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New Hire Confidence Is Shaped Before Day One, Not After

New hire confidence is often treated as something that develops after someone joins. In practice, it is shaped much earlier—through how expectations are defined and communicated during hiring. When key assumptions remain implicit, misalignment shows up as hesitation or over-reliance on oversight. This piece examines how expectation setting functions as part of the performance system, and why clarity before Day One matters more than time in role.

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"Sunday Scaries" Sends Real-Time Feedback to Help Your Career Grow

A simple way to gauge if you're on track with your career goals is to check in with how you feel on Sundays. If you experience dread and anxiety and don't look forward to the workweek, you're dealing with what's commonly called the "Sunday Scaries." Learn three exercises for anyone who wants to regain a fresh start to the workweek.

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Break Free from “Should”: How One Key Question Clarifies Career Change

Corporate culture influences professionals when designing, growing and changing careers. This influence creates a pull of what we “should” do keeping us choosing similar roles. Across our careers, we realize we had a career by chance, not by choice. To break the pattern of what you “should” do, Career Coach Jessica Manca offers one key question to help you choose a new path forward.

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