March 13, 2024 Can the government tell social media platforms how to moderate their content? The Supreme Court is about to decide As the presidential election nears, ‘Murthy v. Missouri’ will have major implications for online discourse. BY Issie Lapowsky Government officials have been talking tough to Big Tech for years now. President Biden has … Continue reading Can the government tell social media platforms how to moderate their content? The Supreme Court is about to decide
By Anisa Purbasari Horton March 12, 2024 Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as the domain of the young. We hear countless stories of founders in their 20s and 30s raising millions of dollars, which creates the impression that the best time to start a business is at the beginning your career. But the statistics show otherwise. … Continue reading 6 women on what they learned about starting a business in midlife
By The Conversation February 08, 2024 The phenomenon of bullying, harassment, and sexual abuse in workplaces throughout North America is widespread and harmful to both individuals and organizations. In fact, bullying at work affects up to 30% of workers over time. As practitioners and researchers who study workplace violence, including bullying, harassment, and sexual abuse, we define workplace … Continue reading About a third of employees have faced bullying at work—here’s how to recognize and deal with it
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Amy Edmondson February 09, 2024 Among the many variables that determine your career success, the ability to perform well in front of others, particularly critical stakeholders (bosses, clients, potential employers, or teachers) interested in evaluating your potential, cannot be underestimated. So much so, that much of the difference between average … Continue reading Obsessing about performance can hinder your success
By Chris Morris February 04, 2024 Twenty years ago today, in the Kirkland House dormitory of Harvard University, Mark Zuckerberg rolled out a social network for students at the school. The site ran on a single server, which cost Zuck $85 per month to keep running. Within a week, more than 650 students had … Continue reading As Facebook turns 20, here’s a look back at the first newspaper articles ever written about it
By Jeri Hawthorne January 31, 2024 How we work, where we work, and when we work have been focal points of many employee satisfaction conversations for quite some time. Employers have been reimagining and reassessing work models. Employees have been taking a closer look at how their professional and personal lives intersect. And now, … Continue reading Just 48% of U.S. employees believe their company cares about them
Apple’s rivals aren’t happy about its EU App Store changes But is anyone surprised Apple would act to protect its platform like this? Daniel Cooper Updated Sat, Jan 27, 2024 John Keeble via Getty Images Last year, the European Union implemented new laws to make big tech open up its platforms to competitors. The … Continue reading Apple’s rivals aren’t happy about its EU App Store changes
By The Conversation January 25, 2024 Many Americans—especially young adults—want to do work that feels meaningful. Creating meaning for oneself may be especially important as fewer workplaces provide good pay and benefits to their employees. Those who are religious or spiritual often want to connect their faith to their work through a sense of calling. But there … Continue reading Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well
By Gavin Day January 24, 2024 We’ve lived through a lot of disruptions in the past few years. In case you were hoping things would ease up, you might be disappointed—some experts are predicting disruptions might actually ramp up in 2024. This means that businesses will need to continue to be flexible and resilient. … Continue reading We surveyed 2,400 top execs. What they said about their own resiliency will surprise you
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic January 23, 2024 Among educated, modern workers, few habits are as ubiquitous as multitasking, the apparent process of handling more than one task or activity at the same time. I say “apparent,” because there’s compelling scientific evidence suggesting that multitasking is mostly about task switching, or jumping back and forth between … Continue reading Would you smoke weed in a video meeting? Multitasking causes the same cognitive drop. Here’s what to do about it
