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The Abrupt Starbucks CEO Change Reveals a Big Topic Boards Struggle With
Changes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic coupled with rising stakeholder activism is reshaping CEO succession planning for boards of directors.
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To Attract and Keep Workers, Make Sure Benefits Reflect What They Want, Say These People Leaders
Now more than ever, employee benefits are arguably the most critical factor in a company’s recruitment strategy.
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Directors With HR Skills Are Becoming More Important for Companies Amid Great Resignation
Companies are increasingly opening their boardrooms to directors with human resources experience amid burnout and the war for talent.
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Op-Ed: Connected, Yet Lacking Connections: How We Can Combat Loneliness at Work
Today’s world has us more connected by technology, but it seems lacking in the connections that matter most: human interactions.
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The Black Equity Index Is a New Way for Companies to Measure and Advance Racial Equity in the Workplace
The Black Equity Index is a benchmark that allows companies to track progress on Black equity in the workplace and improve their practices.
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Chief Listening Officer: The Must-Have Position for Every Organization in 2022
An organization’s online activity can be the difference between retaining or losing talent, a crucial skill in this tight labor market.
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Former Levi Strauss Executive Jennifer Sey on Decision to Leave Company Over Covid ‘Free Speech' Controversy
Jennifer Sey says speaking out against school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic cost her a job as a senior executive at Levi Strauss.
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Workers Want Hybrid But Say It's Exhausting Them. Here's How Companies Can Fix That
The hybrid work arrangements employees say they want — and employers are increasingly offering — are turning out to be harder to manage emotionally.
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TikTok Owner ByteDance Dissolved a Global Team in Its HR Department in December
During a meeting that lasted around five minutes, all the members of ByteDance’s Talent Development team were told their positions were being eliminated.
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The Rise of the 15-Minute Meeting — and How to Run One
Executives want meetings to be shorter and more engaging. A combination of technology and planning is helping them get there.
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Why You Might Be Leasing Not Buying Your Next Couch
IKEA and several start-ups are exploring furniture rental options as younger consumers look for more flexible and environmentally-friendly options.
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Michael Dell Op-Ed: There Will Never Be a Post-Covid World
Exactly two years after the CDC confirmed the first Covid case in the U.S., Michael Dell says we’ve learned a lot, including this: we’re never going back.
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Meet the ‘Covid Expats' Who Moved Abroad During the Pandemic. Here's What They Learned About Work
Expats advise those thinking about a move overseas to plan well, communicate openly and budget for an unexpected return home.
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Companies Face a Tangle of State Policies Following Supreme Court Ruling Against Federal Vaccine Mandate
Companies have to face differing state policies regarding Covid-19 vaccines now that the Supreme Court blocked a federal mandate requiring them.
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A New Labor Battle Opens on Broadway as Omicron Closes Theater Shows
Broadway producer Keven McCollum closed ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ with a plan to return in the spring, he says, to save the show, but theater unions are skeptical.
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Companies Shouldn't Waste This Chance to Make Work More Humane, Says Author of New Book on Remote Work
If the roughly 42% of Americans who do their jobs remotely could get their work done from home, what’s the reason for going back to the office?
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Coaching Can Be Expensive — So These Companies Turned to Tech for Training
Firms are turning to virtual reality platforms to coach staff over classroom learning.
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Disney's Bob Iger on How to Tell Successful Stories in the Tech-Dominated Era
Bob Iger’s big deals at Disney included Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Fox, and they were as much about building scale as great storytelling.
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Where Four-Legged Robot Dogs Are Finding Work in a Tight Labor Market
These robotic dogs are mobility platforms that can be equipped with different payloads depending on the type of information that companies want to gather.
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‘I Can't Believe You're Allowed to Do That': Meet the Companies Encouraging Side Hustles
The pandemic may have been the stimulus people needed to start their own side hustle, and some companies love it when staff do.