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From the Editor's Desk Dont Underestimate Your Influence at Work The tendency towards underconfidence can also lead us to needlessly (and endlessly) search for ways to gain influence when what we really need is to get better at recognizing the influence we already have — but may not be wielding effectively. In this piece, the author offers three suggestions, not for gaining influence, but for becoming more mindful of the influence you have already but don’t always see, so you can begin to use your latent influence more wisely. If you’re like most people, you chronically underestimate your influence over others. When researchers ask people how much they think others pay attention to them, think about them, and would agree to do things for them and then compare these estimates to objective indicators of how much others actually pay attention to them, think about them, and would agree to do things for them, people’s subjective perceptions tend to be underconfident compared to reality. Even people in positions of power can underestimate their influence by incorrectly assuming those they have power over feel more comfortable challenging them or brushing off their suggestions than their subordinates actually feel. Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails. Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers? Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work France Travel: 19 January Strikes Could Be The Biggest In Decades What\'s more, most unions have filed notices to continue striking over the weeks to come. Across the country, people have already started to queue for petrol to make sure they have enough to last through next week. 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On Tuesday, she was again conjuring him at the Golden Globes, telling a television host that Austin Butler, who won the lead acting award for drama for his performance in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis,” had perfectly embodied her father. Work Using Industry-Targeted Inbound Marketing To Generate Leads Inbound marketing is a noteworthy approach for all industries. As personalization becomes a higher priority for consumers, inbound marketing will need to become a standard marketing strategy. Taking examples from industries that are already adapting to this change can put your company on track to adapt, but don’t wait too long to try this technique. � Work Writers Lawsuit Accusing Trump of Rape Can Proceed, Judge Rules He reiterates his statement that Ms. Carroll is “not my type” while saying he knows that doing so is not “politically correct” and calls Ms. Kaplan, the lawyer questioning him, a “disgrace” and a “political operative.” Work NFL 2023 Playoffs: Wild Card Matchups, Odds, Stats And ATS Betting Insights Tom Brady is 7-0 SU in his career against the Cowboys, but losing teams (Bucs are 8-9) are 2-4 SU and 3-3 ATS in the postseason (3-0 ATS at home). Tampa Bay is 2-12-1 ATS in their last 15 games this season. The Buccaneers went 2-4 SU/ATS in six games vs. other playoff opponents this season and out-gained them by +73 total yards. The Cowboys went 5-3 SU and 4-4 ATS and out-gained them by +358 yards. � Work Fact check: No proof of link between Bills player Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest, COVID-19 vaccine Hamlin's agent called this "ridiculous," and multiple medical experts also said it is unlikely the vaccine caused Hamlin's cardiac arrest. Work Biden Will Deliver State of the Union Address on Feb. 7 But Republicans have also promised to investigate other parts of the Biden administration, including its policies at the border and the handling of the evacuation of Afghanistan. Those efforts will just be getting underway when Mr. Biden appears before the joint session of Congress to deliver his speech. � Work School Searched 6-Year-Olds Backpack Before Newport News Shooting, Officials Say “But he tells me, ‘Dad, I’m not sure if I’m ready to go back to that school,’” he said. “And I told him the only thing we can do in this situation is try. You have to make the attempt to let them fix the problem.” Work Robbie Knievel, a Motorcycle Daredevil Like His Father, Dies at 60 “My dad struggled with the idea of passing the baton to me,” Mr. Knievel wrote. “He saw me as one of the many competitors who were trying to outjump him, but in reality I was his biggest fan.” � Work Tesla Cuts Prices Sharply as It Moves to Bolster Demand The price reductions in the United States will make more of the companys electric vehicles eligible for a federal tax credit. Work Money for NHS pay rises will have to come from existing health budget, says No 10 Downing Street warns ministers there will be no extra funding as they look for way to solve industrial dispute Work Rhne Valley Producers Respond To Consumer Demand For White Wines BevAlc Insights' 2022 White Wine Category Forecast states that "the fastest-growing white wine subcategories all represent more obscure grape varieties," in the US market — while Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette, and Grenache Blanc aren't necessarily "obscure" they do have a discovery element that top sellers Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Grigio may lack. This bodes well for Rhône Valley whites which have a range of satisfying options from fresh and young to textured and powerful. "French white wines, long the No. 4 most popular country of origin, are on the rise, gaining two percentage points in share so far this year," according to the BevAlc Insights report — furthering the position that white wines from the Rhône Valley are on the rise to satisfy consumer demand. Work A single winning ticket for Friday's $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing was sold in Maine | CNN The next drawing for an estimated jackpot of $20 million is slated for Tuesday night, the lottery said. Mega Millions is played in 45 states, along with the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. Work What we know about Joe Biden's private office where classified documents were found | CNN Politics It was an office fit for a former vice president working in Washington -- dark hardwood floors, plush seating and a spacious desk set to a lofty backdrop of the Capitol building. 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Work Nine dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through U.S. Southeast At least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the U.S. Southeast, local officials said on Friday, and the death toll in hard-hit central Alabama was expected to rise. Work One of Google's big plans to replace third-party cookies just hit a huge setback that it might not recover from Web standards group the W3C has said Google's Topics API ad-targeting proposal "falls short" on privacy. "We do not want to see it proceed further." Work Should You Turn Your Hobby into a Business? 6 Things to Consider When youre aiming to start a business, sometimes the best inspiration stems from your own personal hobbies. Entrepreneurs with a deep passion for their industry have some key advantages over those who dont. However, turning your hobby into a business isnt for everyone. 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Work Miss El Salvador dons golden bitcoin outfit at beauty pageant A Miss Universe contestant from El Salvador strutted onto stage this week wearing a bitcoin-inspired gold bodysuit, a glittering tribute to her country becoming the world's first to adopt the crypto-currency as legal tender two years ago. Work 13 Data Buzzwords You Need To Know in 2023 Data terms youre likely to come across this year & what they mean Work S&P 500 ends at highest in month, indexes gain for week as earnings kick off The S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at their highest levels in a month on Friday, with shares of JPMorgan Chase and other banks rising following their quarterly results, which kicked off the earnings season. Work 2,000-Year-Old Mayan City Discovered Beneath Guatemala's Rainforest A vast, 2,000-year-old Maya site in Guatemala that was hidden by a rainforest has been found by researchers. Work Decision Trees for ClassificationComplete Example A detailed example how to construct a Decision Tree for classification Work Startup Park Raises Rs 140 Cr Closes Series C Round Park+ app went live in 2020 and today hosts a sizeable community of car owners - 60 Lakh. Park+ is at the heart of the car ownership ecosystem, partnering with core service providers including- Auto OEMs, EV OEMs, car insurers, after sales service providers, maintenance providers, car dealers and banks to serve the end user in a seamless manner, , Park+, investment Work Donald Trump's company sentenced to pay $1.61 mln penalty for tax fraud A New York judge on Friday sentenced Donald Trump's namesake real estate company to pay a $1.61 million criminal penalty after it was convicted of scheming to defraud tax authorities for 15 years. Work The Future of the Modern Data Stack in 2023 Featuring 4 new emerging trends and 6 big trends from last year Work A 13-Year-Old Boy Was Shot Dead By A Homeowner In D.C. 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Work Decision Trees for ClassificationComplete Example A detailed example how to construct a Decision Tree for classification Work U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit on Thursday, Yellen Tells Congress Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, told reporters on Thursday that she was hopeful that lawmakers would avoid a crisis over the debt limit this year. Work 'Attack on Kyiv,' Ukrainian officials say as several powerful explosions reported | CNN "The enemy is attacking Zaporizhzhia again. No detailed information yet on explosions or casualties," Zaporizhzhia city council secretary Anatolii Kurtev wrote on Telegram. Work Inside 5 days of a White House determined to maintain business as usual | CNN Politics He would arrive at his Wilmington, Delaware, home a short while later - the same home in which a second batch of classified documents was discovered, an ever-present reminder of an investigation he and his advisers appear determined not to let get in the way of their plans. Work Video: Hear former Obama adviser's caution to Biden amid classified documents issue | CNN Politics Work The father of one of the Idaho students killed says surviving the grief comes 'one day at a time' | CNN Instead, he thinks about the memories they shared: the last photo they snapped together over the summer, the live music they'd often like to watch, the way she played with her younger cousins during family gatherings. 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Work Explosions Ring Out in Kyiv After Days of Relative Calm The attacks have crippled Ukraine’s power grid and left the country grappling with rolling blackouts in order to deal with the electricity shortages. Some of the strikes on Saturday morning appeared to come shortly before an air-raid siren warning of a possible attack sounded in the city. Work German Village at Center of a Fight Over Coal and Climate Is Cleared Out Starting Tuesday, the police cleared the access road to the village of activists, some on ground and others dangling from 9-foot-tall tripods. Then, starting Wednesday, they entered the village proper, and by Thursday they had cleared the two major farmyards and a complex of barns in which protesters had barricaded themselves. By Friday, the standoff, and Lützrath, were all but finished. 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