July 07, 2024 Forget Zoom, Meet, and FaceTime: This video-chat app beats them all Yep is free and works on any device, anywhere—no downloads, sign-ins, or data-sharing required. BY JR Raphael At this point, video chatting has become a common part of our day-to-day lives—and yet, when you really stop and think about it, it tends … Continue reading Forget Zoom, Meet, and FaceTime: This video-chat app beats them all
July 01, 2024 The internet is drowning in trendy suitcases, and millennials can’t stop buying them Away, July, Antler, Monos. There’s never been more choice when it comes to buying luggage. Is the market big enough for everyone? BY Elizabeth Segran This is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for summer travel. And as airports … Continue reading The internet is drowning in trendy suitcases, and Millennials can’t stop buying them
June 18, 2024 What Apple’s, OpenAI’s, and TikTok’s logos would look like if surrealists had designed them Salvador Dalí could have done a lot for logo design. BY Hunter Schwarz Surrealism grew out of postwar, post-pandemic Europe a century ago. The movement gave us artists like Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and Max Ernst. Today, Europe is … Continue reading What Apple’s, OpenAI’s, and TikTok’s logos would look like if surrealists had designed them
June 05, 2024 Walmart to give workers bonuses and train them for trade jobs The perks program announced Wednesday comes as the nation’s largest private employer says it’s seeing a decline in worker turnover. BY Associated Press Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly U.S. workers, ranging from a new bonus plan to opportunities to … Continue reading Walmart to give workers bonuses and train them for trade jobs
May 18, 2024 22.5% of people with a disability have a job. Here’s what employers can do support them By supporting workers with disabilities, employers have an opportunity to better support all of their workers. BY Sarah Bernard Workers with disabilities made major gains in 2023. Last year, 22.5% of people with a disability were employed, … Continue reading 22.5% of people with a disability have a job. Here’s what employers can do support them
May 07, 2024 Your employees are freaking out over performance reviews. Here’s how to make them less stressful Stress hormones spike in the weeks before a performance evaluation. This chief people officer says this doesn’t have to be the case. BY Livia Martini These days, performance reviews are getting a bad rap. They’re described as “awful,” … Continue reading Your employees are freaking out over performance reviews. Here’s how to make them less stressful
April 18, 2024 Like listening to waterfalls and birds on Spotify? Now when you play them you are helping protect them ‘Nature’ is now an official, credited artist on streaming platforms, so when you listen to them, conservation organizations will get the royalties. BY Kristin Toussaint On April 18, a new artist is debuting on … Continue reading Like listening to waterfalls and birds on Spotify? Now when you play them you are helping protect them
By Barbara Kellerman March 12, 2024 Both founders and CEOs have been known to go down in flames. But in the first decades of the 21st century arguably no downfall was as spectacular as that of Elizabeth Holmes. Her story is so singular—her persona so captivating, her rise to fame so striking, and her … Continue reading 3 leadership red flags Elizabeth Holmes should have raised—and how you can spot them yourself
By Mita Mallick February 05, 2024 It seems like 2024 has only just begun but many companies have already announced layoffs. After tech’s big “year of efficiency” in 2023, many thought layoffs had tapered off for now. But major tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Instagram have cut workers this month. Citibank was one of the … Continue reading 3 mistakes leaders make during layoffs—and how to avoid making them
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
