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Why Names and How They’re Pronounced Matter (BBC)

An example of a microaggression could be someone mispronouncing another person’s name wrong on purpose, or not making an effort to learn a person’s name even when they’ve been corrected. [...] Asking [someone] exactly how to pronounce their name is a great way to show them you care about getting it right.

3 Ways To Reset Your Work-Life Boundary (Forbes)

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Declare your intention. You’ll need to say it out loud — probably more than once — for your team to trust that you mean it.

Can You Recover from a Bad Reputation at Work? (The Cut)

It can be hard to get people at work to see you differently once a negative view becomes ingrained. When they’re used to thinking of you a certain way, often everything you do will be interpreted through that lens.

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