The U.S. economy couldn’t possibly be stranger than it is now. Employers are adding more jobs, but there are still tons of openings, especially in service industries, coupled with rising inflation and recession fears. Several trends leading us in this direction were already in motion prior to the pandemic, which exacerbated the situation when people […]
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Entrepreneurs serve as innovators who set up business processes or oversee commercial enterprises. Given the growing popularity of gig-work apps. More freelancers and independent contractors are becoming entrepreneurs. Participation in the growing gig economy is a great way to test whether you’re cut out for being in business just based on the quality of products
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Between rapidly evolving skillsets and an airtight labor market, business leaders and job seekers alike are questioning the relevancy of a college degree. I was surprised to hear a very promising candidate for our marketing team who had just graduated tell me in a second interview that his motivation for joining our staffing company was
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Being an effective leader means knowing when to step out of the way and delegate responsibilities. There are several reasons why delegation is so important. One is that it allows managers, supervisors or executives to devote more energy to strategic tasks, things they’re really good at or just enjoy doing. It also provides opportunities for
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During a recent meditation session with Bob Roth, CEO of the nonprofit David Lynch Foundation dedicated to spreading the word about transcendental meditation, I pondered a powerful quote from Albert Einstein about the importance of widening one’s circle of compassion. In a 1950 letter of consolation to a grieving father, he wrote: “Our task must
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The movement away from 9-5 office hours Monday through Friday toward work-from-home and hybrid arrangements represents a major cultural shift. It’s also changing the way that employees relate to their employers and way people are hired. More flexible work schedules are now almost becoming an expectation that’s permeating everywhere from the C-suite to breakroom for
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When COVID-19 lockdowns placed a stranglehold on the hospitality industry, my staffing company helped a woman earn $3 an hour more than her previous gig at a hotel. But early on, she realized that the culture at Amazon, her new employer, was hyper focused on productivity around key performance indicators for her position. It was
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How corporate leaders respond to the nomadic work movement could be game-changing in the tightest labor market in our lifetime.
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Who knew contact sports and gourmet cooking could be so intertwined? It was a pleasure having Chef Duane Keller on my Off the Clock podcast to explain the link. A Canadian-born gold-medal recipient in hockey whose father Ralph was an American Hockey League Hall of Famer, he generously shared pearls of wisdom about the importance
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With the slow transition away from traditional employment and rise of independent labor over the past decade, the U.S. economy has experienced a significant shift in how employees choose to work. The pandemic has served as a catalyst for deeper change with respect to this phenomenon. What seemed like a gradual uptick in interest for
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