Many employees prefer coworking spaces over traditional office or home setups, with 64% finding them more socially fulfilling than office work and 67% preferring them to working from home, according to a Harvard Business Review study. Upflex, a flexible workspace solution, offers access to 11,000 coworking locations worldwide, partnering with companies like WeWork and MindSpace. This option aims to reduce costs for employers, enhance employee engagement and maintain company culture without enforcing mandatory office attendance.

McDonald's is leveraging its "1 in 8" campaign to highlight the success stories of some of its former employees, including chef Kwame Onwuachi, comedian Chris Redd and actress Clarissa Molina. The campaign, which includes "Employees Only" events, aims to create a community among current and former employees, demonstrating the potential for career advancement within the company. The initiative also seeks to change perceptions about quickservice jobs, emphasizing their significance in the US job market.

Ditch the training manuals and boring seminars for gamification to keep workers in the skilled trades engaged during training, writes Sam Zheng, CEO and co-founder of DeepHow. "Gamification, grounded in principles of educational psychology, offers a modern solution that resonates with the current and future generations of workers," Zheng writes.

A recent Conference Board study revealed that nearly all chief human resources officers surveyed support the continuation of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, despite some high-profile companies like Tractor Supply scaling back their efforts. Most organizations are opting to continue with DEI because of its innovative, cultural and economic benefits, with Kantar DEI Chief Valeria Piaggio noting that “companies making decisions today that are not in line with where growth is coming from are jeopardizing their future, when we look at the demographics of their young workforce and their young shoppers.”

American Cinematheque's Los Feliz Theatre is presenting a film series, "Silents Synced," which will present movies like the 102-year-old "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror," but with modern soundtracks filled with tracks by Radiohead, R.E.M. and more, giving a new vibe to old flicks. "I'm targeting music fans because it's part of my theory that movie-loving people are already coming so let's try expanding our audience and get other people to experience cinema," says the film's creator Josh Frank.

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