These are challenging times for corporate and gig workers alike, suggests a recent report that reveals their respective fears over the prospect of a U.S. recession. I’m actually seeing this firsthand. Many people who are coming onto our gig-work platform already have full time jobs but want to earn extra income to pay for basics […]
In the face of recession fears, it’s time to reinforce worker investments Read More »
Halloween is a very gothic and dark holiday that allows people to playfully adopt another persona, which is what makes it so much fun. Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, it was all about the kids. I remember how the older brothers of my friends would walk around and chaperone us, feeling like they
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Psychedelics are serving as a new frontier for venture capitalists. I have some friends who are a part of psychedelic companies that are looking to exponentially grow much like a Silicon Valley unicorn. Two such firms have already gone public: COMPASS Pathways and MindMed. This isn’t surprising. Psychedelics offer better a solution for depression and
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As leaders, it’s important that we’re able to nurture resilience into the fabric of our organization so we can withstand whatever challenges that come our way. According to Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal, the Chief Resilience Officer at Resilience Leadership Institute, resilience is not something you find. Instead, resilience finds you. Resilience is the essence of
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A friend recently sent me an article about training repayment agreement provisions known as TRAPs. Under these arrangements, workers must reimburse their employer for training if they leave their job within a year or so, or even sometimes if they’re laid off. TRAPs were used mainly for very specialized types of roles like an engineer
Should quick quitting result in training repayments? Read More »
Joshua Pies started selling and earning $1,600 at four years old selling key racks. At 21 years old, he owned a snow-plowing business with 35 employees at 21 years old. Eventually, he entered the video production world and established his name there. Born with an entrepreneurial mind and a relentless spirit, Joshua had taken his
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently proposed that independent contractors who are economically dependent on a particular company reclassify as W2 employees. If implemented, it would drastically alter the increasingly popular gig-economy model, which has grown exponentially in just the past two years. The beauty of freelance assignments is that they enable people to work
Proposed gig-economy rule should address what workers want Read More »
With another National Boss’s Day (October 16) in the books, it got me thinking about the importance of providing feedback, which leads to clarity, trust and bonding. How do bosses create an open culture? It starts with a willingness to receive, as well as share, feedback. What’s important is awareness about the environment in which
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Long before Burning Man and Coachella, the most exclusive, lavish and expensive party in history took place in 1971 to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire. Costing $635 million, it lasted for three days and featured a guestlist of emperors, kings, queens, princes, sheiks, sultans and Hollywood stars. The venue was an old
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There are a lot of entrepreneurs that are finding so much success in whatever industry they’re in, but then there’s still that feeling that something’s missing. Are you one of them? Maybe you have this desire to create solutions for the world. But you don’t feel in full alignment with how things are going around
What Business Leaders Should Know About Psychedelics with Tim Sae Koo Read More »