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The 5-Star Rating System Is Terrible For Gig Workers
As consumers, we are accustomed to rating almost all the products and services we pay for. From toilet paper and tacos, to vacation rentals and online courses, a star rating is the status quo for reviewing pretty much any customer experience. But for platform-based...
Hybrid Work: Navigating Security Challenges In The Modern Enterprise
Hybrid work has emerged as a dominant organizational model, with a significant portion of the global workforce embracing this flexible approach. While it offers numerous benefits, it also introduces complex security challenges that organizations must address to...
Michigan Invests $1.9 Million To Boost Career Training Through Apprenticeship Programs
Programs supporting career training are getting $1.9 million in grant funding. In partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion grant funding into...
The Power Of Mentorship
People really value mentorship. That’s a key lesson from our conversations with Chartered Managers over recent months. In February, we met Louisa Dallinger CMgr FCMI, business development and practice manager at Reginald O’Neill Dental Care in Billericay, Essex. She...
Auto Dealers, UAW Local Leaders Brace For Layoffs Amid Tariff War
Ford dealer Jim Seavitt has an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach these days that's reminiscent of how he felt about 17 years ago. "We’re down 50% in leads. Everything’s off 40% to 50%. People just aren’t looking at cars right now," Seavitt, who owns Village...
Beware These 2 Social Security Pitfalls If You’re Working In Retirement
A lot of people retire and decide that they're done working for good. However, you may have different reasons for wanting to return to a job as a retiree. For one thing, money might be tight. If you don't have a lot of savings and you're mostly living on your Social...
Protecting Diverse STEM Education In Indy Schools
The Indianapolis tech community has honored two educators who encourage students of all backgrounds to embrace their nerdy sides. Gender and race disparity in pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers persists, but diversity in the field...
How To Make Remote Work Succeed Amid Return To Office Mandates
The remote work revolution appears to have run its course. Lately, there has been a push from business leaders for a return to the office, forcing many workers to start commuting back to their workplaces. The Trump administration is wiping out remote work by federal...
What Jobs Are Most At Risk From AI?
Anything you can do, AI can do better - or so we’re finding out - but some jobs are perhaps more at risk than others as the tech revolution gathers momentum. We’ve already found out that a chatbot cannot write a Valentine’s message but does that matter when it can...
Three Lessons From Five Years Of Flexible Work
With high-profile return-to-office (RTO) pushes in both the private sector and federal government, some leaders critical of hybrid and remote work are again pushing the narrative that flexibility creates a trade-off between employee wellbeing and organizational...
