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Is 4-Day Work Week The Future?
One recent study of British companies that adopted a 32-hour workweek concluded that employees came to work less stressed and more focused. In the study, revenues for these companies remained steady and or even increased. Dozens of companies based in the United...
The True Cost Of The Wrong Marketing Hire
It’s obvious that hiring the wrong candidate can cost your business time and money (in fact, the average cost, according to Career Builder, is $17,000). It’s also obvious that poor hiring decisions can have an impact on your company in other ways, affecting...
AI Will Take 10 Percent Of Jobs; What About The Other 90 Percent?
Will generative AI take your job? It depends, according to a March 21 CNN story about the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors' Annual Economic Report of the President. The report distinguishes between simple tasks--which an AI can perform more efficiently...
Social Media Boosts Youth Entrepreneurship, US Economy
Social media platforms are becoming powerful tools for youth entrepreneurship, significantly impacting small business revenue and the US GDP. Platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, and LinkedIn are cost-effective channels for entrepreneurs to...
US Office Occupancy Faces ‘Black Hole’ Of Remote Work
Remote work has caused a "black hole" in U.S. office occupancy, knocking demand significantly below pre-pandemic levels and vacancy rates to historic lows, with a recovery to prior usage unlikely for years, said real estate analysis firm Green Street. In addition to...
Gig Economy 2.0: New Opportunity For Hourly Workers To Create Financial Stability
Some 73.3 million people participated in the gig economy last year, representing about 38% of the U.S. workforce. This year, it is projected to exceed 76.4 million — and these workers aren't all doing rideshares or deliveries. As the future of work evolves, we are...
Storytelling In Mentoring: How To Invest In Women Leaders
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, if economic trends continue as they are “the US will take 208 years to close its gender gap.” If we want to see this rate of change accelerated, we must commit to raising women leaders who can tell...
New Study Claims AI, Robots, New Tech In Workplace Deteriorates Quality Of Life
A United Kingdom study of nearly 5000 workers reportedly found that AI, robots, trackers, and other new technology are bad for people’s well-being while laptops, computers, and other long-established technologies prove to improve people’s...
