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Ask Amy: She’s embarrassing her co-workers. How can I get her to stop?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

Dear Amy: I am a supervisor of a small section at the company I work for. My main assistant is a very intelligent and valued employee.The problem? She takes joy in pointing out other people’s errors — even the most minor things, including mine.None of us can claim to be perfect, and this results in co-workers feeling put down and embarrassed.What can I tactfully say to her to get her to stop doing this? I don’t want to lose her as an employee.– Frustrated SupervisorDear Frustrated: During a private performance review, you will have to point out this unfortunate practice.Tell her that she is a valued employee. Say, “I’m going to be frank about an area where you need to improve. You have a tendency to point out your coworker’s errors directly to them. That’s not how we operate here. I encourage people to check their own work, recognize and correct their errors, and if they don’t, I work with them to improve.”This might be an opportunity to encourage your assistant to take ...

Harriette Cole: People say I’m clairvoyant, but in this case it didn’t help me

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I had a dream the other day that my assistant was about to resign.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: Why should my boss care that I’m bad at parties? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’ll never be OK with my former colleague dating my daughter Advice | Harriette Cole: Should I tell her she’s not burly enough to come on the road trip? Advice | Harriette Cole: She’s ignoring the do’s and don’ts of pregnancy, and I want to say something Advice | Harriette Cole: I hate to think it, but maybe I’m a helicopter mom For the next few days, every time I talked to her, I halfway held my breath knowing that the next thing she was going to say to me was goodbye. And yet it wasn’t. She did ask to speak to me about several sensitive matters. They all turned out to be various business dealings that we were handling — until she wanted to talk about somet...

STAT WATCH: Davis’ FBS season-best rushing game for Kentucky pushes him over 3,000 career yards

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

Kentucky’s Ray Davis turned in one of the Southeastern Conference’s top individual performances against Florida and became the fourth active player in the Football Bowl Subdivision to go over 3,000 career rushing yards.Davis’ career-best 280 yards on 26 carries in a 33-14 win Saturday was the national season high and second-most ever against the Gators. Davis ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for another score.That made him the first SEC player since 2019 to record at least 250 yards and four touchdowns from scrimmage, according to ESPN Stats & Info.Davis’ rushing total was the third highest in Wildcats history, and 19 yards short of the school record, and it pushed his career total to 3,091 yards.Davis played his first two seasons at Temple and his third and fourth at Vanderbilt. He opted to transfer to Kentucky for his final season rather than declare for the NFL draft.His 118.8 yards per game ranks fourth nationally and first in the SEC.Two ot...

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.Source

China is relentless in its domination of the medals at the Asian Games

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — China is simply relentless in its domination of the Asian Games.At the games five years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia, the country won 132 gold medals and 287 medals overall. This time, into Day 9 with five full days remaining, China has already broken its mark for gold medals and is very close to matching the overall total from five years ago.With 290 gold medals awarded, China has won almost half — 141. Its overall total stood at 255, just short of the 287 mark set in 2018.Host nations typically get a “home field” bounce when hosting the Olympics or a large multi-sport event like the Asian Games.ROLLER SKATINGSkater Jung Cheolwon crossed the line in Monday’s 3,000-meter relay and began to celebrate thinking he’d won the gold medal for South Korea.But he was shocked when the scoreboard showed South Korea had finished second to Taiwan, which clocked 4 minutes, 05.692 seconds. South Korea finished in 4:05.702.Jung apologized to his teammates for his costly error.“I...

Biden asegura a Ucrania el apoyo de EEUU pese a la oposición del ala trumpista

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, aseguró el domingo a los “aliados estadounidenses y al pueblo de Ucrania” que pueden contar con el apoyo de su país al señalar que cuentan con “la gran mayoría de ambos partidos” en el Congreso para mantener esa ayuda, pese a la oposición del ala trumpista.Estados Unidos logró el sábado 45 días más de financiación, pero ahora debe zanjar los retos de mantener la ayuda a Ucrania y otros sobre inmigración, con una oposición del ala más radical en la Cámara Baja aún más enfurecida al fracasar en unas demandas que estaban llevando al cierre del Gobierno.Con la aprobación de esa prórroga del presupuesto en el Congreso, la urgencia ahora es mantener la ayuda a Kiev, un compromiso de la Casa Blanca y la mayoría republicana, en momentos en que los recursos comienzan a agotarse. El representante Matt Gaetz dice que tomará medidas para destituir a Kevin McCarthy esta semana ...

Medvedev through to semifinals at China Open. Swiatek wins on debut in Beijing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Third-ranked Daniil Medvedev overcame a second-set stumble to beat Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 and advance to the semifinals of the China Open on Monday. The Russian struggled to find his usual fluid game in the first two sets but sprung to life in the third set to shake off the 36th-ranked Humbert and progress to his 10th semifinal of the year.“I’m kind of happy that I managed to raise my level in important moments, except a game in the second set,” Medvedev said. “It’s great that I managed to still find in this tough match these moments of consistency, which is enough to win. That’s what you have to do.”The Russian will next face either eighth-seeded Alexander Zverev or Nicolas Jarry, who play later Monday. Second-ranked, and top-seeded, Carlos Alcaraz plays his quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Casper Ruud in a night match.Making her first appearance at the China Open, second-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced to the second round with a 6-4, 6-3 vict...

“No podemos hacerlo solos”: los ucranianos reaccionan a la falta de financiación adicional en el proyecto de ley de gastos de EE.UU.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

(CNN) — Es posible que Estados Unidos haya evitado un cierre del Gobierno este sábado, pero la falta de fondos adicionales para Ucrania en el proyecto de ley de gastos ha dejado nerviosos a algunos residentes de la nación devastada por la guerra.Aunque el presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden elogió el acuerdo alcanzado por los legisladores, también reconoció la falta de nuevos fondos para Ucrania y prometió que Washington “no se alejará” de Kyiv. Mientras tanto, un grupo bipartidista de líderes en el Senado de Estados Unidos también prometió votar sobre más ayuda para Ucrania.Para algunos en Kyiv, la capital de Ucrania, el drama que ha envuelto al Congreso durante la semana pasada es poco más que ruido mientras la guerra continúa.“Estos son juegos internos estadounidenses. Y Ucrania es rehén de esta discusión: esta guerra interna”, dijo a CNN el militar ucraniano Volodymyr Kostiak este domingo, un feriado nacional que marca el Día de los Defensores para honrar a los veterano...

Boston Bruins must trudge through regular season to see if they can deliver in playoffs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

BOSTON BRUINSCOACH: Jim Montgomery (125-55-15 over three seasons, 65-12-5 in Boston). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 11 vs. Chicago.DEPARTURES: F Patrice Bergeron, F David Krejci, F Taylor Hall, F Tyler Bertuzzi, F Garnett Hathaway, D Dmitry Orlov.ADDITIONS: F Milan Lucic, F James van Riemsdyk, F Morgan Geekie, F Patrick Brown, D Kevin Shattenkirk, D Reilly Walsh.GOALIES: Linus Ullmark (40-6-1, 1.89 GAA, .938 save percentage) and Jeremy Swayman (24-6-4, 2.27, .920).FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK STANLEY CUP ODDS: 17-1.LAST SEASON: The Bruins set NHL regular-season records with 65 wins and 135 points to win the Presidents Trophy before losing in the first round of the playoffs to eventual Eastern Conference champion Florida. (The Panthers lost in the Stanley Cup Final to Vegas, coached by Bruce Cassidy, who was fired by the Bruins the previous year.) STRENGTHS: The Bruins have a superstar top end, with Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak at forward, Charlie McAvoy on defense and Vezina Trophy-winning Linus Ul...

8-vehicle crash on SB Palmetto Expressway causes express lane closure, 1 lane blockage

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:08:31 GMT

An 8-vehicle pileup caused serious traffic delays on State Road 826, Monday morning. Just after 6 a.m., an unmarked police vehicle was rear-ended on the southbound express lanes of the Palmetto Expressway at Northwest 58th Street, according to police scanners. Although this information was made available, it has yet to be confirmed by police officials. Live video footage showed several Miami-Dade Police officers on the scene, along with Florida Highway Patrol troopers. Additionally, the video feed showed two wrecked cars behind the unmarked vehicle and five cars on the main highway road collided into one another. It remains unclear if anyone was injured or transported to the hospital.As a result of this incident, only three right lanes are open to traffic, with delays backed up to Interstate 75. Details are limited and information has yet to be confirmed. Officials have been contacted for more information.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing st...