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Volume 23 No. 38
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September 16, 2016
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Office thermostats tend to be set at temperatures preferred by men, who have a higher metabolic rate than women and are more comfortable in lower temperatures. Many women use shawls or desk blankets to stay warm, but these items can hinder a professional look and serve as a reminder that offices are made for men, writes Laura Marsh. Elle magazine (8/2)
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Julie Zhuo writes about ways to think more carefully about your career, including the recognition that doing the work well and enjoying it is more important than being recognized for it. "Here's the thing though: your career, like your life, moves forward whether you think about it or not," Zhuo writes. Medium (7/26)
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Beating the so-called "present bias," also known as procrastination, involves either making the benefits of taking action seem bigger or making the costs of taking action seem smaller, Caroline Webb writes. "The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tackling it," she writes. Harvard Business Review online (7/29)
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Leaders should strive for authenticity, but not at the expense of employees' morale and productivity, writes Peter Barron Stark. He shares how he tried to cope with losing a child while supporting his family and doing his job. Ask yourself, "What actions do I need to take to help myself so I can be the leader people want to follow?" Stark writes.
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Job Outlook
Employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 16 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will occur for a number of reasons, including an increased emphasis on preventive care; growing rates of chronic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity; and demand for healthcare services from the baby-boom population, as they live longer and more active lives. 
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"Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion." -Tony Hsieh
"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential." -Barack Obama
"Interruptions can be viewed as sources of irritation or opportunities for service, as moments lost or experience gained, as time wasted or horizons widened They can annoy us or enrich us, get under our skin or give us a shot in the arm. Monopolize our minutes or spice our schedules, depending on our attitude toward them." -William Arthur Ward
"All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble." -Admiral William Halsey
"If you can laugh together, you can work together." -Robert Orben
"Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability." -Patrick Lencioni
"Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over old, and you may become a teacher of others." -Confucius
"Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quite." -Conrad Hilton
"A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success." -Unknown
"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live." -Dorothy Thompson
"The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the Physician and the Priest." -William Osler
"Nurses dispense comfort, compassion and caring without even a prescription." -Val Saintsbury
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