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Have you heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect? It describes the way that people with low levels of competence and expertise in a particular skill will overestimate their abilities - and often, those who are highly skilled will undervalue their abilities too. It’s crucial to be mindful of this bias when it comes to recruitment. We enjoyed this short read on how to counter this effect in hiring processes: https://lnkd.in/dTyfBV9K #talentacquisition #talentmanagement #freelancerecruitment

“As a small business owner, I am responsible for wearing a myriad of different hats. Their service allowed me to offload tasks that fall outside of my area of expertise, so that I could focus on other core areas of my business. And boy did they deliver! Our clients are always impressed with our marketing materials.” Get in touch to discover how our industry-leading freelancers can help bring your creative vision to life. #talentacquisition #freelance #businessstrategy

Did you know the internet currently produces approximately 3.7% of global carbon emissions? 🌎 For all the designers in our network: sustainable design practices can have a huge impact on the carbon emissions of web projects. Sustainable Web Design has an excellent collection of resources and guidelines to help reduce the carbon footprint of digital design. https://lnkd.in/ecyAtwZ8 #sustainabledesign #webdesign #freelancedesigner

“‘God, if I brought in an expert to help me, then I’d realize how little I know about the subject.’ Big deal. You can’t know everything about everything. Bring in the expert. Let them coach you. [...] I honestly believe that getting the experts in, sitting down one-on-one, and learning everything there is to learn is a good thing.” Excellent advice from Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, on how to strategically harness expertise: https://mck.co/4eaQxPP #continuouslearning #ceo #personaldevelopment

“Company culture” can feel like a nebulous, catch-all term- but did you know: 💡Only 23% of employees say they feel connected to their organization’s culture 💡Connected employees are four times as likely to be engaged at work? As more companies embrace remote working and fractional, freelance and contract workers, perhaps it’s time to start thinking less about corporate culture as a monolith, and start leveraging company subcultures: https://lnkd.in/ggXRfbrE #managers #leaders #peopledevelopment

For our #freelancewriters out there: here’s a handy roundup of some writing tools for busy people! We know that the content lifecycle requires a lot of tools beyond just a standard word processor — so were pleased to see tools for dictation, research, collaboration and editing covered here 📝 https://lnkd.in/dq5kYyZH

One of the true joys of working on Source has been helping to empower people who rely on the flexibility of fractional work to deal with the demands of family life, or managing health conditions. We really enjoyed this candid interview with Barbie Brewer, about how working as Fractional Chief People Officer gave her the working flexibility she needed to manage family life and cancer treatment. https://lnkd.in/eQqxbxn8 #fractionalexecutive #cpo #talentmanagement

Looking to help your team build new working habits? Behavioral economists Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein recommend making sure new behavioral interventions are a FEAST: Fun, Easy, Attractively designed, Socially connected, and Timely.  https://lnkd.in/gkCfmZzZ  #personaldevelopment #peopledevelopment #continuouslearning

The key to team success isn’t just hiring talented people — it’s also discovering and leveraging their strengths. 🏋️♀️ We enjoyed this in-depth guide from Product Marketing Alliance about different frameworks for assessing team dynamics: https://lnkd.in/dXw8JR3u #professionaldevelopment #personaldevelopment #teamwork

"Accountability may seem like a dirty word, as if results and collegiality can’t coexist. But in healthy cultures, leaders are clear about what they expect out of their team and the role they play in that process. They mentalize how things could go wrong and get ahead of those obstacles. And they keep the team focused on outcomes, not punishments for mistakes." Great read from the Harvard Business Review about creating cultures where accountability encourages growth: https://lnkd.in/dKtrFpUf #accountability #peopledevelopment #teamwork