Get a feel for a company's culture in virtual interview It was easier to suss out a company's culture when sitting in the reception area before an interview -- but this has been replaced with virtual interviews. Do research and networking before a virtual interview and be prepared to ask questions about the culture during the interview, suggests Alyssa Boule, senior vice president of recruitment for communications firm Edelman. Full Story: Strategies & Tactics (1/1)
Keep lazy employees from sinking morale by assigning work fairly and clearly, entrepreneur John Rampton writes. Rampton details seven other strategies, from rotating responsibilities to finding what motivates different team members. Full Story: Entrepreneur (1/21)
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Making the Connection
This CEO learned to be herself Companies do better when their leaders are open, authentic and willing to work hard along with their team, writes Victoria Montgomery Brown, former CEO of Big Think, who describes her shift from control to collaboration. "Sometimes, being a boss just means being a vulnerable human being," she writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (1/21)
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Understanding the global economy
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Data science literacy
23.47%
Leadership in a crisis
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The Landscape
900K initial unemployment claims filed last week Last week, 900,000 workers filed initial jobless claims, down slightly from the 926,000 applications filed the preceding week. Initial unemployment claims are still far above the pre-pandemic peak of 695,000. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (1/21),CNBC (1/21)
In a year marked by pandemic lockdowns, it is interesting to see which cities topped the list of worst traffic. The likes of London, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City and Tokyo didn't even crack the Top 10. Perhaps most surprising is that there were 13 cities where traffic levels actually increased! Full Story: World Economic Forum (1/21)
Multiple sightings of a strange "Jetpack Guy" zooming around the airspace near Los Angeles International Airport made headlines last summer. Who would be crazy enough to do such a thing? Did they have evil intentions? Well, it turns out the who might have really been a what. Full Story: Gizmodo (1/20)
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