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5 Ways to Focus Your Energy During a Work Crunch

Harvard Business

. “The most successful executives have developed an ability to be in a state of high limbic system arousal and still remain calm,” Rock says. “Partly, this is their ability to label emotion states.” Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Staying Focused. Srini Pillay.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

Say something like, “I understand Nancy helped implement a new payroll system. Be sure to ask referees about the candidate’s soft skills and social and emotional-intelligence-based capabilities, says Fernández-Aráoz. Can you tell me more about Nancy’s role in that?