Hundredsof books, articles, andpodcastsare published each year offeringthe answer to the question:How do I lead well?

To really grasp theprinciples ofeffective leadership that will lead to results, one primary lesson that many of those books and podcasts won't teach comes down to one short sentence:

Leadership is aheartmatter. Ifthe heart is not right, your leadership isn't going to be right.

The heart of a leader has to be focused on serving others first. This will reveal the leader's true intent. It is not a heartmotivated by self-interest, status, position, or power. It's a heart that is driven by service and the overarching life philosophy of "How many lives can I impact for the better?"

To that end, there are things to being a good leader that just cannot be ignored. If youare too busy to put these practices into daily motion, it may be time for a leadership tune-up. Here's what I would recommend to get you running on all cylinders.

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Many autocratic managers viewfeedback as a threat to their power, self-worth, and position, which explains why they are opposed to it and often reactfearfully and defensively to feedback. Great leaders, on the other hand, viewfeedback as a gift to improvetheir leadership so they can serve others and their mission better. Theyvalue truth and honesty and diverse perspectives for betteringthemselvesandtheir businesses.

Even when feedback is negative, it prompts an exercise in curious exploration to find out where things went wrongso that it doesn't happen again. This is setting your heart right.

So many high-level managers get caught up in situational dramas in whichthey're typically the main character. Sincetoxic fear or insecurity and false pride operate in tandem to protect their self-interest, ithijacks their thinking and potential for healthy relationships.

Great leaders don't react to people or situations, theyrespondto themby being quick to listen and understand. They apply self-awareness and curiosity to get varied perspectives and won't get riled up or let their emotions sabotage their thought process. They takea step back, assesswhat happened, and get clarity before their next move. Whatever that next move is, their integrity steps in to end a conflict, help others, and make things better.

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When fear,uncertainty, and lack of direction permeates the workplace, you begin to see fewer risks being taken and fewer problems being solved.Team members need to feel psychologically safe tobe at their best. To create a safeenvironment for your employees, managers need to do what great leaders do consistently well: pump the fear out of thework environment.

First, honor your team'svoice by allowing them the space to present ideas and express objections. Second, invest in theirsuccess and regularly communicate that their development is a top priority. Finally, sethigh expectations forteam members by giving feedback that ensures they know how valued and valuable they are.

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Vancouver Island Universitys suluqwa Community Cousins Aboriginal student mentorship program is celebrating its 10th anniversary in September 2021. In honour of this important milestone, we are sharing the stories of 12 people closely connected with the program one per month leading up to the anniversary.

The suluqwa Community Cousins program builds capacity for mentors to gain leadership and employability skills through outreach and mentoring activities. Students hone skills in self-awareness, communication, leadership, self-care and an exploration of personal values, with an emphasis on telling ones story as a path to self-empowerment through outreach to others.

Transferring to VIU from a much-larger institution in her second year, Rebecca Olivia Watmough (Bachelor of Arts 16, Major in Criminology, Minor in Psychology) had several life-changing experiences at VIU that have left a lasting impression on her and set her on her current path of becoming a lawyer. Those included being part of the unique Inside-Out prison exchange program, joining the suluqwa Community Cousins Aboriginal mentorship program, helping to develop a new program at VIU through a work-op experience, and completing an internship with the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission.

In fall 2021, she will become one of 36 judicial law clerks assigned to one of the nine judges of the Supreme Court of Canada a coveted position that will give her important insights into how decisions are made at the countrys highest court.

Throughout my three years at VIU, I found the courses and instructors incredibly diverse and engaging. I thoroughly enjoyed the smaller class size environment and felt it was more conducive to my learning. It allowed me to grow and foster relationships with my professors.

In my final year of studies, I had the opportunity to participate in the first year of the Inside-Out prison exchange program, which involved 15 criminology students and approximately 15 inmates incarcerated at the Guthrie Therapeutic Community within the Nanaimo Correctional Centre taking a university course together in Guthrie.

Not only did I take a variety of courses at VIU, I also had the opportunity to engage in various practical learning opportunities. For instance, in my final semester of studies, I completed an internship with the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, where I attended the Nanaimo Clinic two days a week in lieu of two courses. The work I was provided was diverse. I had the opportunity to attend Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) review board hearings a process I had begun to learn about in my criminology classes. I also had the opportunity to shadow psychologists, social workers and outreach workers in their work with those involved in both the criminal justice and mental health systems.

In my final year of studies, I was lucky to obtain a VIU work-op position and work as the Legal Studies and VIU Law Network Research Assistant. In this position I facilitated LSAT seminars for potential future law school students and helped with the beginning phases of the non-degree program proposal for the Legal Studies Certificate, which was implemented at VIU in 2019.

I was proud to be a suluqwa Community Cousin. This Aboriginal student mentorship program provided me with an invaluable opportunity to connect with my Mtis heritage, experience traditional teachings on Snuneymuxw land, engage in cultural activities and connect with other Indigenous VIU students. I also had the opportunity to act as a mentor for my fellow Indigenous students. The suluqwa Community Cousins program allowed me to take a break from my studies and focus on the importance of connection and culture.

I learned many skills throughout this invaluable program. Part of the program involved getting up in front of various audiences to make short presentations, whether that was introducing an event or speaking to a group of students. This public speaking aspect of the program allowed me to find my voice and increased my confidence with respect to public speaking. My comfort with public speaking has increased to a level that I am now comfortable presenting evidence and arguments in the courtroom.

I also learned the importance of gratitude. Throughout the program, there are frequent opportunities for the cousins to express what they are grateful for. I found this to be very grounding and something I continue with today. The program emphasized the importance of making time for what matters. No matter how busy you are, it is important to make time for what really matters, for instance culture, exercise or community. I raise my hands to the incredible work that goes into this program.

There are two events that stand out for me as a Cousin, and that I can remember like they occurred yesterday, although it was more than four years ago. I had the chance to travel to Ahousat First Nation to participate in a day dedicated to recruiting Ahousat high-school students to post-secondary institutions. Four of the cousins, including myself, went by car and boat from Nanaimo to Ahousat First Nation. Once we arrived at the Nations high school, we set up our booth and spoke to various interested students that approached us. Later in the day, I did a presentation about the Community Cousins Program and the various supports that are offered to Indigenous students at VIU. Being able to act as an ambassador to Indigenous high school students and stand in front of a large crowd and speak from the heart about my experience as an Indigenous student was empowering.

Another event that stands out for me involves Xulsimalt, or Uncle Gary, as I know him. Uncle Gary, a VIU Elder-in-Residence, offered to take the Cousins on a guided forest walk. Because it was exam time, only myself and one other student showed up. Uncle Gary took the two of us on a guided walk, explaining how our ancestors used the various plants that surrounded us. At the end, after collectively lighting a fire, Uncle Gary, drum in hand, taught us a song, line by line. It was a powerful and intimate experience and something I will carry with me forever.

After completing law school at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law in 2019, I worked at the Supreme Court of British Columbia as a judicial law clerk for seven justices. In this position, I conducted legal research in different areas of the law, wrote legal memoranda and provided feedback on draft reasons for judgment. It is a fascinating window into how judges think and make their decisions. I am currently articling with the Ministry of Attorney General. Articling is a year where you apprentice with an experienced lawyer who guides you through the challenges of beginning to practice law. During this year I am getting the chance to try out different areas of law I find interesting.

Following that, I will have the honour of clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada for one of the nine justices of the Court. In this position, which will begin in August 2021, I will conduct legal research, write legal memoranda and provide feedback on draft reasons for judgment. As I will be working at Canada's highest court, I am incredibly excited to engage with important legal issues that impact Canadians across the country. It is truly an honour to have the opportunity to work on decisions that will have a longstanding impact on the Canadian legal landscape.

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Its pretty fair to say that communication is everything to human beings; weve been using itand evolving our languagefor possibly millions of years. As the world continues to change, so must our communication style. This is especially important in professional settings, where we can offend people or miscommunicate our intent and lose out on building something great. In a pandemic-upended world, the levels of communication have seen shifts more quickly than usual, so how can you make sure youre sharing ideas and exchanging messages effectively?

In any organization, how a company communicates internally, i.e., manager to employee, C-level to management, etc., is of the utmost importance. Having open and transparent comms throughout the business builds trust and fosters creativity, which in turn impacts profit margins. An easy way to improve communication is by ensuring staff at all levels possess high emotional intelligence, which is something you can foster. The Emotional Intelligence and Decision-Making Bundle teaches everything from conflict management to understanding personality to self-awareness. This training gives you the tools you need to ensure your team is on the same page about everyday tasks, big-picture goals, and interdepartmental relationships.

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UAE government said that the new mutation of the COVID-19 would not affect the effectiveness of the vaccination for coronavirus.

Dr. Omar Abdulrahman Al Hammadi, Official Spokesman of the UAE Government during a media briefing on coronavirus said, Some mutations in the new Corona virus have helped the emergence of a new strain of the virus capable of spreading faster in some regions of the world, and the topic is still under study by scientists and the competent authorities.

Dr Al-Hammadi said, Clinical research has not indicated the ability of new mutations of the virus to thwart the effectiveness of the vaccination response, and researchers have confirmed before the emergence of the new mutation that human immunity is fighting the mutated versions of the original virus more effectively than before."

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Dr Al Hammadi said, Our health sector is able, thanks to its medical staff, to deal efficiently with any changes that may occur, and to provide the best forms of prevention and health care for citizens and residents.

Dr Al Hammadi said, We affirm that all those coming from outside the country must adhere to all precautionary measures, including adherence to home quarantine, and going to the hospital in the event of any symptoms appearing, and those outside the country must take all precautions and adhere to the preventive measures for these countries.

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He also said self-awareness is the most important weapon we have against the epidemic.

Awareness is what drives the individual to hasten to protect himself, his family and protect all those he loves, awareness is what pushes the individual to move away from the sources of infection and not assume that what he will do will not expose him to a virus that cannot be seen with the eye.

The UAEs health sector has succeeded in containing the crisis since its inception.

Since last March until now, researchers have detected mutations that led to a slight and ineffective change in the virus's genetic structure.

The authorities said, We stress that all workers at airports must adhere to all precautionary measures and take all precautions when dealing with travellers.

We also stress those who are outside the country the need to take all precautions and adhere to the procedures of the countries they are in.

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Although the adaptation goes to great lengths to be faithful to its source material, there are some things that are not as easily adapted as others.

TheTower of God anime adaptation is a near-perfect replica of the manhwa. The colorful characters, settings, and items that have filled the screens of webtoon readers since 2014 have finally made their way to the television screen in 2020. The new anime manages to adapt theTower of Godplot step for step without losing what makes the original so thrilling.

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Although the adaptationgoes to great lengths to befaithful to its source material, some things are not as easily adapted as others. Hereare10 differences between the anime and the manhwa.

When Bam is first introduced in theTower of God, he is seen as an innocent and ignorant young man. His lack of understanding is just anotherthing that proves how unprepared this irregular is for the dangers ahead of him.

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The manhwa leans more heavily into this idea by giving Bam a weapon at the outset of Headon's test. The weapon may be old and rusty, but it gives the boy an edge that he lacks when first introduced in the anime.

Fans of the anime will remember Levin as the first victim of Rak Wraithraiser in the Field Test. Later Levin throws a fit during Lero-Ro's introduction and meets the bad end of a powerful shinsu blast. This is the last viewers see of Levin in the anime, but manhwa readers are given much more of the hunter.

In the manhwa, Levin continues to climb the tower as a Light Bearer. The hunter makes it all the way to the final test with Bam and Khun, but his rifle is left in the field that Rak dropped it in when these two first met.

The Black March makes its debut in the manhwa in the same fashion as the anime. During Headon's test, Princess Yuri gives Bam the Black March to help him pass. Bam manages to ignite the weapon and pass Headon's test, but his future relationship with the Black March varies between the two different mediums.

In the anime, Bam meets the Black March again at the end of the Crown Game, when she ignites to render the boy unconscious. The manhwa ends the crown game with a flash of light, then jumps ahead in time without explaining exactly what happened.

Tower of God is appealing to anime fans because of its dramatic battles and incredible character designs. Another thing that draws in viewers is how self-aware the anime seems to be. It understands that it is a battle anime, and it embraces the tropes that come with this.

The manhwa proves this self-awareness by occasionally speaking directly to the viewer. SIU doesn't do it often, but when he chooses to break the fourth wall in his manhwa, it is hilarious.

Endorsi is introduced as a powerful and confident character in both the anime and the manhwa ofTower of God. When she steps onto the scene during the crown game she quickly proves to be one of the most powerful regulars climbing the tower alongside Khun and Bam.

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The manhwa demonstrates this power in unique ways when compared to the anime. In the panels that make up the manhwa, Endorsi is shown to have control of a set of orange and black orbs that she can use to block her foes attacks. The anime replaces these orbs withincredibly well-animated feats of physical strength and speed.

The final test that Bam and his team have to pass to move on from the tests' floor involves maintaining a well-balanced ecosystem. The anime shows Khun working with Narae and Laure to manipulate the setting to their advantage.

A small detail that is left out of the anime is the fact that it was Shibisu, not Khun, that originally found out about the underground tunnels that Khun uses to beat this test. Shibisu is given plenty of other opportunities to show off his academic side. Still, theshow missed an opportunity toconnect the scout position with the idea of research when they left out this detail.

After lending Bam the Black March during Headon's test and then watching the boy disappear after passing, Princess Yuri spends season 1 searching for Bam. This adventure takes Yuri and her team through treacherous, unmapped regions of the tower.

The princess prepared for these dangers by putting a team together. However, this team's faces vary depending on whether you read the manhwa or watched the anime. While some faces stay the same, a few characters in the manhwa never make it to the screen in the anime's thirteen-episode run.

The tower that Bam, Khun, and Rak work their way through in Season 1 of the anime is mysterious. To maintain this mysteriousness, information is doled out in small doses. The manhwa similarly handles information, but thanks to the medium's nature, it manages to fit in much more information than the anime does.

An example of this information goes by the name suspendium. The material goes unnamed in the anime, but the manhwa explains that this material allows the lighthouses to levitate. Other episodes show Khun using the blue rock as a form of currency. Perhaps the anime will introduce the floating rock in future seasons.

The spear bearer revolution is largely played up for laughs in the anime. Paracule's plan to stop the ranker and defeat him from a distance with spears is ridiculous in both the anime and manhwa format.

The manhwa pushes the revolution further than just abandoning Hatz, though. In an arc that seems to be themed around the idea of betrayal, Paracule's plot to betray his team by runningaway isn't enough. So, Paracule captures a few of his own teammates and holds them hostage to draw the ranker in. Regardless of how complicated Paracule's plan is, though, the fact remains that it is a bad plan.

The anime adaptation was by and large faithful to the source material. Still, the manhwa's longer format allowed it to fill out relationships that are only barely explored in the anime. The relationship between Endorsi and Bam is one of these relationships.

The manhwa gives its readers a couple of scenes that show Endorsi and Bam training before the final exam.The manhwa version of Bam does manage to stop the bull with the reverse flow control technique he picked up from Quant during the final battle. This is a feat that the anime version of Bam never managed to accomplish. Perhaps Bam enters the final test with more confidence in the manhwa thanks to his time training with a Princess of Jahad.

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Andrew Tefft is a writer, reader, watcher, and gamer based in the United States. His nomadic lifestyle makes it difficult to pin him down, but his affinity with technology makes it easy for an audience to stay in touch! He's worked in both the education and entertainment industries and now lends his writing talent to Comic Book Resources as a List Writer. Andrew grew up absorbing comic book material and debating the strengths of fictional characters with his siblings. Today he uses those skills to share his opinions of the strongest, smartest, and most resourceful anime and manga characters with the viewers of CBR.

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Resources, protective factors and personal strengths contribute towards the development of resilience in middle-aged and older men who have sex with men, according to a recent research report by Dr Renato Liboro and colleagues from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada.

According to the authors, resilience can be defined as a positive adaptation within the context of significant adversity, and can develop at the individual and community levels. Resilience enables individuals to withstand and overcome life challenges, such as living with HIV or being at-risk for acquiring it.

This research focused on the experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM, including transgender men), over the age of 40, to highlight those factors that play a role in the development of resilience as individuals age, both for those living with HIV and those who are HIV negative.

An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

Social attitudes that suggest that having a particular illness or being in a particular situation is something to be ashamed of. Stigma can be questioned and challenged.

The presence of one or more additional health conditions at the same time as a primary condition (such as HIV).

A person whose gender identity and expression matches the biological sex they were assigned when they were born. A cisgender person is not transgender.

In the language of healthcare, something that happens in a community setting or in the community occurs outside of a hospital.

The study used a strengths-based approach to better understand how many HIV-positive older individuals have developed resilience to ageing with HIV not only to survive its clinical and social impacts, but also to live full, meaningful lives. Similarly, the researchers interviewed those who have remained HIV negative despite encountering sexual and social risk factors and living through the height of the epidemic in Toronto.

Interviews were conducted with 55 MSM in Ontario (78% resided in downtown Toronto), aged 40 or older, with an average age of 54. Three-quarters of the participants were living with HIV. Most men identified as gay (78%) and White (49%). Black (16%), Asian (15%) and other racially diverse and immigrant men were also represented in the study. The study included perspectives from three transgender men.

Three broad areas emerged as contributors to resilience: resources, protective factors and personal strengths.

For both HIV-negative MSM and those living with HIV, LGBTQ spaces, community-based organisations (including AIDS service organisations, community clinics and homeless shelters) could be used by men when needed and provided safe, inclusive spaces. These resources were frequently cited as providing essential services, and occasionally as being lifesavers for the men.

Both groups also spoke about the importance of excellent healthcare providers they could easily speak to, such as openly gay or non-judgmental practitioners. Men living with HIV specifically spoke of how reliant they were on these providers. They also spoke of the use of harm reduction services, such as needle-exchange, more frequently than HIV-negative MSM.

My doctors the best! Hes very knowledgeable. He goes out of his way to explain things to me, and he builds me up

For immigrants, Canada was viewed as a safe space where sexuality could be openly expressed and necessary services could be easily found. For these men, the country itself was viewed as their main resource for survival.

In my country, you can be killed for being openly gay!

Trans participants spoke of the importance of living in downtown Toronto, which provided access to crucial services, including trans-specific services at community sites.

They have trans-specific training programs at Rainbow Health Ontario. I think that its great that they have something specific for us.

A range of protective factors were identified by men living with HIV as central to developing resilience. These included education, spirituality, family support, long-lasting close friendships and meaningful sexual relationships, as well as their HIV volunteering, activism and advocacy.

I still have my faith. I go to church and pray regularly this helps me keep strong!

Additionally, men living with HIV spoke of serosorting (choosing to have sex only with other men living with HIV, as a way of avoiding rejection) and compartmentalisation (separating their work, family and sex lives so as to avoid disclosing sexual orientation or HIV status) as tools that helped them.

Losing friends and lovers during the first two decades of the epidemic also played a role for several men living with HIV: this contributed to isolation, extreme caution and periods of celibacy which prevented them from acquiring HIV early on and potentially contributed to their survival. Even after their HIV diagnoses, the men spoke of their awareness of co-infections and co-morbidities, largely because of seeing so many loved ones die early on.

"Key personal strengths included proactiveness, perseverance, having the right attitude, self-awareness and self-control."

Interestingly, men living with HIV spoke of managed substance use as a factor contributing to their resilience. The use of recreational drugs was viewed as a means of coping with the clinical and social impacts of HIV and AIDS and as necessary to get through their most difficult times. At the time of the interview, many men were sober and had been substance-free for years. While they acknowledged that other healthier coping strategies would have been preferable, at the time, substances helped them cope.

Sounds odd, but without drugs all those years, I may not have lasted this long.

For HIV-negative men, factors that contributed to resilience included HIV volunteering, meaningful sexual relationships, and losing friends and lovers during the first two decades of the epidemic.

Having a committed, long-term relationship was the safest way to go!

So much death in so little time. I knew I had to get out of the Toronto bath house scene.

These internal characteristics allowed the men to utilise resources and draw upon protective factors. These included proactiveness, perseverance, having the right attitude, self-awareness and self-control.

For men living with HIV, proactiveness included finding answers to HIV-related questions (either from doctors, online, or from within the LGBTQ community), actively seeking out medications (especially during the early days of the epidemic, when this could mean getting medications from outside Canada), staying on top of medical appointments, and monitoring their laboratory results (CD4 counts, viral loads, STI tests etc). This also extended to persevering and persisting in the face of obstacles, which several men felt was the ultimate factor that saved their lives.

I took charge of my life looked after my health made the right decisions.

I just kept carrying on till things eventually got better

Mindset and exercising self-control were also viewed as central to developing resilience. This including stopping or limiting alcohol and drug use, as well as being cautious regarding sexual health and STIs.

You create your own life. Its knowing what you need to do making it happen.

For HIV-negative men, many similar themes came up, with more men citing proactiveness as important. Many men displayed self-awareness by describing how fearful they were of contracting HIV and other STIs and therefore avoided certain venues and sexual activities. They placed a greater emphasis on engaging in what they viewed as safer sex practices in places where they felt safe.

Im not into risky sex, not into groups, not into public sex, and not into drugs.

Trans men expressed how they needed to persevere more than cisgender MSM, as much of the information and services available were geared specifically towards cisgender MSM. Additionally, they expressed awareness regarding their increased risk of physical violence, especially during sexual encounters, and the need to create safe practices, such as private sex parties with clear communication with trusted sex partners.

I have significant experiences [as a trans man] in different sexual communities. A focus on clarity and clear communication is always key in my engagement with others to secure sexual safety.

Despite these resources, protective factors and personal strengths, MSM also spoke of significant barriers to the development of resilience in response to HIV. These included problematic substance use, internalised homo- or trans-phobia, co-morbidities, and social ills, such as racism and HIV stigma.

Party n play [sexualised drug use] has major control over the MSM community in Toronto especially over the newcomers.

Gay men would talk as if a man could actually be too gay.

I started becoming depressed as I slowly realized how they kept criminalising HIV because of the huge stigma attached to it.

Its rough enough to deal with homophobia and HIV stigma, Id have to deal with xenophobia and racism too.

As a population that has lived through years of considerable risk or clinical and social impacts of HIV and AIDS, we recognised that the perspectives and lived experiences of our older MSM participants will be able to inform, influence, and improve healthcare and community-based services, programs, interventions, and policies dedicated to promoting the resilience of both older, as well as younger, MSM to HIV and AIDS, the authors concluded.

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Each and every little thing you say (yes, even just one sentence) during a job interview shapes whether or not a hiring manager thinks you are a strong fit for the job.

And sometimes, it may be tempting to give an answer that felt right at the time, but in hindsight was extremely poor and made you seem weak or average. That's why it's important to remind yourself in advance of what to resist saying.

Here are six responses to avoid if you want to boost your chances of landing an offer, along with tips and examples of what to say instead:

I've heard so many candidates say this in response to questions about their professional strengths or notable characteristics.

It's a wildly overused answer, and if you find yourself saying it, the best case scenario is that your interviewer will ask you to elaborate. Worst case (and likely) scenario? They'll be unimpressed because they've heard it so many times, and move on.

A more appropriate response might be: "I'm not afraid to take the lead on projects, and I can do so with little guidance," followed by an example of a time when you successfully did this.

Don't think that your potential boss will be flattered by this answer; they'll just find it lazy and thoughtless.

And even if they are at an impressive level in their career, they might assume that you envision being where they are just at a different company. This indicates a lack of commitment.

Instead, outline potential ways you see yourself growing at the organization. Start with the position you're interviewing for and highlight some key skills required for the job, and how you can build upon those skills.

This shows that not only do you care about your career advancement, but that you'll also be dedicated to helping the company grow in the long-term.

Never speak badly about a former boss, no matter how bad of an experience you may have had.

When asked about why you left a job, it's okay to admit that it wasn't a right fit. Honestly is a valuable trait, but be careful with how you phrase things.

Instead, you could say that you realized your passion and want to switch career paths. Or maybe you're looking for something more challenging. It's also good to mention at least one thing you learned from your previous job that can help you succeed in the role you're applying for.

If you were fired, explain the situation without taking or assigning blame. Talk about what you could have done differently to change the outcome. This displays self-awareness and an ability to grow from negative experiences.

Nobody is perfect, so this answer is essentially another way of saying, "I'm too weak to admit any weaknesses."

This is a behavioral question that managers take seriously, so have an in-depth response prepared. I always recommend turning to former bosses and co-workers that you trust for feedback.

Send them a list of the top skills required for the position and ask them to rank it based on what they think is your strongest to least strongest.

Ultimately, it comes down to being honest about what you need to work on, giving some examples, and then discussing how you plan to work on those weaknesses.

Believe it or not, I've seen even the most qualified candidates ask this question in various ways (e.g., "What are your company's main goals?" or "What does your company do?").

The hiring manager took the time to read your resume and learn more about your background, so you're expected to do the same and make time to research them.

It's okay to ask them to elaborate on a very specific questions (e.g., "What are your team's monthly goals?"), but going into the interview with little information about the company is insulting and will lead to a poor first impression.

Yes, it's unwise to take any job without knowing what your employee benefits will be. But you should never bring it up early in the interview process, because it will only make the employer question your true intentions.

Remember, the first few interviews are meant to determine whether you should continue to be in the running for the position. So topics involving perks and benefits are irrelevant if you don't even make it past those early rounds.

J.T. O'Donnellis the founder and CEO ofWork It Daily, an online platform dedicated to helping people solve their biggest career problems. She has more than 15 years of experience in hiring, recruiting and career coaching. For career tips, follow her on TikTok@jtodonnell.

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In the 26 years since CASEL introduced the term social and emotional learning, the research and practice of SEL have grown tremendously. Today, educators talk about SEL in many ways and hear about a multitude of strategies for implementation in schools and classrooms.

As the creators of the most widely cited SEL definitions, CASEL now sees a need to clarify whats necessary to achieve the vision of SEL for all educators, adults and young people. Weve updated our definition and framework to pay close attention to how SEL affirms the identities, strengths and experiences of all children, including those who have been marginalized in our education systems. CASEL has continued to highlight the importance of enhancing the social-emotional competence of all young people and adults, while putting additional emphasis on how we can all learn and work together to create caring and just schools and communities.

CASELs Definition of SEL (2020 Update):

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.

As we continuously learn and refine our collective understanding of SEL and accelerate the movement across research, practice, and policy, weve highlighted four priorities:

CASEL will be explicit about how SEL can advance educational equity and excellence

We know from research that attention to students holistic learning and development can promote high-quality educational opportunities and outcomes for all children across race, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation and other differences. Importantly, SEL has potential to promote the academic, social and emotional development of all children. SEL can also help adults and students co-create more equitable schools and communities. While SEL alone will not solve the deep-seated inequities in the education system, it can help adults and students build more meaningful relationships and develop knowledge, skills and mindsets to interrupt inequitable policies and practices, create more inclusive learning environments and nurture the interests and assets of all individuals

CASEL will work alongside researchers, educators and policymakers to address issues of identity, agency and belonging that are fundamental to human development

By elevating young peoples perspectives and experiences, SEL affirms who they are as individuals and helps students and adults understand how their unique identities support and shape their learning. By offering opportunities for students to use their voice, examine social problems and work alongside adults to co-create solutions, SEL can help cultivate change agents and leaders who will meaningfully contribute to their communities and the world. By fostering deeper connections and meaningful relationships, SEL can help create a sense of belonging and more inclusive learning environments and communities.

With these priorities in mind, our updated framework reflects expanded definitions and examples of five core social and emotional competencies self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. The updated language pays attention to personal and social identities, cultural competency and collective action as part of SEL. It also emphasizes the skills, knowledge and mindsets needed to examine prejudices and biases, evaluate social norms and systemic inequities, and promote community well-being.

CASEL will continue emphasizing how environments, relationships and broader contexts shape learning and development

SEL is most beneficial when school leaders and educators enhance both the competencies of young people and adults and the systems in which those competencies are promoted. Poorly implemented SEL will be less beneficial and actually may harm kids when contexts are ignored. Authentic partnerships among schools, families and communities are critical to creating equitable learning environments, supportive relationships and coordinated practices to truly promote SEL across all the settings where students live and learn.

Our framework continues to underscore the importance of establishing equitable learning environments and coordinating SEL practices across classrooms and schools, with additional emphasis on the essential roles of families and community partners.

CASEL will support schools, districts and states to infuse SEL systemically into curriculum and instruction, out-of-school time, discipline, student support services, professional learning and ongoing assessment for continuous improvement

When SEL is woven into the daily life of school from academic instruction to discipline practices it is more likely to produce the many benefits that research has documented, including the promotion of students skills and attitudes, improved school climate and long-term academic achievement. This requires district and state policies and resources that help adults strengthen their own SEL and professional skills to support and sustain the healthy development of one another and the young people they support.

Given the uncertainties and challenges of todays world, our education systems should prioritize SEL to build healthy relationships, engage students and support adults to contribute to more equitable schools and communities. SEL is not a panacea or silver bullet; there is much more to learn about how best to implement SEL to promote equitable outcomes, and how to sustain high-quality implementation long-term.

At the same time, SEL is grounded by a growing body of research and bolstered by overwhelming demand from principals, teachers, parents and students. Our hope is that SEL will not only improve schools today, but help build a better world tomorrow.

Karen Niemi is president and CEO of CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning.

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Chase Kerby performs during Oklahoma City Ballet's "Ballet Under the Stars" at Scissortail Park on the Love's Travel Stops Stage Friday, October 9, 2020. [Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman Archives]

Oklahoma City singer, songwriter and musician Chase Kerby and his new band Hotel Nights have a new EP, single and music video out, and the latter is a mood for today's Oklahoma snow day.

As previously reported, Kerby first introduced us to his new project back in the summer with the catchy yet bittersweet debut single "Forget the 80's."

"Hotel Nights was an idea that started forming in my head back in 2016. The name came to me after driving through Tulsa late one night on my way back home. I saw people walking into the cheap motel rooms located on the outskirts of town and wondered what their 'hotel night' was like," Kerby explained in an email.

"I started the band because I wanted to separate myself from my musical past and start fresh. So in July of 2019, I scrapped all the songs I'd been working on and started writing all new material. I've had a lot of great experiences through music (national tours with big acts, being on 'The Voice,' etc.), but none of those experiences defined me as an artist or a person. All the songs I was writing were made to be played with a band."

The lineup for Hotel Nights is Kerby on vocals, guitar, piano, synth and percussion; Garrison Brown on lead guitar and trumpet; Dustin Ragland on drums and percussion; John McCall on bass, organ and piano; and Adam Ray on saxophone and various woodwinds.

Hotel Nights' sophomore single "Pains of the Weekenders" features the same yearning, urgent rock sound evident on "Forget the 80's."

"The song 'Pains of the Weekenders' is about finding yourself in a world of chaos and deciding what is best for you. It's about discovering self awareness, facing the toxicity of the familiar, and finding hope in the end," Kerby said.

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Media agencies are trying to move beyond the transactional and into the emotional.

Dentsu-owned global media agency Carat has rebranded around the notion of human and emotional intelligence, supported by a new planning process called design for people.

While Carat used to work in a discipline-focused way, its new planning process aims to meet consumers where they are, based on their emotional needs, in a fragmented media landscape, rather than focusing on short-term ROI.

What clients need from media agencies these days is so much more than media, said Angela Steele, CEO of Carat U.S.A. We needed a new way of working that was much more multidisciplinary.

The new process is designed around T-shaped teams that involve bringing in specialists early in the planning process who continue to work together as scrums throughout, said Sean Healy, Carats global CSO.

We work in a world with increasing specialism, he said. We thought about how we can bring people together who are brilliant at what they do, but can also work on the big picture.

These teams are set up to work quickly and iteratively, pushing out prototypes and optimizing as they go, rather than creating a static plan months in advance. Carat has developed a methodology and a set of questions that teams can apply to different client briefs, depending on the challenge they are trying to solve.

That sits at the heart of design thinking, Healy said. The job is never done and you can always improve.

This way of working became particularly valuable after COVID-19 hit and consumer habits began to shift rapidly, Steele added.

Having that ability and approach that allows us to pivot so quickly was crucial, she said.

Carats new process comes as parent company Dentsu is doubling down on the agency as one of six global brands within the network, which it will whittle down from 160. Campaign recently reported that Dentsu is slashing 6,000 jobs in pursuit of this new model.

In an industry thats drowning in data, part of Carats goal with its new approach is to help clients make better sense of information to draw impactful insights.

We're all in favor of analysis and interpretation, and there's probably not enough of that going on right now, Healy said. Part of this process is making sure you have the left and right brain looking at the data and figuring out what the story is.

To demonstrate that, Carat released its first Brand EQ report this fall, which ranked 48 global brands on their emotional intelligence based on a survey of 10,000 consumers in 10 global markets.

The study aimed to understand whether certain brands were seen as more or less human by their customers, and how that affects key metrics using behavioral scientist Daniel Golemans theory of emotional intelligence. The study assessed brands in five key areas: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills.

Carat found that many brands that ranked highest for EQ, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung and Netflix, are in the tech sector. While that might be somewhat counterintuitive based on recent tech backlash, it shows that consumers find the most human brands deliver connected experiences.

Facebook and Uber were exceptions in this category, as both scored low on self-regulation and ethics.

We found a big difference between brands that are experience-led, nimble and able to adapt to people's needs, Healy said. Theyre able to meet peoples needs more quickly.

On the flip side, auto and finance brands ranked low on the EQ index, with the exception of Visa and Mastercard, which placed ninth and 20th, respectively. Just 50% of respondents said that brands in these verticals understand them and their needs.

Those are probably two categories that have the most room for improvement when it comes to empathy, Steele said. They tend to be very transactional. [Theyre focused on] deals and price as opposed to having that higher purpose, empathy and understanding of customer needs.

Across the board, brands have a way to go to improve the way they convey empathy and demonstrate their ethics, two of the most important elements of EQ. Just 53% of brands ranked highly in both categories, indicating a broader erosion of consumer trust in institutions.

The biggest takeaway from the report is that EQ really does drive ROI. Brands that ranked high on EQ scores outperformed low-ranking brands by share price by more than 400% over the last 10 years, while the top 20% of high-scoring EQ brands outperformed the major stock indexes by 575%.

Thats particularly important as Gen Z comes of age and begins to wield more influence and purchasing power.

Gen Z weighs more than their wallets, Steele said.

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