A challenge like the coronavirus is unprecedented in modern times. Who would have thought even two weeks ago that we would all be where we are now, with borders closed, city centers in lockdown, and many people facing uncertainty over their jobs and businesses?
Things are changing by the minute, and how long the situation will continue, we don’t know. …
To attract worthy candidates from the newest workforce, hiring managers should start by knowing their audience. By homing in on Generation Z’s biggest pain points, companies can increase their appeal to new candidates by providing forward-thinking balance. Several recent studies have found that Gen Z is largely concerned with technology, of course, but also their own workforce readiness and job security. So, what can you do?
The great recession of 2008 was of course not that great for most of us. Companies went down the tubes, people lost their jobs, and entire sectors of the economy shrank – some never to expand again. Today things are, well,…
How do we elevate human happiness?
Today, many future thinkers are focused on this question. At the state level we see initiatives such as Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness, which includes an index used to measure the collective happiness of the population; last year New Zealand introduced its “Wellbeing Budget,” which included billions earmarked for tackling mental health, poverty and …
With the recent global COVID-19 outbreak, many companies have adopted a remote work policy to keep employees safe and prevent further spread of the virus.
But even without this current threat, remote work is becoming the new normal for many companies: Surveys show that a whopping 40% to 70% of U.S. workers now telecommute at least once a week.
The …
With the mass hysteria about the outbreak of the COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus, a lot of major companies are asking their employees to work from home in an effort to try and lessen the spread of the virus.
