by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Career, Management
“Managing up” is a concept that is often suggested as a way for employees to bridge gaps between their own role and the role of their manager to ensure everything runs smoothly. Some might imagine that managing up is only necessary when dealing with a leader who is...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Europe, Gig Workers
European gig workers—such as deliverers and drivers for Uber or Deliveroo—could soon be granted employee status, if some legislators get their way. The European Commission has proposed new rules that would be tough on gig economy companies and pass certain expenses...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
In a time of rising prices, the Internal Revenue Service is being a bit more generous with the formula businesses and eligible taxpayers can use when they tally the tax deductions for their work-related miles on the road. On Friday, the IRS released the standard...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Race, Safety
Gig workers of color in America are twice as likely to report health and safety risks as their white peers — and that’s on top of lacking the basic benefits enjoyed by full-time workers. A new study by the Pew Research Center found that gig workers of...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Gig Workers
A report from the Worker Info Exchange (WIE) slams “woefully inadequate levels of transparency” around the use of machine learning-driven monitoring and management tools in the gig economy. “Weakly enforced” data protection laws have resulted...
by dankeelan | Dec 14, 2021 | Jobs, Veterans
With veteran unemployment falling to 3.9% in November 2021, national attention is shifting to veteran underemployment. Veterans are considered underemployed when their skills are not being fully utilized, leaving them struggling to make ends meet or to feel like...
by dankeelan | Dec 14, 2021 | Future of Work, Tips
Work productivity applications are great. But addressing unconscious unproductive tendencies works smarter. So challenge your routines and practices. “Hard work never hurt anyone,” said Mark Twain. “As long as it is observed from a distance.” Does that sound like you?...
by dankeelan | Dec 14, 2021 | Start Up, Tips
It can take multiple pivots for a good idea to turn into a product. The founders of PÜL began with surfing and ended with a smart cap. Here’s how they did it and why it’s important to stay focused. I recently spoke with Miles Bowles, founder and chief...
by dankeelan | Dec 14, 2021 | Leadership
There are certain leadership and management behaviors and habits that plague businesses by preventing them from reaching their full potential. Leadership, after all, is about fostering healthy human relationships toward producing great achievements together. And...
by dankeelan | Dec 14, 2021 | Diversity, Featured, Mentoring
Conventional wisdom says that it is up to job candidates to sell themselves to an organisation. They need to come prepared – undertaking all the necessary research, anticipating and practicing answers and so forth. The process is largely the same for organisations big...
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