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Managed Services Bring Cybersecurity Protection
Philipp Emma, CEO of PSN Technology, a managed service provider in Livonia, joins Matt and Mike to talk about all the services his company provides small and medium sized businesses, including cybersecurity protection. October is cyber awareness month so...
Amazon Workers in NYC Win Partial Revival of COVID-19 Safety Lawsuit
Amazon must face a claim that it failed to protect New York City warehouse workers and their families from COVID-19, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday while dismissing the bulk of the workers' 2020 lawsuit. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York...
Workplace Technology Should Be Beneficial for Both Employers and Employees
Before the pandemic, various studies revealed that 50% of large employers used non-traditional monitoring techniques. These workplace techniques improved during the pandemic era as the business sought to monitor worker engagement off the office premises. Algorithmic...
Can a 4-day Workweek Provide Health Benefits?
A recent study, conducted by non-profit 4 Day Week Global, finds that employees who transitioned to a four-day workweek clocked nearly eight hours of sleep per night, an hour more than they slept while working five days a week. 4 Day Week Global, which has been...
The Growing Importance of Mental Health in the Post-pandemic Workplace
With a number of challenges facing workers following the pandemic and current cost of living crisis, two experts from the University of Kent have addressed why workplace wellbeing is so important and the best-practices employers can implement to support staff. ...
The Importance of Mentoring in Developing Talent in the New Norm
Mentoring can be summarized as a supportive and encouraging relationship between two people, one in a more senior position (mentor) and one in a less senior position (mentee). The aim is to guide the mentee to maximize potential, develop skills, improve performance...
Three Companies Winning at Hybrid Work
In the perpetual return-to-office showdown, this much is clear: Few companies have been able to execute a seamless hybrid plan that everyone’s happy with—or at least not quitting-level mad about. While more workers are back in office than ever, companies who set a...
Microsoft’s Jaime Teevan on the New Mindset for the Future of Work
Success as a leader in the new era of work requires not just empathy but also a willingness to experiment. In other words, it requires a scientist’s mindset. That was the message from Jaime Teevan, Microsoft chief scientist and technical fellow, during her talk Oct. 6...
