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 Look for natural moments to signal your ambitions outside of a dedicated sit-down. Use pre-suasion, a technique championed by psychologist Robert Cialdini. This involves subtly influencing the perceptions and attitudes of your audience (in this case, your boss, other superiors and colleagues) so that when you formally ask for a promotion, it feels like a sensible progression rather than a jarring leap. For example, when your boss mentions a new initiative during your one-on-one, you might say: "Great to hear we're expanding into AI. I've been researching this, and I see ways to scale our approach. I'd love to take on more strategic planning in this area."
Before you ask for a promotion directly, talk about what advancement would require. I call this "contracting" â getting clear, explicit agreement on what's needed to get to the next level. When your manager outlines their criteria, they're not only implicitly agreeing that promotion is possible, but they've also become more invested in your development because they helped design it.Try this script: "I'm excited about growing with the team and would love to understand what advancement to [your desired next role] typically looks like. What skills or experiences would you want to see from someone moving into that position?"
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Editor's Note: While you're focused on nailing that one big conversation, the real groundwork for your advancement is being laid in hundreds of small moments throughout the year. Every presentation you give, every solution you propose, and every project you deliver shapes how leaders view your potential.
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WorkConstantly anxious? Ease your mind by asking yourself this one question Bestselling author Martha Beck has tried many things over her 62 years of life to quell the anxiety that's been her constant companion since childhood. The Harvard-trained sociologist experimented with therapy, medication, self-compassion practices and many, many hours of meditation. Work
WorkWorkMake Better Strategic Decisions Around Slow-Developing Technology - Harvard Business Review (No paywall) Many breakthrough products include multiple technologies that evolved very slowly sometimes over decades. To avoid being surprised or overtaken by competitors, companies must systematically track the evolution of these slow-cooking technologies as they improve in performance and decrease in price. The window of opportunity that arrives when all the right technologies reach the point of maturity may be smaller than you think.
WorkViolent jihadists are getting frustrated by the new Syria - The Economist (No paywall) The new commander of the old city of Damascus was miffed. Syrias new de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, had just reversed his order to take over a grand old Ottoman palace. The arthouse within it had been used for improper behaviour, the commander insisted. Its resident female artists would sinfully come and go at all hours of the night, so he had posted two armed jihadists to make them remove their books, sketches and sound system by New Years Eveand then get out. WorkHow Do You Know When a System Has Failed? - The New Yorker (No paywall) At some point in the past decade or two, dance-music d.j.s discovered a way of punctuating their sets with a prank. Just as the music was reaching a crescendo, it would glitch, then cut out completely; videos playing above and around the stage would be replaced by the blue screen of death, from Microsoft Windows. The system had crashed! An awkward silence would descend as error messages popped up, accompanied by the familiar Windows alert sound. But then the alert sounds would fall into a rhythm, forming the backbone of a new song. When the beat dropped on the new trackthere were many different versions of the Windows Remixthe crowd would go nuts.
WorkWorkWill Elon Musk buy TikTok? What we know Reports have emerged suggesting Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, is being eyed by Chinese authorities as a potential buyer of TikTok. The social media app is facing a ban in the U.S. from Sunday, January 19, over national security concerns.
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WorkWorkCan AI Models Show Us How People Learn? Impossible Languages Point a Way. Certain grammatical rules never appear in any known language. By constructing artificial languages that have these rules, linguists can use neural networks to explore how people learn. Introduction Learning a language can't be that hard -- every baby in the world manages to do it in a few years.
WorkRich Men Rule the WorldWhenever I get a new job, the first thing I do is call my dad. And the first thing he asks me is: How much are they paying you? The man's obsession with dollars and cents is lore in the Drummond family. WorkWorkWorkMP launches legal action against Andrew Tate over social media posts Tate has been under house arrest since August when prosecutors started a second criminal investigation against him, his brother Tristan and four other suspects. They face accusations of forming an organised criminal group, human trafficking, trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering. They have all denied wrongdoing. WorkWorkCalifornia ex-prison guard found guilty of 64 charges of sexual abuse of women Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html WorkCelebrities athletes executives donate millions to California fire-relief efforts Sports teams are also pitching in to help families and businesses in southern California. Twelve professional Los Angeles sports teams – Angel City FC, and the Angels, Chargers, Clippers, Dodgers, Ducks, Galaxy, Kings, LAFC, Lakers, Rams and Sparks – announced a donation of more than $8m to wildfire relief organizations including the American Red Cross, the California Fire Foundation and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. WorkWith 30M in new funding SEEQC thinks chips are key to building useful quantum computing | TechCrunch Different companies are attacking this problem from different angles, such as photonics, silicon-based chips and trapped ion qubits. Which approaches will prevail remains to be seen, but Levy is convinced that it is key to think beyond qubits. “We need to have an overall system architecture that can actually take us to where we need to get to, and chips are going to be at the very center of that.” WorkWorkWorkWill the MAHA movement include alcohol among its targets But there are plenty — like, hundreds or thousands — of other calculators and algorithms used every day to make decisions about patients, many of which use race, sex, and other federally-protected traits. As a deadline for federally funded health systems to vet those tools for discrimination approaches in May, it’s still unclear how they’ll tackle the challenge. STAT’s Katie Palmer talked to experts about potential next steps. Read more. WorkFTC slams PBMs for boosting specialty drug prices at the expense of the US health care system Specifically, the companies were able to generate more than $7.3 billion in revenue by dispensing medicines to treat cancer, HIV, heart disease, and other serious illnesses at prices that exceeded their estimated acquisition costs between 2017 and 2022. The FTC noted in its report that so-called specialty generic drugs represent a large and growing amount of spending by plan sponsors and patients. WorkWorkWorkWorkBiden Will Remove Cuba From List of State Sponsors of Terrorism Mauricio Claver-Carone, who was recently named Mr. Trump’s envoy for Latin America, scoffed at the announcement. “Whether Venezuela last year or now Cuba, the Biden administration seems to love fake deals that favor authoritarian anti-American regimes,” he said, referring to a 2023 prisoner swap with Venezuela. WorkSpeaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration Mr. Trump had asserted that his would have been the first presidential inauguration where flags were not flying at full staff. But President Richard Nixon recited his oath of office at the United States Capitol in January 1973 with flags flying at half-staff because of the death of President Harry Truman 25 days earlier. WorkWorkCVS Cigna and UnitedHealth inflated cancer and HIV drug prices FTC says Kahn, who is set to leave the FTC when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, said she believes “the FTC should keep using its tools to investigate practices that may inflate drug costs, squeeze independent pharmacies, and deprive Americans of affordable, accessible healthcare—and should act swiftly to stop any illegal conduct.” WorkWorkWhy TikTok Users Are Downloading 'Red Note' the Chinese App TikTok, which is available in more than 150 countries but not China, is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance. American creators who post videos on TikTok say the app has been a source of connection, entertainment and information since it became a sensation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its secret sauce is its proprietary algorithm, technology that recommends a constant stream of short videos targeted to keep people scrolling. WorkIn a First the EPA Warns of 'Forever Chemicals' in Sludge Fertilizer The E.P.A. has for decades encouraged the use of sludge from treated wastewater as inexpensive fertilizer with no limits on how much PFAS it can contain. But the agency’s new draft risk assessment sets a potential new course. If finalized, it could mark what could be the first step toward regulating PFAS in the sludge used as fertilizer, which the industry calls biosolids. The agency currently regulates certain heavy metals and pathogens in sewage sludge used as fertilizer, but not PFAS. WorkIntel to spin off venture capital arm as chipmaker continues to restructure Corporate venture capital peaked in 2021, when firms in the space raised $156 billion and participated in close to 3,800 deals, according to the National Venture Capital Association. That was the same year that the broader VC market hit record levels, but startup investment numbers have since declined dramatically due largely to higher interest rates, which began going up in 2022. WorkWorkWorkInflation watch: Wholesale prices rose 02 in December less than expected Fed funds futures pricing Tuesday implied just one rate cut through the rest of the year; Bank of America economists on Monday said they think the Fed could be done this year. Fed officials at their December meeting penciled in the equivalent of two cuts this year, assuming quarter percentage point moves. WorkWorkWhy it's so hard to find starter homes in the US "It is such an unusual market because we have an all-time low of first-time home buyers, but an all-time high of all-cash buyers," said Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. WorkWorkA comprehensive list of 2024 and 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch Alyssa Stringer was formerly the Audience Development Manager for TechCrunch. She previously worked for HW Media as Audience Development Manager across HousingWire, RealTrends and FinLedger media brands. Prior to her experience in audience development, Alyssa worked as a content writer and holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism at the University of North Texas. WorkFBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted source in a sea of information. After all, you don’t need to know everything, only what’s important. WorkDoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware The Mustang Panda group has been conducting infiltration efforts around the world since at least 2014. For instance, cybersecurity firm ESET found that Mustang Panda gained access to cargo shipping companies' computers in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands in March. And the group was one of several China-linked hacking organizations identified as compromising telecommunications systems across the Asia-Pacific region in reports last summer. WorkBiden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism Chile’s progressive president, Gabriel Boric, had also petitioned Biden to change US policy and abandon sanctions against Cuba because, he argued, they affected Cuban people, not the Cuban government. During a 2023 visit to the US Boric told reporters: “It is vitally important that the sanctions against Cuba are lifted and that Cuba is taken off the list of state sponsors of terror. We are convinced that it isn’t one.” WorkCanadaas provincial leaders in disarray over response to Trump tariff threats "It is true that Canada presently has a modest trade surplus with the United States. The reason we do is because you buy so much of our oil and gas," he said. "In fact, you buy it at a discount to world markets. It's actually Canada that subsidizes the United States in this regard ⦠Maybe Canadians, if Mr Trump feels this way, should be looking at selling their oil and gas to other people. We certainly have always wanted to do some of that - maybe now's the time to do it." |
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