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Minnesota: $12M For Job Skills Training
Governor Tim Walz today announced over $12 million for job skills training, work readiness, internships, work experience, on-the-job training, and job placement for Minnesotans. This is the funding awarded under the Targeted Populations Workforce Competitive Grant...
Leadership And Teamwork At High Altitude: Seven Lessons From Everest
Climbing a mountain is a journey not only of physical endurance, but also of profound personal and collective growth. Whether scaling the world’s highest peaks or undertaking a multi-day trek, these expeditions can teach us massive amounts about leadership in our day...
The Jobs Most At Risk From AI
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology is reshaping the job market, posing significant risks to various professions. According to a recent report by Goldman Sachs, AI tools could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, leading to considerable...
5 Mindsets Students Need To Thrive In The Future Of Work
In the last decade, a raucous chorus of critics has found common cause taking down the once hallowed American institution of college. Some claim that it’s degenerated into a left-wing brainwashing factory, a right-wing privilege machine, or a cushy jobs program...
Hybrid Workers Call On Employers To Increase Investment In Connectivity
This issue has forced the majority of employees to leave their office building simply to make a phone call (60%), with reports of decreased productivity (74%) and increased stress levels (72%) as a result. Most of the UK has access to strong mobile signal in their...
Bosses Are Having The Hardest Time Adjusting To Hybrid Work
Remote work may have taken off four years ago, but the evolution of hybrid work is still in its early days — and senior leaders are having the hardest time adjusting. A majority, 74%, of companies have changed their hybrid work policy more than once since 2020,...
Work Advice: My Side-Gig Client Ratted Me Out To My Boss
I work full-time for one company from home but do side work for others with no conflict of interest. A while back, a colleague from another company asked me to do some consulting for him. His company falls into the gray area that is not exactly a conflict of interest...
How Micro-Choices, Games Motivate Gig Workers
Today, the gig economy accounts for up to 12% of the global labor market. More than a third of the American workforce has engaged in some form of gig work, and more than five million drivers work for Uber alone. And while platform companies and researchers alike...
