OG Tuesday Issue #205

🧠 Mental Wellness: Evidence suggests these 8 burnout-beating strategies…actually work.

🤔 Career: Okay, I’ll admit it. I hate my job. Now what?

💡 Innovation: This is what happens when technology and creativity play nice.

😌 Conflict: How to practice self-soothing to better manage conflict at work and everywhere else.

Pushing back on someone’s idea (or their rejection of yours) is basically taunting that thing many of us try to avoid at all costs, especially at work: Conflict.

Standing by your ideas and opinions can feel empowering or disheartening, depending on the parties involved. There’s always a chance your pushback will meet a counter pushback and then another and so on.

The idea of that happening probably makes you feel some…discomfort.

Women in Sales Everywhere (WISE) recently hosted a panel discussion to talk about why pushback can feel so daunting and how to grow more comfortable with it.

Here are the need-to-know takeaways:

• Start small. If you tend toward the agreeable and non-confrontational, don’t pick the stuffy, formal quarterly meeting to flex your pushback muscles. Instead, simply start paying attention to small moments of disagreement you experience during casual conversations and collaborations. Start politely and constructively vocalizing these small potatoes.
  • Add-on tip: Take an even softer landing into pushback territory by disagreeing only when using text-based communication formats. Take advantage of the extra thinking time this buys you: Review your messages at least once to look for opportunities to soften or clarify your points.
• Bypass conflict and reach for consensus whenever possible. This means taking a moment to check in on exactly what and who you’re pushing back on. Ask the person to repeat or clarify the point you might want to push back on—and even validate what you heard and understand back to them—to avoid miscommunication masquerading as conflict.
• Remember that everyone typically has the same goal: To find common ground. Breathe deeply and take pauses throughout the exchange. In your internal dialogue ask, “Where do we agree?” instead of becoming fixated on where you disagree.
• Never make it personal. You may be the person someone is disagreeing with, but their disagreement and vocalization of it has nothing to do with you. The same goes when you’re the one pushing back. Try to avoid thinking in terms of being in conflict with the person and instead remind yourself that you’re simply experiencing a conflict of opinion.

View the full panel discussion replay. (FYI, it requires you have or sign up for a Crowdcast account.)

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One TA reader needs a shiny new resume: My biggest challenge to finding a new job is my resume. I cannot pay what these sites charge for a resume writer and don’t seem to possess the skills to write my own to get me noticed.

You might think—given all our modern technology—that the good old resume would be phased out of the modern job application process.

But alas, the resume, that one-page document that’s supposed to convey all your awesomeness to potential employers persists. Love it or hate it, the resume is one single consistent thing practically every job application requires.

Here’s a round-up of ideas and resources for creating a resume to get you noticed in 2024:

Experiment with AI based resume builders:

• Teal
• Canva
• Resume Giants
• Rezi
• HyreSnap

Shore up your resume-writing chops with free courses and in-depth videos:

• How to Make a Google Docs Professional Resume in 5 Minutes! *full tutorial – Jeremy’s Tutorials
• How to Write a Resume (Project-Centered Course) – Coursera
• Resume Secrets: Writing Resumes that Get More Job Interviews – Udemy
• Create a Resume and Cover Letter with Google Docs – Coursera Project Network
• FREE Resume Writing Course: Resume Writing Help (Full Tutorial with Templates, Tips, Examples) – Greg Langstaff
• How To Write An ATS-Friendly Resume Using ChatGPT in 2024 | BEST FORMAT & TEMPLATE – Professor Heather Austin
• Next level resume tips to STAND OUT (+ land interviews!) – Badass Careers
• Build a Professional Resume using Canva – Coursera Project Network

Lean on free resume templates and builders:

• Cake Resume
• Professor Heather Austin
• Rocket Resume
• Live Career
• Resume Genius
• Got Resume
• Resume Trick

Try out free/inexpensive resume review services:

• Top Resume
• Vault / Firsthand via free 30-minute mentor sessions
• Resume Wizard 101 via free bookings
• Jobscan via complementary resume scans and recruiter findings under their free plan

Miscellaneous resources to bookmark:

• Resume Wizard – Free Resources
• Vault’s Library of Resume Samples
• BYU Career Services Guide to Writing Bullet Points
• BYU Career Services Action Verbs Handout
• VMock Smart Career Platform
• My Perfect Resume – How to Write a Resume (Examples & Guide)

This latest Employee Recognition & Rewards Trends 2024 Report dives into data from 4,087 companies worldwide, offering insights into how changing work dynamics reshape R&R strategies. Discover how organizations of all sizes innovate to enhance engagement and tackle new challenges. ‍What’s inside the report:

• Global Trends: How companies around the world are revolutionizing R&R practices.
• Benchmarking Data: Compare your R&R strategies with industry leaders.
• Innovative Practices: New approaches driving engagement and productivity.
• Actionable Insights: Tips to refine your R&R programs and boost employee morale.

‍Implementing effective R&R strategies is no longer optional—it’s essential for driving performance and motivation in today’s ever-evolving work culture.

Get the report here.

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