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How Work Gossip Has Changed in the Age of Hybrid Work
Add another benefit to working from home: With fewer serendipitous watercooler conversations, a fully remote team may slow down office gossip, says Sara J. Perry, professor of management at Baylor University. “You would have to reach out more intentionally to...
A Transformative Approach to Workplace Mental Health
When Sean Fogarty founded CuraLinc Healthcare in 2008, many companies did not yet see employee mental health as a business imperative. That has changed since Covid-19. CuraLinc’s client base has increased threefold since the start of the pandemic. “Our growth journey...
Mentoring Through Challenging Times
As we look toward making business goals for 2023, it’s hard to know where to start when there are so many unknowns, including a remote workforce, inflation, supply chain issues, to name a few considerations. Tanya Dalton of Asheville NC, author of On Purpose: The Busy...
Is a 4-day Workweek Achievable?
Working 40 hours a week is a staple in American work culture. It’s been this way since 1940 when the Fair Labor Standards Act was amended, establishing a 40-hour workweek. This was a win for the labor movement in the United States, which had fought for...
Midterm Elections: State Ballot Measures Target Gig Work
State ballot measures aren’t generating as many headlines as this year’s key congressional races, but some are worth tracking as they touch on the gig economy, immigration and more. The state of Washington will hold an advisory vote on whether to maintain or repeal a...
Employees Searching for “Believable” Reasons to Call Off Work
U.S. workers want to take more time off from their jobs and are increasingly turning to the internet to find credible reasons to do so. That's the main takeaway from a new report released Tuesday from Frank Recruitment Group, a U.K.-based technology...
Leveraging Technology to Attract and Retain Talent
Attracting and retaining talent was hard in 2022. And without adjustments, companies may find it even harder in 2023. As we move ahead, the confidence and abundance of opportunities that enabled the Great Resignation and “quiet quitting” of workers is giving way to a...
How Job Interviews Provide a Perfect Opportunity for Networking
From industry events to parties with friends, there are plenty of opportunities to build your personal network, especially as the world starts to open back up after the lengthy pandemic shutdown. But what about job interviews? You’re meeting someone new, but could it...
