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50 Shades of Freelance
Freelancers compromise about 36% of the entire U.S. workforce. Freelancing opportunities have been growing for several years, but the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, has boosted an influx of young, highly-skilled, first-time freelancers seeking part-time...
Freelance Writing Could Be Your Ticket to a New Career
Over the past two years, the rest of the world has caught up to a fact that freelance writers have known for a long time. Working remotely — and often on your own timeline — is a pretty great job perk. Of course, for all that independence and freedom, there are some...
Survey: Need for Leadership Coaching On the Rise
Conducted between late June and mid-July 2021, Sounding Board partnered with Chief Learning Officer (CLO) magazine to explore how companies use professional coaching for leadership development and measure the business impact. Feedback from more than 450...
A Horse Might Be Your Best Leadership Coach
Effective leadership strategies can be found in unlikely places, far from any business school or boardroom. In a disrupted world, could the instinctive nature of animals remind us of the basics of real leadership and help us get back on track? There is an abundance of...
Gig Apps for Pandemic Economy
For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London,...
PBS’ Future-Of-Work Series Showcases The New ‘Precariat’
A new PBS series, Future of Work, coming this September, sheds light on the fast-moving trends in the way Americans will go about their jobs. The three-episode docuseries delves deeply into the “accelerated pace of change in the workplace and the potential for...
Workers Fired for Refusing Vaccination Unlikely to Qualify for Unemployment
Workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates are growing. Walmart, Disney, Google and Facebook all have some kind of requirement for employees working in person. This week, President Joe Biden urged more businesses to set vaccine rules. Workers who refuse the shot and don’t...
Looking for a Side Gig? Don’t Trust This Innocent-seeming Request
There are plenty of ways to make extra money. From babysitting to delivering parcels, millions of Americans are always looking for ways to make a few extra bucks. Unfortunately, there will always be criminals who don’t want to offer people jobs but rather steal their...
