Are you spinning all the plates and have too many things going at once? You may wish you weren't, but if juggling truly is your only option, let’s talk about ways you might navigate that in a way that will leave you unbruised for the holidays.  Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.Find Modern Mentor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional success.Modern Mentor is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/modern-mentor-newsletterhttps://www.facebook.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://twitter.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-mentor-podcast/https://www.leadabovenoise.com/ 

Learn strategies for navigating a season of layoffs including proactive networking, focusing on impact, highlighting your value. Also, explore the importance of cultivating sponsor relationships, supporting ex-colleagues, and being an extracurricular player.

Learn how effective communication can activate teams, enhance engagement, and boost creativity. Discover the importance of clear and simple communication. Encourages leaders to ask questions, provide updates, and deliver messages in plain language.

The podcast discusses the importance of team performance reviews and how to conduct a year-end review. It highlights the significance of recognition and effort in team engagement and results, and emphasizes the process of individual reflection, safe dialogue, and prioritizing actions for the new year.

Learn how to effectively prioritize using the ICE framework, which assesses an idea's impact, confidence, and ease. Explore real-world examples and discover how a struggling tech company achieved results by using ICE scores to prioritize initiatives.

Frances Frei, Professor at Harvard Business School, shares insights on moving fast, building trust, and accelerating excellence at work. Topics include trust as a driver of success, pitfalls of 'bring me solutions' mentality, collaborative problem-solving, talent engagement and inclusion, and embracing humanity for business success.

Learn how to use the Golden Circle concept to align goals, prioritize actions, and understand purpose for success in your team's final quarter. Hear about the consequences of disconnected goals and the significance of focus and alignment. Explore the 'how' and 'why' aspects of achieving goals, and discover the importance of a purpose statement.

Learn how to have effective meetings that serve a purpose and make the most of everyone's time. Discover the importance of communicating objectives, roles, and norms, managing different personalities, and capturing key next steps, owners, and timelines. Avoid inviting the wrong people to meetings and practice 'generous exclusion' for better outcomes.

Learn how to use the 'Stinky Fish' canvas to spark essential conversations and address unspoken concerns in the workplace. Discover the positive impact of open dialogue on productivity and team performance. Explore how expressing uncertainties and letting go of past issues can lead to important conversations.

Sometimes the success of your work depends on someone else’s contribution. If you’re the boss, it’s easy to ask for what you need. But when you’re not in charge, how can you lovingly compel someone to do a thing you need? Today we have some tips on doing this well.Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.Find Modern Mentor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional success.Modern Mentor is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/modern-mentor-newsletterhttps://www.facebook.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://twitter.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-mentor-podcast/https://www.leadabovenoise.com/