Let’s start this bowl by sharing our learnings: What has been you biggest learning as a leader so far?

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Everyone has different ways of managing and being managed. Learn what works for the specific individual and you will be amazed by the results. A person who had been the "trouble child" may turn into a rock star just by tweaking how you manage them.

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Listen first. Seek to understand. Then act.

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Maintaining calm, positive. Being consistent.

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There’s more to learn.

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Breathing deeply in tense situations is the most powerful thing you can do to influence your own energy and of those around you.

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If I leave something to simmer, it will solve
for itself eventually.

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Demonstrating empathy and talent acquisition are my number one priorities.

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There are no wrong decisions, except those you don't make.

Learning to say no or block off time in the day for myself.
You can’t be there for everyone 100% of the time. You need to ensure you are taking care of yourself. No one likes to be led by a burned out, stressed out leader.
EQ… I’m still working on this myself. But having control of our emotions, especially in challenging times is a must if you want to be a strong leader!

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What's your date of Jalsa??

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Can’t agree more, little laugh for the weekend

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What will be my In-hand salary after utilizing 80C,80CCD, 80D? Suggestions are welcome to restructure the salary to lower the tax payable. Accenture

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Bought a car today. Finance Manager tried to get me to sign the Bill of Sale without reviewing the carfax report, despite it being mandated by the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. She ultimately gave it to me after I insisted and contrary to her initial assurance, when I looked at it myself, the car had an open recall. Do I raise the concern with OMVIC (vehicle sales regulator) or am I just pissed off and should forget it?

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Beyond HODINKEE talking watches (which there aren’t enough of...and so much opportunity e.g. Brady!) what are some good videos to watch re watches???

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Anyone know any good book recommendations that help improve your financial analysis skills?

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Campervan or hostels/hotels with car in Iceland? Looking for advice. Planning a 5 day trip in September

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Anybody from PWC workforce transformation willing to talk to me? Want to learn more about the firm and practice. Thanks!

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Which agencies have sabbatical programs for years of service?

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Has anyone had experience in both the nonprofit and corporate sectors? Most of my experience in college was with nonprofits but I’m currently working in corporate retail. There are a lot of things I miss about the nonprofit sector and I am considering about making the move back but want to weigh my pros and cons. I am one year out of grad school so any knowledge regarding how to navigate the workforce as a newbie is welcomed. Thank you!

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Who else is staying off LinkedIn after the insane amount of layoff posts from people. It’s enough to make me depressed and worried. How is everyone doing today. Any advice on trying to stay positive?

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Reply with the words or phrases you can't stand anymore after working at EY. Worst for me is "bandwidth".

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is buying extra iCloud storage worth it? or should I just find some way to offload my photos onto a computer every once in a while?

Does EY-Parthenon give signing bonuses at the Director level?

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I’m currently finishing up a cybersecurity Master’s degree, have an LLM in Intellectual Property, licensed in nine states, and I’m published in the field. I wanted to practice cyberlaw and could not get anyone to hire me nor get enough business on my own to sustain me. I’m working in a completely different area of law and while I really enjoy it, it doesn’t challenge me. Any tips on how to build up this area of my practice- especially privacy law?

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How my holiday “break” went : RFI issued on December 22. Submission on the 26. Pitch on January 3. 😐

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What’s your best practices when you are interviewing? I am a top performer and always did well but I struggle with my interviews mainly cause I get all antsy. Pretty lame, I know. Let’s hear from folks here, how they deal with their interview jitters… TIA!

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Dear @EY Partners,
Whether non-equity Partnership (NEP) to Equity Partner movement not permitted ? Have been hearing a few news about certain recent updates. Kindly help with your input.

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Authentic Leadership - what does this mean to you?

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What is your job title? As it right now I’m managing a team of product owners and I’m unofficially being called “Chief Product Owner.” I’m in the process of working with a coach to get my resume updated so I can begin applying for external roles. But I don’t even know what job titles to target.

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Any thoughts on how do we deal with an incompetent boss who you dont look up to and have no trust that you would ever get credit for the work you would do for him/her? Given that changing the boss is not an option.

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Any advice for a first time manager ?
Context: after ~10y in technical then marketing role, taking over a team of analysts, first management position.
Tips, readings, stories, … are welcome 😁

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Hi everyone!

After years of hard work, I just got my first position in a leadership role! Yay! I’ll be leading a team of 12.
I wanted to know if you had any tips for me, things you wish you knew before, or things previous leaders did for/to you that you found admirable or stayed with you. I want to make sure I’m there for them and want to be a leader they will remember positively.

Thank you so much!!

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Looking for thoughts and opinions about HR involvement in employee promotions. More specifically passing up an experienced employee for not having a college degree. We have an employee in our office, who applied for a promotion and despite having a degree, would be a perfect fit. Several supervisors recommended this employee for the position but HR denied the promotion for lack of a degree. I have a graduate degree and I still feel that experience is sometimes more valuable. Thoughts?

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I had a great review and a 5.5% raise and a great bonus at my company. But I also got a new Director and a peer manager of mine left the company, so I will be absorbing her team. In addition, my director said I will be receiving 'deep delegation' from them. I don't mind more work, but deep delegation is a new term I've never heard. What does that mean lol?

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Our annual reviews are approaching & one of my direct reports has been with us for almost six years w/ little growth. My reco was to let him go & find a stronger, hungrier & more motivated designer at the same level. However, my boss instead wants us to promote him in hopes that will spark some motivation. I am not behind this decision & have voiced my multitude of concerns in promoting an employee who doesn't deserve it. HR is behind the decision! Thoughts on promoting an undeserving report?

My Creative Directors, who are strong copywriters, are really struggling to collaborate with Art Directors. Are there programs or classes that teach creative collaboration and the creative process?

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I have been in management for the past 8 years and part of large corporations. I just recently joined a small organization that I have wanted to be a part of for the past 2 years, accepted the role of general manager. This organization knew that I don’t have general manager experience, no payroll experience, no experience setting prices, no purchasing experience and today, 6 days after starting, I have been asked to step down due to not being confident that I will be ready in 3 weeks…

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My remit quadrupled+ in a recent re-org with no increase in pay/promotion, my new director is new to the company and was zero help, and I was passed over for recent promotion during the comp cycle. The new director essentially began shutting me down any time I ask for clarity in my career progression. Now they have taken credit for the project I’ve been building over the past year+ without giving me props whatsoever to higher ups. What is the best plan of action here?

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What companies in Tech, IT or Finance pay $200k+ TC for a Director role in Toronto? 12 YOE as an employee at various companies, 5 YOE as an entrepreneur. Appreciate any suggestions.

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10 open Leadership Supervisor positions.
Almost 30 applicants.

I said that "People come to me about process issues, and I worked with others to better that process for them and the team."
Interviewer feedback denying me the role was that because I did not say "People trust me and came to me about process issues. Which led me to collaborate with others that I have networked with in the past to find solutions." I did not get the job.

Was this Code-Switching nitpick?

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Would you feel comfortable telling HR that your service line’s culture sucks and name the individuals who cause it? Or is a better approach saying it’s the leadership in general creating a negative and toxic culture? How effective are these conversations really? Trying to assess if there’s any point in bringing this up. Obviously HR works for the company and an employee sharing their thoughts on the unsupportive, cold leaders could bite me in the long run.

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If you wold like some assistance with classroom management or even managing your owe children, check this out this resource.

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Is it just me, or is it common for former union bosses who go into corporate management to have an inherent inclination try to treat their employees the same way they would treat their employer in their previous role? Anyone else have a similar experience?

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I am currently looking for a mentor and not sure the best way to approach finding one. Any advice?

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