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Three Lessons About Female Leadership
As women, we often learn—through experience or by others—that we need to temper our expectations. There is a certain flow to things, a set of experiences and a series of tests to pass before we’re qualified enough to reach the top. In the corporate world, we know it...
Unemployment Benefits: Who Gets Them, How to Apply and How Much They Pay
As crypto crashes and tech layoffs make the news, the specter of unemployment may be haunting Americans again, although the unemployment rate has remained at 3.6% for the past few months, its lowest point since the start of the COVID-19...
The 10 Qualities of a Good Mentor in a Workplace
Businesses need engaged employees. The problem is, there’s no silver bullet for engagement. Only 34% of U.S. employees are engaged, and this figure is going down, not up, according to Gallup. Now more than ever, mentorship has an important role to play. Employees...
The Best Flexible and Part-time Jobs for Retirees
With 401(k) balances plunging and the cost of things such as gasoline, food, housing and healthcare soaring, millions of recent retirees have gone back to work. However, after leaving the working world behind, these “unretirees” are not looking for just any...
Hybrid Work is Here to Stay: Companies Spending More on Security
Most IT decision makers believe hybrid work will be the new norm as businesses start to encourage staff back to the office. The pressure is on for organizations to support new forms of collaboration and reshape the employee experience, according to tech...
The Future of Work Demands Flexibility
The pandemic brought new meaning to the word "flexibility," especially as it applies to work environments. For some, the lockdowns were a refreshing opportunity to reevaluate what systems were (or weren't) working. But for most--who were left scrambling to implement...
Australia: Gig Workers May Remain Contractors Under Labor’s Reforms
Uber Australia’s historic agreement with the Transport Workers’ Union, on the need to regulate the gig economy, is the first step in fundamental reform of gig work. It suggests the direction the Albanese government will to take to deliver better conditions...
The Best Leaders Take Time to Mentor
Imagine the excitement a 10th-grader experiences when the Honorable Wanda Williams, Mayor of the capital city of Pennsylvania, walks into the room and embraces you with a smile. Put yourself in the sneakers of an ambitious high school or college student when...
