Disagree With Your Boss and Live To Tell About It

Imagine your boss gives you a directive that sounds really absurd. You’re afraid that following orders could cause a customer to leave, hurt the company’s reputation, or even break the law.

You may not like it, but it’s part of your job to protect your boss from self-inflicted harm. There is a right way and a wrong way to do it, though.

How She Leads: Rebecca Kenow, Land O’Lakes

“The first time I heard the word sustainability was when I was 13, and my family was asked to do a presentation at Land O’Lakes on sustainability on our farm,” recalled teenager Anna Vold, who accepted the award on behalf of her family. She struggled a while with the definition. “My mother told me sustainability meant taking the initiative to make something better for future generations. My dad responded with something along the lines of anaerobic digesters, power, and then added, ‘Yeah, what your mother said.’”

7 Tools Every Job Seeker Needs

Boost your job search with brand new apps, old-fashioned tactics and everything in between. If you are considering a job hunt or revamping your current search in 2015, these are the tools and apps you need to succeed in finding your next opportunity.

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"I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, Where am I needed most?" ~ Mike Pence

"Greatness is sifted through the grind, therefore don’t despise the hard work now for surely it will be worth it in the end. ” ~ Sanjo Jendayi

"The thing I always say to people is this: If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."  ~ Robert Kiyosaki