for their Ukrainian competitors.


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Israel-Gaza war live: UN draft resolution accepted by US but unclear if it has wider backing    
Israel-Gaza war live: UN draft resolution accepted by US but unclear if it has wider backing
Cyprus’s president, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Thursday that his government was awaiting a green light from Israel to send a prepared package of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza. His comments follow two days of talks between Cypriot and Israeli officials fine-tuning an initiative first proposed by the island republic in November. Christodoulides said: “We are waiting for final approval from Israel. We are ready.”


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Alex Batty says he decided to return to UK after argument with his mother    
Alex Batty says he decided to return to UK after argument with his mother
He can now look forward to spending time with family members, friends and others he grew up with in Greater Manchester, where he was living as a young boy before he disappeared and police say is “where he wants to be”.


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UK at risk of recession after economy shrinks in third quarter    
UK at risk of recession after economy shrinks in third quarter
Anxiety among households about the economy’s prospects was shown by a rise in the savings ratio, which increased to 10.1% in the third quarter, up from 9.5% in the second quarter as incomes grew by more than expenditure.


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Mark Drakeford: 'I hope people will see we did challenging and radical things'    
Mark Drakeford: 'I hope people will see we did challenging and radical things'
He said he was glad when it was announced he was stepping down. "You inevitably have some mixed feelings. I've been very fortunate. I've been in the middle of devolution since the beginning, which is more or less a quarter of a century. There will be days when I miss it and there will be days when I won't miss it at all."


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Quarter of UK pet owners concerned vets might over-treat, survey says    
Quarter of UK pet owners concerned vets might over-treat, survey says
Consumers’ lack of awareness of the ownership of their practice may not be directly harmful, Which? said, but it could reduce competition within the market, especially where groups have practices branded differently within the same local area.


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UK property sales and demand well up on a year ago, survey finds    
UK property sales and demand well up on a year ago, survey finds
“We must remain vigilant over the coming months. However, as inflation continues to dip we should start to see this translate into lower interest rates and this will be the point the UK housing market gets fully into gear once again.”


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Revisited: why do Republicans hate the Barbie movie? - podcast    
Revisited: why do Republicans hate the Barbie movie? - podcast
The Guardian is editorially independent. And we want to keep our journalism open and accessible to all. But we increasingly need our readers to fund our work.


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Move over, Nvidia: The best-performing stock of 2023 is a battery maker that's skyrocketed nearly 600%    
Move over, Nvidia: The best-performing stock of 2023 is a battery maker that's skyrocketed nearly 600%
The cathode maker\'s surging stock price has also made its founder Lee Dong-chae — currently serving a two-year prison sentence for insider trading —  a billionaire this year. His family\'s total net worth has ballooned from $300 million to $3.6 billion in 2024, according to data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.


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Morgan Stanley's outgoing CEO says markets will take off after rate cuts- FT    
Morgan Stanley's outgoing CEO says markets will take off after rate cuts- FT
Gorman also claimed the high-profile failures of three regional U.S. banks this year were \"entirely their own doing,\" adding that Credit Suisse was an example of operational risk management gone \"awry.\"


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Berkshire Buys More Occidental Stock, Bringing Its Stake to 28%    
Berkshire Buys More Occidental Stock, Bringing Its Stake to 28%
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Stocks, US Futures Decline Before Inflation Gauge: Markets Wrap    
Stocks, US Futures Decline Before Inflation Gauge: Markets Wrap
Nike’s shares fell more than 10% in late trading after the company said it’s looking for as much as $2 billion in cost savings by dismissing workers and simplifying the apparel giant’s product assortment amid a weaker sales outlook.


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'The Santa Claus rally is real': Why the stock market has a good chance of hitting record highs next week    
'The Santa Claus rally is real': Why the stock market has a good chance of hitting record highs next week
\"Notably, there was no Santa Claus rally in 2000 and 2008, not the best times for investors, and potentially some major warnings that something wasn\'t right. Lastly, the full year was negative in 1994 and 2015 after no Santa [Claus rally],\" Detrick said.


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Why Alibaba Stock Topped the Market on Thursday    
Why Alibaba Stock Topped the Market on Thursday
JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Eric Volkman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends JPMorgan Chase. The Motley Fool recommends Alibaba Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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Coroner: Ex-Buc Williams died of bacterial sepsis    
Coroner: Ex-Buc Williams died of bacterial sepsis
A fourth-round draft pick out of Syracuse in 2010, Williams played for the Bucs from 2010 to \'13. In his rookie season, he set a then-franchise record with 11 touchdowns. He was traded to his hometown Buffalo Bills in 2014. He missed the 2015 season before signing with the Chiefs in 2016.


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Rams fend off late rally, boost playoff chances with win over Saints    
Rams fend off late rally, boost playoff chances with win over Saints
Pivotal play: Saints safety and special-teamer J.T. Gray got his hands on a fourth-quarter punt, just days after being flagged for running into the kicker against the Giants. Gray won\'t get the credit for a blocked punt this time because it crossed the line of scrimmage, but he got his hands on the ball, giving the Saints a short field and an opportunity for a quick touchdown to Perry to make it a one-score game. -- Katherine Terrell


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Debate Over Plagiarism Allegations Against Claudine Gay Adds to Pressures at Harvard    
Debate Over Plagiarism Allegations Against Claudine Gay Adds to Pressures at Harvard
But by Thursday, new questions surrounding Dr. Gay’s scholarship had shifted to the forefront, after the university said late Wednesday that it had identified two more instances of what it called “duplicative language without appropriate attribution,” from her 1997 doctoral dissertation.


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10-Year-Old Arrested for Public Urination Was Treated Like an Adult Criminal, Lawyer Says    
10-Year-Old Arrested for Public Urination Was Treated Like an Adult Criminal, Lawyer Says
“We believe that it was already shown that it was a wrongful arrest,” Mr. Moore said. “That’s why people were disciplined. So I’m surprised the prosecutor is still pushing this case.”


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3 Tacoma Police Officers Cleared in Death of a Black Man    
3 Tacoma Police Officers Cleared in Death of a Black Man
Prosecutors said the audio and video evidence from several sources showed Officer Collins punching Mr. Ellis’ head and wrapping his arm around the front of Mr. Ellis’ neck and locked his hands together while squeezing, applying a “lateral vascular neck restraint.”




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