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Cameron Conaway
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Prof @ Penn State Smeal College of Business | Contact: cameronconaway.com
Some moments don’t stay in the past. They ask something of us in the present.

This weekend, I finally visited the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, NC — located in the original F.W. Woolworth building.
June 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Here are the 6 reasons *most* of us have at some point appeased a feedback giver.

Which of these resonated with you? www.linkedin.com/pulse/appeas...

#feedback
On Appeasing the Feedback Giver
“Though most of us no longer have to fend off predators, our brains are still exquisitely attuned to threats — both physical and social. It’s a vestige of how survival has largely depended on appeasin...
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January 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Even the expectation that feedback will be coming is enough to improve performance."

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#FeedbackLiteracy
Building Employee Feedback Literacy
Employee feedback literacy is the capacity to effectively seek, give, receive, process, and use feedback at work. For a description of each capacity, scroll to the end of this article.
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January 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Why ask for #feedback processing time?

1️⃣ It puts feedback processing on the table.

2️⃣ It helps set time expectations.

3️⃣ It takes pressure off the feedback receiver.

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Received Feedback? Ask For Processing Time.
If you’ve read The Right Way to Process Feedback, you now know the importance of processing challenging feedback after you’ve received it. In summary, this period of processing helps us understand our...
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January 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Research shows the habit of reflection can separate extraordinary professionals from mediocre ones.” 🌟

This is especially true in today's age of infinite distractions, where boredom is seen as a feeling to be avoided at all costs rather than as the teacher it is.

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Schedule Time to Reflect on Positive Feedback
“Research shows the habit of reflection can separate extraordinary professionals from mediocre ones.” — James Bailey & Scheherazade Rehman, Don’t Underestimate the Power of Self-Reflection In the past...
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January 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Many years ago, due to my writing of Malaria, Poems, I was invited to a relatively intimate talk by Jimmy Carter. Walking in, I felt nervous and my mind was spinning with what to say if I met him, etc. All of that went away at his mere presence. 1/3
January 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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On the fourth anniversary of the 1/6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, 18 women in Congress discussed with @19thnews.bsky.social their remaining trauma, their concern about the normalization of violence and their sense of duty to combat efforts to whitewash that day: 19thnews.org/2025/01/wome...
The women reliving January 6 while preparing for Trump's return
Eighteen women in Congress discuss their remaining trauma, their concern about the normalization of violence and their sense of duty to combat efforts to whitewash that day.
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January 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Google quietly launched Deep Research a few weeks ago. 😮

Fast Company said it "shows how Google can win the AI race." 🤖

Here is how it compares to Stanford's STORM for research: www.linkedin.com/posts/camero...
Cameron Conaway on LinkedIn: Google quietly launched Deep Research a few weeks ago. 😮 Fast Company…
Google quietly launched Deep Research a few weeks ago. 😮 Fast Company said it "shows how Google can win the AI race." 🤖 It's a new feature within Gemini…
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January 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The Mump Oligarchy – A Glossary
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
December 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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"The dharma—understanding, peering into the nature of reality—is not specific to Buddhism. The dharma is truth. And the only choice we really have is whether to try to be in relationship with the truth or to live in ignorance. There are no other choices. You have to actively engage."
Your Liberation Is on the Line
No one who has ever touched liberation could possibly want anything other than liberation for everyone, says Rev. angel Kyodo williams. She shares why we must each fully commit to our own path liberat...
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January 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Feedback Tips Weekly 32 is now live: www.linkedin.com/pulse/feedba...
January 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Research going back decades suggests that suppressing emotions doesn’t cause them to go away; it often causes people to feel them more strongly. www.linkedin.com/pulse/share-...
Share the Emotion Behind the Feedback
Regarding constructive feedback communication at work, hiding emotions seems to be an unwritten role. Here’s why it can be a rule worth breaking.
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December 27, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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This morning President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 people facing execution by the federal government. This historic commutation marks what could become a turning point in the history of capital punishment in the United States.
President Biden Commutes Death Sentences of Nearly Everyone on Federal Death Row
12.23.24
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December 23, 2024 at 12:27 PM
In a recent session with my therapist, this childhood memory surfaced: me, trembling on the edge of a diving board, stomach churning, but inching forward out of sheer curiosity and courage. Each step I took allowed my trust in the swimming teacher—and myself—to grow. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
When I facilitate #feedback discussions, at least one participant, usually a more junior colleague, will bring up the role of power and hierarchy.

Here's how people managers can ease the power dynamic. www.linkedin.com/pulse/giving...
Giving Downward Feedback? Ease the Power Dynamic.
Downward feedback typically refers to feedback given by a manager to their direct report. It can also refer to any feedback given by a more senior employee to a junior employee.
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December 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Updating passports. Taking self-defense classes. Stocking medication. Bracing for price hikes. These are all different ways that women and LGBTQ+ people are preparing for the next administration. 19thnews.org/2024/12/prep...
What it looks like to prepare for a second Trump term
From updating passports and stocking meds to bracing for price hikes, readers of The 19th shared how they are getting ready for Trump to take office.
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December 18, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Hi dear friends, I wrote this poem while visiting Vietnam last year on a pilgrimage to peace activist and Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh's root temple and birthplace. I hope that you enjoy! If you'd like to subscribe to my Substack blog it's free. Have a wonderful day. #plumvillage #mindfulness #poetry
A Lovely Morning at the Crematorium
A poem from Vietnam, where we walked in the footsteps of Thay
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December 5, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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We are excited to announce a new convening center and hotel, Elevation. Set to open in 2025, Elevation is a transformative space for reflection, education, and connection in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
Elevation Convening Center and Hotel Coming Soon
The new center and hotel will open in 2025
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December 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
🔥 “So building fires / requires attention / to the spaces in between, as much as to the wood.”

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#feedback
Seeking Clarity When Giving Feedback
Giving constructive feedback is challenging. It’s so challenging that 21% of managers avoid giving it.
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December 13, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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One of these is not like the others. Which do you want to support with your time, money and attention?
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December 12, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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Martin Luther King Jr. said that “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge.” We are in a time of challenge. The question for every leader, every citizen is where do you stand?
Now Is the Time for Courage
From Marc | I started Democracy Docket to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy.
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December 9, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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Terri's fundraiser is raising funds for The 19th
I'm raising money for The 19th. We appreciate your support for our journalism about gender, policy and politics!
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December 3, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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