High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Work-Life Balance, Networking, and Leadership

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these every weekend so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

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• R.I.P. Work-Life Balance: "Although plenty is still being written and theorized about work-life balance, the conversation is beginning to shift toward concepts such as energy management, resiliency and flexibility."

• How to Adjust to a New Job: "In most jobs, it takes anywhere from three to six months to feel like you know what you're doing, and in some especially complicated jobs, even longer."                                                      
• Developing a Knack for Networking: "When you reach out to a professional to help you, make it a two-way street and give as much to the relationship as you take from it. Think about what you can offer."


• How and Why to Be a Leader (Not a Wannabe): "It's often said that leaders 'inspire'. But that's only half the story. Leaders inspire us because they bring out the best in us. They evoke in us our fuller, better, truer, nobler selves."


• My Two Very Simple Rules for Networking: "These likely won’t find you a new job or get you a big deal next week.... But over time, these two very simple rules are small seeds that you plant, any one of which can one day provide a strong return."