Automation in the Workplace: if You’re Not Automating, What are You Really Doing? Vivek Goel / 28 May 2022 Automation in 2022 is different from the robot takeover that some people have envisioned. Automation in the workplace now refers to platforms and systems that allow a layman to accelerate efficiency through digital means. As … Continue reading Automation in the Workplace: if You’re Not Automating, What are You Really Doing?
Activision Blizzard recruits a new chief diversity officer amid harassment scandal Kristen Hines will be tasked with helping to increase the number of women and non-binary workers at the company. K. Holt @krisholt April 11th, 2022 Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard has recruited a new chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer. Kristen Hines will join … Continue reading Activision Blizzard employees form a committee to fight workplace discrimination
By Marthin De Beer May 21, 2022 When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, the disease’s economic and cultural impact will surely include the Great Resignation. An unprecedented 45 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in 2021. In January 2022 alone, 4.3 million workers quit their jobs according to Bureau of Labor … Continue reading The workplace reckoning in the wake of the Great Resignation
By Jackie Ferguson and Roxanne Bellamy May 20, 2022 Even people who champion diversity and are knowledgeable about the topic can be nervous about choosing the correct words to describe various aspects of personal identity. This is especially true when interacting with people whose personal identities they have not often encountered. How should I … Continue reading How to get better at using inclusive language in the workplace
By Aytekin Tank May 16, 2022 In the world of business, everyone loves a contract. What’s not to love? They make you feel warm and fuzzy. A contract implies commitment, negotiation, and agreements to mitigate risk—all good things. After signing a contract, both sides feel confident that they can start from a place of … Continue reading Instead of binding contracts, focus on this workplace touchstone for connected team
By Pamela Culpepper May 14, 2022 In a job-seeker’s market, there is no room to let language get in the way of recruiting or allow it to exclude existing talent. With candidates looking at multiple options, they are likely to turn down opportunities from companies that use outdated or exclusionary terms and phrases used … Continue reading Rooting out exclusionary and outdated workplace language
How to Keep Employees Snacking Healthily in the Hybrid Workplace Brad Anderson / 02 May 2022 As droves of workers settle into the new normal of hybrid work — partly remote, partly in-person — more companies are looking for solutions to keep employees’ snack cravings at bay, whether at home or in the … Continue reading How to Keep Employees Snacking Healthily in the Hybrid Workplace
Predictions for 2022: Workplace, Tech, and ESG Points Calendar / 29 Apr 2022 If business leaders have the fortitude to act, this year is ripe with possibilities. To clarify, there is no workplace crystal ball. We have arrived at the time of year when we are nearly ready to start the second quarter. We … Continue reading Predictions for 2022: Workplace, Tech, and ESG Points
By Avigail Dadone April 21, 2022 After two unpredictable years of the pandemic, the fate of the workplace of the future is still in limbo. Lost in the back-and-forth among proponents of “work from anywhere” and others who insist on returning to the office is a fundamental truth about the future of work. In … Continue reading Hybrid offices give you flexibility—but they may take away this workplace essential
By Tony Safoian April 17, 2022 What makes an optimist? Is it a “glass-half-full” person who expects good outcomes? Is it a person who, as Winston Churchill once said, “sees the opportunity in every difficulty”? I think an optimist believes tomorrow can be better than today—and they take an active role in making it … Continue reading The power of optimism in the workplace
