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Study: Skilled Trades Shortages Threaten $1 Trillion Annual Loss

A large shortage of workers to fill millions of skilled trades jobs could result in $1 trillion in economic losses annually, according to new research from JLL. The commercial real estate services company revealed Tuesday that by 2030, an estimated 2.1 million skilled...

You Can’t Be Disconnected At Home And Magically Connected At Work

Here’s the story most leaders carry: I’m different at work. I’m on. I’m focused. Whatever is going on at home stays at home. I understand the appeal. It feels like discipline. Like professionalism. Like exactly the kind of thing a high performer should be able to do....

Paying Workers To Come In — Instead Of Mandating RTO

Employees at Superhuman, which offers AI assistant apps including Grammarly, dug in their heels when a two-day in-office mandate was introduced last April. It was met with "negative energy and sentiment," chief people officer Kenny Mendes told Business Insider. So,...

The Future Of Engineering Is Hybrid

The future of engineering will not be defined by AI alone. It will be defined by how humans and AI work together. AI is a human-created technology. It becomes valuable when paired with domain knowledge, judgment and accountability. Humans with AI can do more than AI...
Supporting Black Women Entrepreneurs

If you’re a woman and you’re Black, good luck getting access to funding. A 2016 Federal Reserve System survey found that Black women are more likely than non-minority entrepreneurs not only to face challenges finding financing, but also to fail to get some or all of...

Freelance Consulting: High Pay for Niche Expertise

Are you a recent retiree looking for an attractive side hustle? Your years of work experience may make you an ideal consultant, able to earn high pay for sharing your expertise. Although consulting gigs are often found through word of mouth, there are a number of...

Siemens: Permanent Remote Work for 140,000 Employees

The provider of intelligent infrastructure for buildings and energy distribution systems said it will implement a system for its global workforce to be able to work remotely two or three days per week on average. The new work model applies to over 140,000 of Siemens’...

Your Own Instacart with Dumpling

Contractors who are now considered front-line providers of essential services for their wealthier customers in the age of social distancing brought on by the COVID-19 epidemic have struggled with lack of benefits, lost tips and wages, and a dearth of...

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