by dankeelan | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
After two long years, and several false starts, a return to the office is finally happening across North America. Like other leading employers, my company recently announced that we’ll gradually open our doors in April. That doesn’t mean we’re going back to life as we...
by dankeelan | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Jobs
Ryan Arthur was making a fine salary. He had great benefits. And the market research consulting firm that employed him was very pleased with his work. But during the pandemic, Arthur began a very targeted job search that had little to do with financial considerations....
by dankeelan | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Safety
Isabella Lewis was driving for Lyft on a Sunday in Plano, Texas, last August when she was carjacked and killed by her passenger. As her family tried to piece together what happened, they kept receiving calls from an insurance company they didn’t recognize, but finally...
by dankeelan | Apr 12, 2022 | Gig Workers, Internships
Colorado State University has partnered with technology company Parker Dewey to create a program that allows students to participate in micro-internships, or short-term, paid gigs that they can sign up for with reputable companies on-demand. ...
by dankeelan | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
New legislation under consideration by the Seattle City Council aims to improve wages and job standards for gig workers at services like Instacart, DoorDash, TaskRabbit and Uber Eats. The legislation was introduced this week and showcased at a press event Thursday...
by dankeelan | Apr 5, 2022 | Training
Remember when employees used to be in the same building, and you could do training in-person or shadow someone one-on-one? And when someone new joined the company, they’d be introduced to colleagues, shown around the office and brought up to speed, often by peers in...
by dankeelan | Apr 5, 2022 | Future of Work, Technology
Imagine a world where you could have a beachside conversation with your colleagues, take meeting notes while floating around a space station, or teleport from your office in London to New York, all without taking a step outside your front door. Feeling under pressure...
by dankeelan | Apr 5, 2022 | Finance, Taxes, Tips
While unemployment rates have decreased in America with an estimated 6.3 million claims for jobless benefits and the national unemployment rate just under 4 percent due to job loss or being furloughed, these are still unprecedented times and many Americans are...
by dankeelan | Apr 5, 2022 | Mentoring, Technology
When we look for advice from leaders in the sci-tech community about how people can further their careers, one key tip that keeps cropping up is to find a mentor. But if you’ve never been in a mentoring relationship before, it can be hard to know what to expect....
by dankeelan | Apr 5, 2022 | Featured, Hybrid Workplace, Leadership, Management
The global pandemic has upended business as usual, including the environment in which work happens. These changes have brought about not just a tsunami of hybrid workplaces, but the need for leaders to consider how hybrid work can provide equitable access to...
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