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What is New Year – for Managers and Professionals?



To be absolutely clear, when we talk of New Year, what we mean is: The first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. And, because we live in a global economy, almost every country has adopted a calendar promoted by a 16th-century Italian lawyer and cleric. 🏁 GET STARTED 🧰 Free CPD Tools - https://gum.co/MC-CPD 🧳 Management Courses Onboarding Kit - https://gum.co/MC-ObK ($3) 🎯 Watching this video is worth 1 Management Courses CPD Point*. 🔎 Details below 💰 Links to our book recommendations are affiliated through Amazon and help support our free videos 🗃️ Managers Need a Basic set of kit to do your job well. Here are my top recommendations: https://kit.co/MikeClayton/manager-s-work-kit (the links are affiliated) 🧑🏽‍💻👩🏼‍💻 Management Courses Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points You can record your Management Courses CPD points on our free, downloadable CPD record log. 📓 Download it at: https://gum.co/MC-CPD Each video has two levels of MC CPD points. For this video: ⭐️ If you just watched the video, record X MC CPD points 🌟 If you also did all the recommended exercises, score a total of Y MC CPD points 🔖 CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 - New Year 00:25 - Different cultures - different new year’s days 01:03 - Equinox New Years 01:26 - Solstice New Years 01:56 - Why 1 January? 02:35 - Why do we have a New Year? 03:00 - Why a solar/annual calendar? 04:04 - What happens at New Year? 05:04 - Happy New Year! #NewYear #ManagementCourses #NewYear 2024
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Workplace Motivation: The 12 Essential Psychological Concepts Every Manager MUST Know

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8 Ways to Persuade with Social Proof: Get Instant Buy-In!

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The Ultimate Remote Team Guide: From Chaos to Cohesion

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: 5 Personal Productivity Tips to Get More Done

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How to Manage Your Time Better: 5 Essential Tips

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Top 5 Time Management Strategies every Manager Should Know

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How to Support Your Team through 6 Common Challenges

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How to Deal with Gossip and Rumors: STOP the Drama Fast

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Workplace Mediation 101: What It Is and How It Works

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How to Handle Difficult Conversations

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How to Adapt to Change in the Workplace

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Political Acumen: How to Navigate Office Politics

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How to Manage Conflict in the Workplace: Management Primer

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How to Set Clear, Realistic Goals

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How to Give Constructive Feedback: Management Primer

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Team Development Models [Compilation] – 5 ways to understand your team

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Mike Clayton

About Mike Clayton 

Dr Mike Clayton is a (former) Project Manager and now a management educator. Having trained thousands of people at live workshops, seminars, and conferences, he now delivers training mainly via video. He has 14 books with international publishers and runs two successful YouTube channels. He is also the founder of OnlinePMCourses.com

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