By Harvey Deutschendorf January 15, 2024 Gratitude is an essential ingredient to healthy and productive workplaces. Researchers at Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania discovered that when leaders openly expressed gratitude, the productivity of their teams increased. However, there is an unfortunate disconnect between the places that most of us choose to express, … Continue reading This is the single best thing you can do to be happier and more productive at work
By Andy MacMillan January 12, 2024 If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my eight years as a CEO, it’s that I don’t have all the answers. What CEO does? The fact is, successful company heads are good at knowing what they don’t know. They ask the right questions, listen, collaborate, and understand that … Continue reading Why this CEO is all in on ‘immersive leadership’
By Elizabeth Segran January 10, 2024 Rent the Runway, the 14-year-old fashion rental company, is restructuring, cutting 10% of its corporate jobs, which is equivalent to 37 employees. And its chief operating officer and president, Anushka Salinas, will leave at the end of the month, after 11 years at the company. Jennifer Hyman, Rent … Continue reading Rent the Runway CEO on laying off 10% of the company: ‘This is a realignment around growth’
By Lisa Bodell January 05, 2024 With so much importance placed on connecting and collaborating, why is it so unproductive? Collaborative work has become overwhelming and ineffective. On average, we spend 85% of our time in meetings, on emails, on phone calls, and on Slack. It’s too easy to schedule a meeting (just send … Continue reading It’s 2024, try this 3-point approach to make collaboration really work
By Bob Brody January 06, 2024 I can tell you the time of day within a matter of minutes, all without ever peeking at a watch or clock. My accuracy is uncanny. Here’s why. For 21 years my employers mandated that either weekly or daily I fill out a time sheet. I tabulated, in … Continue reading How this standard (sometimes hated) office practice can boost your productivity in work and life
This is the future of generative AI, according to generative AI Generative AI’s Crossroads: A Deep Dive into Exciting Possibilities and Pitfalls Engadget Thu, Dec 28, 2023 Engadget / AI Illustration As part of our year-end story package, we tasked ChatGPT with writing a guest post about the future of generative AI. The prompt asked … Continue reading This is the future of generative AI, according to generative AI
Snapchat Review: End-of-year recap rolling out this week, here’s how to see yours Graeme Hanna / Last Updated: Dec 12, 2023 A news flash from Snapchat has revealed how you can view your end-of-year recap on the app. As we move toward the end of the year, the update will be rolled out later … Continue reading Snapchat Review: End-of-year recap rolling out this week, here’s how to see yours
By Michael Grothaus December 07, 2023 Unfortunately, ghosting just doesn’t happen in the dating world. The practice is quite common in the professional world when it comes to job hunting. Talk to any recruiter and you’re likely to hear stories about how they had a promising candidate for a position, but that candidate just … Continue reading Employers, this is why you’re being ghosted by job seekers. There are ways to make it stop
By Talib Visram December 08, 2023 Maternal mortality has been on the rise in the U.S. at the same time that childcare, healthcare, and housing costs are rising. A new initiative in Denver hopes to help combat those issues by improving the mental and physical health outcomes of mothers-to-be and their newborns. Pilots for … Continue reading Why this Denver company is giving $750 a month to pregnant women
By Yasmin Gagne December 03, 2023 As drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy become more widespread, an increasing number of employees are asking their insurance to cover them. Recently though, employers including the University of Texas and private healthcare system Ascension have halted coverage saying that they cannot keep up with the rising costs as … Continue reading This $2 billion unicorn startup is corporate America’s secret weapon against Ozempic
