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Why The City Will Survive The Age of Pandemics and Remote Work
Bad predictions are an occupational hazard for forecasters. And, on this front, the late futurist Alvin Toffler was not immune. Human cloning by the 1980s? Nope. Toffler was a renowned writer who accurately described many forces that would reshape the world. But along...
Study: How Remote Work Affects Our Communication and Collaboration
As companies debate the impact of large-scale remote work, a new study of over 61,000 Microsoft employees found that working from home caused workers to become more siloed in how they communicate, engage in fewer real-time conversations, and spend fewer hours in...
Best Websites to Hire Freelance Workers
Now, more than ever, is the time to use the services of freelancers: the growth of the market for freelancers is increasing competition between them and lowering the prices for services. Indeed, some tasks are more accessible to outsource to a freelancer than...
Instacart Shopper Activists Ask Customers to Delete App Until Conditions Improve
The Gig Workers Collective -- representing a body of about 13,000 Instacart shoppers -- launched a #DeleteInstacart campaign, urging customers to delete the Instacart app as a show of solidarity with workers advocating for better treatment. The collective of shoppers...
Boston: What You Need to Know about the Gig Worker Ballot Question
Buckle up. The debate over how governments should classify workers at Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other companies in the growing gig economy is headed to Massachusetts. A ballot question supported by those apps is headed to the ballot here next year. Expect to hear...
The Challenge of Achieving Equity in the Future of Work
If you read the title of this article and thought about "equity" in terms of either pay or DEI initiatives, you're right. Yet there's another type of equity with which you might not be as familiar. And it underpins most modern workplace efforts at achieving parity,...
6 Strategies to Better Your Leadership Skills and Confidence
Being a real business leader is more than just echoing the voice of the majority. Most business leaders focus first on providing guidance to their team, but neglect self-leadership as equally important. In my experience, many entrepreneurs rely too much on the...
Are You a Corporate Athlete?
Ask Yourself: What Kind of Shape am I in? At first glance, the question may seem irrelevant to your success as a business owner or leader. After all, you do not have to be an olympian to run a business. Right? Well, maybe thinking like an athlete training for the next...
