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☆ How to return to your old employer so you can make more money and advance your career
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Angela Champ, an HR executive and the author of "The Squiggly Line Career," has told people that returning to an old employer can be a good career move. "When you come back, you bring that richness of what you've learned and that growth that you've had," Champ said. After all, returning employees are familiar with the organization's overall missions and workflows. Champ said that returning employees who had done more complex work at another employer might get a promotion as well. Returning can open new career opportunitiesIf you're not entirely satisfied with your current job, returning to your old professional stomping grounds — a common move at Microsoft and Amazon — could be helpful.

☆ Here are the best ways to convince your boss to let you work from home forever
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For the past two years, remote work has been in a state of will they or won't they. We asked Greenberg and other career experts about the best ways to convince your boss to let you work remotely. Make a strong business caseConvincing your boss to let you work remotely is like convincing them of anything else. "Oftentimes you're more productive and effective when you're working remotely because you're better able to focus," Reynolds said. Pitch remote work as an experimentLet your boss know you're willing to reevaluate and adjust your work circumstances as necessary.

☆ The ultimate guide to becoming a better boss in 30 days
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

It's hard to be a boss in a tough economy and when you're still figuring out the hybrid workplace. This 30-day management guide features a different skill or behavior to adopt each day. It can be even more so in a tough economy, when it's possible you'll have to lay people off, and when your organization is still sorting out its approach to flexible work. To that end, we put together a 30-day plan to becoming the best (and least terrifying) boss you can be. Each day features a different leadership tip, based on research or expert advice.

☆ If you're considering a career switch, don't let your company change your mind by dangling a promotion in your face
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Rebecca Knight | Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When you tell your employer you're quitting, your boss might try to lure you back with a promotion. After months — or years — of resenting your job, you're going to quit and start a different career. Your unappreciative manager just made you a surprise offer — a promotion, complete with a new title and a salary bump. Sometimes it makes sense to abandon — or postpone — your career change if you get a better deal at work. Remember: If you accept the promotion and stick with your current employer, your boss might not trust you as much anymore.

☆ Remote work didn't erase the risk of sexual harassment in corporate America. It made it more difficult to police, HR leaders say.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sexual harassment might become a bigger threat to the well-being of US workers, HR pros say. Harassment hasn't gone away because of the #MeToo movement or because of the pandemic and remote work, Driver, the chief HR officer at the cybersecurity company Exabeam, said. "The #MeToo movement didn't have time to mature," Alexandra Zea, a client partner and team lead at the HR consultancy Leapgen, said. Remote work changed harassment — it didn't eliminate the riskMaggie Smith, who has more than two decades of experience in HR, said she'd noticed some employers getting complacent around harassment. Some workers aren't aware that these behaviors can constitute harassment, Driver said, so they don't report the incidents.

☆ Insider is seeking nominations for our Most Transformative CEOs of 2022. Here's how to make your selection.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Insider is putting together a list of the most transformative CEOs of the year. Our focus is on corporate leaders making notable contributions and standing out from their peers. Submit your nominations through this form or email Shana Lebowitz at slebowitz@insider.com. We're looking for standouts — the leaders of tomorrow who are making notable contributions and setting themselves apart from others. Please email Shana Lebowitz at slebowitz@insider.com with any questions or issues submitting nominations.

☆ How to improve your workday without quitting your job — and how to know when it's time to leave
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sometimes your job really isn't a fit, and it helps to know how to cautiously make a career change. In that case, it can be heartening to know that there are plenty of relatively simple ways to improve your work experience. Read more:A few small changes can make you happier at a job you don't like, experts sayNot quite ready to quit your job? In other words, think about how your work will help you get your next job, the one you really want. Here's what you need to know about the challenges you'll face overhauling your work life.

☆ How companies can advance global action against the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a live Insider event, a BASF exec said the company evaluates products' sustainability profiles. Get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. And in the last few years, major companies like IBM and Citi have started focusing on developing sustainable business practices. The event was part of Insider's series Climate Heroes 2022: Working Toward Solutions, presented by BASF, which featured interviews with leaders across industries who are pioneering innovative climate solutions. Measuring and tracking progress toward sustainability goals is keyTracking progress toward sustainability goals is critical, Sukhdev said.

☆ I almost quit a great job because I started to resent it. Here are 4 things I should've done sooner to feel less frustrated at work.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

At the time, I wrote about self improvement, especially as it related to work and careers. I wrote about my experience adopting the daily routines of successful and powerful people like Tim Ferris and Donald Trump. Nothing ended up panning out — fortunately, because it was around that time that things changed for me at work. My editor wrote back almost immediately: She'd take these comments into account when generating assignments. Adapted with permission from the book Don't Call It Quits: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love by Shana Lebowitz Gaynor.

☆ How to turn the job you have into the job you want
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Ebony Flake | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While searching through books at the intersection of business, careers, and self-improvement, Insider's correspondent Shana Lebowitz Gaynor realized she couldn't find what she was seeking. In her recently released book, "Don't Call It Quits: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love," the experienced journalist compiled the career advice she wanted to see in the world. Lebowitz Gaynor spoke with consultants, public-relations pros, lawyers, and a Broadway musician, all of whom at one time felt unfulfilled in their work. I started learning a bunch of mindsets and habits that would really help me effectively manage my career," Dea said. In her book, Lebowitz Gaynor acknowledges the role of background and life experience in the decision to quit.

☆ I spent years writing about women at work. Then I had a baby — and an existential crisis.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When I had a baby, I thought I'd be prepared for the transition to working parenthood. It's challenging to reconcile my personal and professional identities, and I often feel I'm failing. Because my job allowed for remote work, I'd arranged for a nanny who had worked for a family friend to watch my son during the day. Instead, I told my husband that night on the patio that I was rethinking my decision to start working again. My husband reminded me of what I'd told him — many times — in the years before we had a kid.

☆ Queen Elizabeth led the UK for 70 years. Here are the most important lessons on leadership from her reign.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Rachel Durose | Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8, was the longest-ruling monarch in British history. Queen Elizabeth II didn't build such a devoted following by merely wearing a crown. Here are the most meaningful leadership lessons from Queen Elizabeth II's reign. To counteract this declining public image, Queen Elizabeth II led the United Kingdom by putting her people above all else, McGovern said. Queen Elizabeth II making her first Christmas broadcast to the nation from Sandringham House in Norfolk, England on December 25, 1952.

☆ Most career-change advice is superficial. Here's what you need to know about the challenges you'll face overhauling your work life.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Rebecca Knight | Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

If you're pondering a switch, you're likely hungry for advice. When your work life feels impossibly tedious, the prospect of a career change — learning a new industry, honing new skills, meeting new colleagues, and maybe even making more money — is tantalizing. If you're one of those people pondering a career switch, you're likely hungry for advice that can help you understand what the change entails. Yet Beilock cautions against talking yourself out of a career change based on fear. You can cultivate inner resilience and learn to view a career change with excitement rather than dread."

☆ People are 'quiet quitting,' but their work isn't disappearing. Here's how to handle this tricky situation if you're feeling overworked.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If you're among the professionals who are still checked in, you may feel obligated to pick up projects, or you may be assigned extra work. If you're feeling the burden of extra work, you should speak up. Joyce said that conversation taught her that your manager doesn't always "know what your workload looks like day to day — they just know you're getting your job done." Jacinta Jiménez, a psychologist and speaker who wrote the book "The Burnout Fix," said the "quiet" in quiet quitting "already suggests that you're not going to communicate while you're stepping back." Some of your colleagues might be willing to take on extra work, especially if it will help their career prospects, as long as you ask them ahead of time.

☆ SPOTLIGHT EVENT: Turn the Job You Have into the Job You Love
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

You don't always need to quit your job to enjoy work more. In this webinar, you'll hear from a workplace consultant and the author of "Don't Call It Quits." Sign up here to attend our live webinar on reshaping your job at 2:00pm, September 14, 2022Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. What if you could make some simple changes that would help you tolerate — or even enjoy — your job? Speakers include:Shana Lebowitz Gaynor, Correspondent, InsiderAl Dea, Founder, Betterwork LabsEbony Flake, C-Suite Reporter, InsiderWe hope to see you there!

Warren Buffett turned 92 on August 30th. Bill Gates marked the occasion by sharing a series of pictures of the two of them together. The photos highlighted a 32-year bromance between the two billionaires. Rick Wilking/Reuters"Life is more fun when you have a friend like Warren," Gates tweeted on Tuesday.

☆ The first-time founder's ultimate guide to hiring top talent, from a Greylock partner, a former Googler, a Stanford lecturer, and a consultant to Spotify and JPMorgan
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-19 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

We asked a series of entrepreneurship experts — including founders, investors, and business professors — to outline some best hiring practices. Read more: The first-time founder's ultimate guide to pitching a VCNow, your goal in hiring the company's first few employees is to get the product or service to market. Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix, previously told Business Insider that managers should regularly evaluate whether their current team is equipped to tackle the next big challenge. Break down your organization into different levels: the senior management team, director-level managers, key employees, and employees in non-critical functions. As Sophie Kahn, cofounder of the sustainable jewelry company AUrate, told Business Insider, you can also consider your employees' personal preferences.

☆ Use this email template from a LinkedIn career expert to network and find a new job
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-06 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

LinkedIn career expert Blair Heitmann's networking template can help workers who want a new job. 1 asset as a professional over the course of your career," said Blair Heitmann, an in-house career expert at LinkedIn. I'd love to catch up and also hear about your advice and experience working at [recipient's company] in [recipient's job title] and within [recipient's industry]. Best,[your name]You never know who in your network will be able to help youYou can also use this time to expand your network, said LinkedIn career expert Drew McCaskill. You may even be able to help them in their job search — as McCaskill said, "Networking is a two-way street!"

The "Great Resignation" and the transition to hybrid work have put tremendous pressure on HR. As part of Insider's Most Innovative HR Leaders series, we put out an open call for talent heads who are leading successfully during the pandemic. These talent professionals work across industries and at organizations of all sizes, including Cisco, Meta, and Wiley. They're building long-term policies around flexible work, finding new ways to attract talent, and addressing inequities that leave certain demographics at a disadvantage. In no particular order, here are the top 25 innovators in HR and their exclusive insights on reimagining work.

☆ How the HR chief at Restaurant Brands International holds all of its executives accountable for diversity and inclusion
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

About 100 restaurants belong to RBI (most restaurants within RBI brands are owned by franchisees). Housman, RBI's chief people and services officer, joined RBI from Burger King Corporation in 2016 and has climbed the ranks since. The report looked at 60 brands, including Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, but didn't include Restaurant Brands International. RBI makes DEI every executive's responsibilityOne of the first DEI initiatives Housman's team spearheaded was a change to the interview process. Thirty percent of senior leaders were women — an improvement from the year prior — and about 43% of senior leaders were non-white.

☆ Glassdoor's chief people officer made herself vulnerable to show her staff the importance of mental health. Now she's championing diverse and inclusive leadership.
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cortez wrote publicly about her own struggles to show staff the importance of mental wellness. She encouraged Glassdoor to publish its first Diversity & Inclusion Transparency report in 2020. At Glassdoor, Cortez told Insider, the pandemic put even greater pressure on her and her team to display strong leadership. Cortez shaped Glassdoor's remote-work policy based on employee feedbackCortez joined Glassdoor, which now employs more than 1,000 people, in August 2019. On March 9, 2020, Cortez led Glassdoor in instituting a remote-work policy and gathering employee feedback on how the shift was working out.

☆ How Chipotle's chief people officer steered the chain through a tumultuous year by focusing on employee well-being
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-29 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marissa Andrada is chief diversity, inclusion, and people officer at Chipotle. When Andrada, now the chief diversity, inclusion, and people officer at Chipotle, was growing up, her parents encouraged her to pursue a career in medicine. In 2020, Chipotle promoted nearly 11,000 employees, HR Dive reported, and more than 70% of the chain's general managers came up internally. In a statement provided to Insider, Chipotle Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Laurie Schalow said the lawsuit was a "dramatic overreach." Between March and September 2020, according to Chipotle, the number of employees using Chipotle's EAP and advocacy services increased fourfold.

☆ The 33 most innovative HR leaders who steered employees through a global crisis — and the plans they're using to create more flexible, equitable workplaces
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | Aman Kidwai | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Our list of top innovators includes HR executives from Chipotle, Zoom, and Glassdoor. This article is part of a series highlighting high achievers in HR called "Most Innovative HR Leaders." The most successful HR leaders listened closely to employees and used their ideas to build more effective diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. We asked our readers to tell us about innovators in the HR space, and then we picked 33 outstanding leaders across industries. Here are the top 33 innovators in HR (in alphabetical order by last name) and their exclusive insights on building the future of work.

☆ Here's how to find out if you're underpaid at work, and the exact script to use when asking your boss for a salary increase
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-22 | by ( Marguerite Ward | Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

More US states, including New York and California, are requiring employers to post salary ranges on job listings. If you're starting to suspect you're underpaid, do your researchDoing some digging (on your personal computer, not at work) is your first stop. It's the more realistic number you're hoping to meet or exceed. Lennox said you'll typically want to start discussing professional development with your boss months before you actually ask for a raise. "All the hard work of researching what the range is for your next job is already done," Dickinson said.

☆ A CEO's guide to crafting a message that reassures and inspires staff during a crisis
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-09 | by ( Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This article is part of a series called "IQ to EQ," which explores the management styles of inspiring business leaders. The CEO's role here is to be as transparent as possible, and to remind employees that their contributions are valued — in general, but especially right now. Insider asked a communications consultancy and a Harvard Business School professor how CEOs should craft a message to employees that both inspires and assuages fear. Remind employees why they come to work every dayPurpose is a powerful way to motivate employees — especially during periods of uncertainty. "People don't come to work just because they earn a wage," said Sunil Gupta, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.

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