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Harvard Prof: Even Experts Can’t Agree On Ideal Hybrid Workweek
Bosses are missing the entire point with return-to-work mandates—no wonder they can't get workers back at their desks. So said Harvard Business School professor Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury at Harvard’s Future of Business conference earlier this month....
More Natural Disasters Will Make Hybrid Work Even More Essential
Your employees may be working from home unexpectedly in the near future. Are you prepared for that? With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, the ability to quickly switch your team to remote work is essential. Major disasters (those that did more than $1...
Remote, Hybrid Work Schedules Leading To Record-Setting Holiday Travel Season
Planes, trains and automobiles will all be working overtime this holiday travel season as long lines at airports and busy highways add to the stress. No matter how you're getting to your destination, AAA says you should leave early and be ready for...
What The Gig Economy Does To A Human
Technological development in the digital era has rapidly and irrevocably altered the way people relate and communicate. Joanne McNeil’s first book, Lurking: How a Person Became a User, is a critical history of the internet age, written from the perspective of the...
US Jobs Data May Be Miscounting Millions Of ‘Gig’ Workers, Research Suggests
Millions of "gig" workers may get missed every month in the U.S. government's employment report, a discrepancy with implications for how Federal Reserve officials size up the job market and any associated inflation risks. Research prepared for a Boston Federal Reserve...
Career Coach: Managers Should Be Paid Based On Team Performance Reviews
The role of a manager is undeniably critical in steering a company towards success since they are responsible for the productivity of their teams and all of the organization that goes into making a corporation work. However, a career coach named Tessa White...
Labor Department Announces New Initiatives To Help Veterans Find Jobs
Days ahead of Veterans Day, the Labor Department announced on Thursday it has increased employment services and training for U.S. veterans. In making the announcement, Labor officials said the effort includes adding six new partners for its program to match veterans...
Robots Will Be Your Helper, Not Your Adversary, Says Robotics Firm CEO
Robots, in our collective imagination, are objects of fascination and fear. While our inner 5-year-olds marvel at the thought of Transformers or C-3PO in real life, the adult side of us fret over concerns about how robots might affect — or even replace — human jobs....
