New and remote workers can acclimate to the job quickly when they can easily find needed resources and are clear about their tasks, writes Arvind Jain, CEO and co-founder of Glean. "It's worth asking: If that new employee was a new customer, how would you treat them?" Jain writes.
Low-effort thinking is easy to spot in others, but we usually fail to recognize when we are being illogical, giving weak defenses to arguments or morally disengaging, writes Susan Fowler. "I believe we can all benefit from high-effort thinking because we're better able to tolerate different perspectives, embrace nuanced arguments and hold opposing ideas as food for thought, even if we occasionally need to eat our words," Fowler writes.
The Great Resignation is leading some firms to consider rehiring former employees. These workers already have valuable organizational knowledge, but there are several questions to ask before pursuing this approach.
A growing number of US companies are turning their suburban campuses into hubs with amenities typically found in cities as part of a push to attract younger talent. Walmart's new 350-acre complex in its Bentonville, Ark., hometown will feature retail shops, food trucks, a hotel and walking and biking trails, as well as office space.
The level at which to set the minimum wage is a hot political and economic button across the US. However, this study simply looked at the impact increasing minimum wage has on rent payments. In states that raised their minimum wage, the number of missed rent payments decreased by 10.6%. Of course, landlords also noticed the trend and rent increases soon followed.
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A good way to start controlling finances is to start the habit of having no-spend days, in which absolutely no discretionary spending is done using any method. Practicing this habit allows people to reallocate their money on important things such as raising savings or paying down debt, while also making them more conscious of their spending habits.
Some people might seem to be addicted to video games, but some video games actually help others deal with health-related conditions. Get ready to see the prescription video game market power up as Akili Interactive, the maker of a game the FDA has approved as a treatment for ADHD, is going public via a SPAC in a deal that values the game maker at $1 billion.
