Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Work
08/04/2021
Don’t Lose the Democratizing Effect of Remote Work
People are calling it “the big quit.” Employees are leaving workplaces that don’t suit their needs anymore, as more and more organizations return to in-person work after more than a year of working remotely.
07/27/2021
The end of long-distance relationships
Jobs have always taken people to new cities, states or even countries — ending millions of relationships, or turning them into long distance ones. Telework may be a fix.
07/10/2021
GZERO Podcast: Adam Grant reimagines work after COVID
Renowned organizational psychologist Adam Grant joins Ian Bremmer to talk about how the pandemic has upended what we think of as "work" and how we should reimagine the office culture in a post-pandemic world.
06/22/2021
Japan proposes four-day working week to improve work-life balance
The Japanese government has just unveiled its annual economic policy guidelines, which include new recommendations that companies permit their staff to opt to work four days a week instead of the typical five.
06/24/2021
What Could Go Right? Better work, and less of it
The end of large Ebola outbreaks, the case for a four-day work week, and more progress news in our weekly newsletter.
06/14/2021
Remote working has helped India Inc improve its gender diversity quotient
Giving more women the opportunity to work from home has helped India Inc improve gender diversity.
06/01/2021
Peanut the Waiter Robot Is Proof That Your Job Is Safe
Restaurants are struggling to hire people, so one Jersey Shore grill employed a machine. It confirms that humans remain indispensable.
06/05/2021
Workers Are Gaining Leverage Over Employers Right Before Our Eyes
“Employers are becoming much more cognizant that yes, it’s about money, but also about quality of life.”
06/01/2021
Uber and Lyft price surge, the Biden infrastructure bill and Friend of Pivot Casey Newton
Kara and Scott talk about Uber and Lyft rideshare prices surging as the companies struggle to find contract drivers. They also discuss hold-ups from Republican Senators and the Biden infrastructure bill. Then All-Star Friend of Pivot and writer of the newsletter Platformer, Casey Newton comes on to talk about all things social media.
05/14/2021
The Death and Life of the Central Business District
Offices are not going back to the way they were pre-pandemic, and neither are the downtown neighborhoods that house them.
05/18/2021
Employers expect to add new perks
The pandemic is driving more employers to offer benefits such as extra protection against major hospital bills and even pet insurance, according to the Emerging Trends in Health Care Survey from Willis Towers Watson.
05/13/2021