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HERE’S ANOTHER WRINKLE to the debate over remote and hybrid work — it’s called chronoworking. That’s not a word that rolls off the tongue easily, and it was new to me when I read a BBC Worklife story about it titled The ‘chronoworking’ productivity hack that helps workers excel. So, what is “chronoworking?” As BBC
Editor’s Note: I’ve been occasionally reposting some popular articles from the past. This one was published here and on LinkedIn back in June 2018. I LOVE IT WHEN a long-time workplace practice gets re-defined by some silly new terminology. Yes, I was excited when I discovered what The New York Times is now calling that time you get off
I’M NOT GOING TO spend a lot of time writing about the ebb and flow or the ups and downs of Artificial Intelligence. There’s already a TON of that coming from everywhere else. This isn’t a big surprise. As I wrote here recently, “You’ll be seeing a lot more stories about the overhyping of AI
THERE’S A TON of workplace jargon we all have to navigate, but here’s a new term to get your head around — “workplace friction.” This isn’t terribly new. Stanford Professor Bob Sutton — well known for his book The No Asshole Rule — says that workplace friction is “simply putting obstacles in front of people
REWARDING EMPLOYEES can be a tricky business. It’s also hard for many organizations to get right no matter how good their intentions are. The key to it — and this is critically important — is that whatever you give employees to say thank you for their hard work must make them feel like you sincerely
Editor’s Note: I’ve been reposting some of my popular articles from the past. This one was published here back in August 2017. THE OLD ADAGE is true — there’s nothing new under the sun. But once in awhile even I get surprised by a new insight that makes up for the crap that passes for management
JOSH BERSIN IS A MAN with many predictions. He’s known from his role as a long-time technology analyst and frequent keynote speaker. In fact, Josh headlines so many of these events that I posed this question over on TLNT after last October’s big HR Technology event in Las Vegas: “What will conferences like this do
FOR ALL THE CLATTER about how well the American economy is doing, there sure do seem to be a lot of layoffs going on. The latest — and some out here in SoCal would say the noisiest — was the recent layoff of more than 20% of the Los Angeles Times newsroom staff. Los Angeles
YOU DON’T HEAR all that much about employee engagement anymore. It’s still an important metric for organizations to get a fix on the state of their workforce, but after years of debate and lots of money spent on how to improve engagement, it seems to be another thing that slipped away after the pandemic-driven lockdown.
Editor’s note: From time to time I’ve been reposting some of my most popular articles from the past. This one was published here and on LinkedIn back in September 2017. I’VE WORKED WITH a lot of leaders during my career, and I could go on all day about the qualities that separate the good from
