karenfrankola
Taking the robot out of the human
What do Americans fear more than flying, germs, or animals? Computers replacing people in the workforce. The 2016 Chapman University...
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karenfrankola
- May 11, 2016
- 4 min
What Game of Thrones Can Teach Us About Communicating at Work
Spoiler alert! This blog contains spoilers from the first three episodes of season six of Game of Thrones. What is the most powerful...
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karenfrankola
- Apr 20, 2015
- 4 min
Millennials: It’s Time to Start Talking to Strangers
All too often, when I meet person in their 20s, I walk away baffled. I ask my new acquaintance questions about their life, work, and/or...
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karenfrankola
- Mar 13, 2015
- 5 min
Has Instant Messaging Become More Annoying Than Email? Five Steps for More Productive Pinging
Fifteen years ago, I was asked to introduce instant messaging (IM) and other electronic collaboration tools to NBC's owned-and-operated...
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karenfrankola
- Feb 18, 2015
- 5 min
Stop Guessing About the Best Way to Talk to Your Team
On average, employees check their email 36 times an hour or nearly 300 times a day. The typical information worker loses more than two...
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karenfrankola
- Jan 30, 2015
- 3 min
Forget What You've Learned About Learning
Let's say you've just taken a training class on your company's new benefits program and you want to make sure you remember the key...
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karenfrankola
- Jan 14, 2015
- 2 min
"Speaking While Female" - Depressing, But True
"Speaking while female" stands to become the newest catchphrase from Sheryl Sandberg, who has been encouraging women to Lean In at work....
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karenfrankola
- Dec 1, 2014
- 3 min
Why Change Is So Hard
When I was 18 years old, I spent my summer working in a steel mill. My shift was supposed to end at four o'clock, but on my first day,...
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karenfrankola
- Nov 27, 2014
- 4 min
Is it Better to Start at the Bottom or Hold Out for a More Rewarding Job?
Emily, a bright English lit major who recently graduated from an Ivy League school, has her heart set on writing for a small online...
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karenfrankola
- Nov 18, 2014
- 4 min
Four Things You Must Do to Get the Salary You Deserve
The top workplace question I get asked about from young women is, "How do I negotiate the salary for a new job?" Sorry, that's not quite...
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karenfrankola
- Nov 11, 2014
- 3 min
How do you handle a boss who treats you like an admin?
When I finally got my first female boss after many years of working for men and fighting hard for every promotion, I was shocked when she...
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karenfrankola
- Nov 10, 2014
- 3 min
Why We Need to Seek Out Feedback -- Even When it Hurts
A young woman I've been mentoring called me the other day, distraught. "It happened again," said Ms. Fragile. "I just finished a big...
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