by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Hybrid Workplace
With Google searches for hybrid jobs up over 2,000%, new research has revealed that civil engineering is the most equipped sector in the UK for job seekers looking for flexible work arrangements. The hybrid work index, compiled by office management software...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Leadership
Some of the most useful bits of information I’ve ever received, I already knew. The problem was I had failed to remember how important they were to my own success. It’s possible to be energized and enlightened even from ideas that are wandering inside your...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers
DoorDash and Lyft are the latest companies to show just how much they’re benefitting from sustained consumer demand. Driving the news: Couriers for DoorDash delivered 426 million orders in the second quarter — an all-time high — the company...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers
Dallas-based Debbie Welker quit working as a delivery driver for Shipt and Instacart earlier this year because gas prices were cutting too deeply into her earnings. She would work 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week to make around $1,200, but then would have to use...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Future of Work, Leadership
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” That pearl of wisdom, generally attributed to Winston Churchill, aptly describes the mindset choices available to businesspeople facing the disruption and...
by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Management, Mental Health
Posting to TikTok under the username ShayLee Raye (@shayleeraye), the woman asked: “Does anyone have blunt managers?” The post has amassed over 2 million views and thousands of comments from viewers slamming Raye’s “toxic” boss....
by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Mental Health, Remote Work, Technology
I love working from home. I’ve been doing it for the past 11 years and cannot imagine returning to an office five days a week again – ever. I get so much more done in so much less time not commuting, taking lunch breaks and being able to work any time day or night. ...
by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Jobs, Race, Tips
The well-cited 2020 McKinsey study on equity and inclusion established that a diverse workforce can lead to higher-performing and profitable teams. Yet questions remain around how to increase diversity in the hiring pipeline. But is there really a pipeline...
by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Mentoring
Every mentor needs a mentor because having one optimizes information flow within the business organization. It builds more critical infrastructure for the mastermind to work. Learning from a mentor is like meeting yourself further down the road you’re on. A good...
by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Jobs, Technology
Tech workers are walking away from high-paying jobs with great perks to help fight what they believe is the greatest existential problem of our lifetimes: climate change. In some cases, that has meant taking a pay cut. But Sandy Anuras, who recently joined home solar...
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