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The secret to delivering constructive criticism, according to a psychologist

Work Life

As a manager, delivering constructive criticism is a necessary and difficult part of the job. My colleague David Yeager provides a great basis for understanding how to deliver good constructive criticism in his new book 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People. So, what can you do that is more effective?

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Report sets out nine ways cities can reduce carbon emissions

Workplace Insight

A report published by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation sets out what its authors claim are best practices developed by pioneer cities that are reducing carbon emissions from urban development projects. As cities grow in population and importance, urban construction will continue to gather pace.

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Your 3-step approach to delivering effective constructive criticism

Atlassian

Making sure you, as the feedback giver, are in the right frame of mind before delivering constructive criticism is an important step. of managers strongly agree that they’re effective at delivering constructive criticism. Here’s why you shouldn’t avoid constructive criticism. What is constructive criticism?

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European banks are over-valuing commercial property, ECB report suggests

Workplace Insight

Additionally, some banks were found to be underestimating the impact of higher construction costs on new developments and accepting overly optimistic valuations based on the highest and best use of the property, rather than more conservative and realistic assumptions.

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UKGBC publishes new guidance on embodied carbon emissions reporting for more rigorous carbon reduction strategy

Workplace Insight

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched new guidance on Scope 3 embodied carbon measurement and reporting, for stakeholders across the built environment. Setting out a way to coherently align embodied carbon assessments, the guidance reframes Scope 3 reporting as a singular methodology rather than siloed efforts.

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Focus should shift to reducing energy demand, WEF report suggests

Workplace Insight

These are the findings of the World Economic Forum’s Transforming Energy Demand initiative – and a new report – launched in collaboration with PwC and supported by over 120 global CEOs who are members of the International Business Council (IBC), a group representing 3 percent of global energy use.

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Generative AI will lead to a threefold increase in greenhouse gases from data centres

Workplace Insight

A new report claims that data centres will generate around 2.5 The report, published by Morgan Stanley titled Global Data Centers: Sizing & Solving for CO2, suggests that the combined emissions from the construction of new facilities and their energy consumption will amount to around 2.5 The report c.