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☆ A neuroscientist is more efficient than ever after making 3 simple changes that take advantage of when her brain works best
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewMithu Storoni, a neuroscientist and expert on mental stress, made three "radical" changes to the way she works after writing her latest book on optimizing workflow. Data suggests the brain is better at performing certain tasks at certain times of the day, Storoni said. AdvertisementSchedule tasks around brain rhythmAs much as possible, Storoni now schedules her working day around the type of tasks she needs to do. But provided you have at least some agency over when you do which tasks, this idea could be applied to a typical working day, she said. AdvertisementWhen she's doing focused or creative work, Storoni puts her phone face down on silent, pauses her email notifications, and doesn't read anything.

Persons: —, Storoni, Slack, it's, Daniel de la, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Creative Locations: Australia, France, Germany, Japan

☆ Great bosses encourage these 3 things in the workplace to boost employee success, says CEO: 'It's a big’ deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Imagine this: You go to the office to grab your morning coffee and some conversation with your team. This is called "coffee badging," and more bosses should get behind it instead of forcing strict in-office mandates, says Frank Weishaupt, CEO of Boston-based Owl Labs, which makes video conferencing equipment. Employees agree, with 58% of hybrid workers saying they coffee badge, according to Owl Labs' 2023 State of Hybrid Work report. In 2024, great bosses will ditch their outdated workplace practices, according to Weishaupt, who has more than 20 years of executive experience at companies ranging from startups to Yahoo. Here are two other things that great bosses will encourage at work this year, he says:

Persons: Frank Weishaupt, Weishaupt Organizations: Boston, Owl Labs, CNBC, Employees, Yahoo

☆ Will leaders stay focused on the green agenda? Watch CNBC’s Sustainable Future Forum from Davos 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's "Sustainable Future Forum" returned as a special event live from the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. CNBC convened top policymakers and business leaders to evaluate the outcomes of COP28 and examine what needs to happen in 2024 to ensure pledges are upheld, and progress is made. This panel examines what needs to happen to stay on course. watch nowNavigating the Energy TransitionCOP28 climate summit reached a historic deal to transition away from fossil fuels but did the agreement go far enough? Guests on the panel included: Marco Alvera, CEO, TES Vaishali Sinha, co-founder, ReNew Alfred Stern, CEO, OMV Bold Baatar, CEO, Rio Tinto Copper Henrik Andersen, CEO, Vestas

Persons: Badr Jafar, Daniel F, Feldman, John Kerry, Biden Rachel Kyte, Sanda Ojiambo, Tania Bryer, Kofi Annan, Marco Alvera, TES Vaishali Sinha, Alfred Stern, OMV, Rio Tinto Copper Henrik Andersen, Vestas Organizations: Economic, CNBC, Crescent Petroleum, Business, Philanthropy, Conference of, UN, Partner, Staff, Initiative, Energy, TES Vaishali, Rio Tinto Copper Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Dubai, Covington, Rio

☆ ‘We are at an inflection point,’ says CEO of the UN Global Compact
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email‘We are at an inflection point,’ says CEO of the UN Global CompactSanda Ojiambo, CEO and executive director of the U.N. Global Compact, joins Tania Bryer at CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum in Davos to discuss the work of the Global Compact as it marks 25 years since it was first proposed by then U.N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.

Persons: ’, Tania Bryer, Kofi Annan Organizations: UN Locations: Davos

☆ CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

For the first time, CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum will take place in-person, hosted on Sunday Dec. 3, 2023. in Dubai alongside the UN's flagship climate change conference, COP28. Hosted by Steve Sedgwick, the Co-Anchor of CNBC's flagship show 'Squawk Box,' the event will explore how global leaders of business, industry and public policy convey the vision of COP28 to consumers, societies and their other stakeholders. Amid public skepticism about progress towards a sustainable future, and tension between short-term economic demands and long-term changes, how do advocates of sustainability across business and government convince people their strategy and policies are right? How do you sell your vision of the future to win hearts and minds when many people are focused on the impacts of the economic downturn? Check out the speakers' list and agenda here.

Persons: Steve Sedgwick Organizations: COP28, CNBC's Locations: Dubai

☆ Tips for achieving work-life balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how the pandemic has twisted our perceptions of work-life balance — in good and bad ways. And that's impacted how people see and achieve work-life balance. AdvertisementMore than 60% of employees consider work-life balance a top priority in their next job, according to a 2022 Gallup study. She highlighted how people aren't just aspiring for work-life balance — they've come to expect it. Experts shared tips on small ways to improve your work-life balance.

Persons: —, hangouts, Julie Tran, Gen Zers, Kristen Lipton, Ryan Anderson, Anderson, Lipton, that's, Fernando Constantino Martínez Belmar, Xi, It's, Royce, That's, Zers, Tom Farley, Stella Kalinina, Drake, it's, you've, Naga Siu, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Gallup, Future, Drayson Locations: Hochatown , Oklahoma, Loma Linda , California, San Diego, New York City, London

☆ Wharton psychologist on the 3 biggest challenges facing workers right now: ‘We have a responsibility' to make them better
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

(Photo by Lawrence Sumulong/Getty Images)Workplace culture is changing, and Wharton organizational psychologist Adam Grant wants Americans to keep up. Now they are announcing a research grant award of up to $100K to researchers looking into areas of human potential and workplace trends in which Grant thinks there will be important cultural shifts. Grant explains the top three areas he's focused on — employee motivation, workplace well-being and AI — and what he suspects will be changing. Going from languishing to flourishingWorkers are struggling with motivation and it's leading to an overall feeling of stagnation and emptiness, Grant says. To do so, company leadership should value employee well-being, Grant says.

Persons: Adam Grant of, Lawrence Sumulong, Adam Grant, Grant, BetterUp, haven't, Martin Kilduff, Ginka Toegel, we've Organizations: CANADA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, CNBC, Economic, Future Forum Locations: VANCOUVER, TED2018, Vancouver, Canada

☆ 3 simple tactics the best bosses use to help people perform better—No. 1 is 'vacation minimums'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The average worker gets 10-14 days of vacation time per year after one year of service, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. "There are a number of organizations that we've worked with who, instead of having vacation maximums, will say vacation minimums, which is an interesting concept," she said. In some cases, companies even require at least five of each employee's vacation days to be taken consecutively — in other words, a mandatory "solid week" of vacation, said Pruitt-Haynes. Fifty-four percent of U.S. workers say they can't or shouldn't completely stop working while on vacation, according to a 2022 Glassdoor report. Turn off any company-owned devices while you're away and plan busy vacation days to keep yourself from thinking about work, he advised.

Persons: Christy Pruitt, Haynes, we've, Pruitt, Rebecca Port, I've, workcations, Jonny Edser Organizations: Society for Human Resource Management, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Genomics, CNBC Locations: New York, USA

Since the pandemic began, many employees have relied on remote work to perform their jobs. But employers have applied steady and increasing pressure to do more work in the office, fueled by a belief that employees work more effectively when they’re physically present. As a result, companies continue to bludgeon their workers with return-to-office (RTO) mandates. Despite sustained efforts to get people in more often, office attendance has been flat. Yet companies continue to demand more in-office work.

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☆ Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other tech leaders in closed Senate session about AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., hosted the panel of tech executives, labor and civil rights leaders as part of the Senate's inaugural "AI Insight Forum." Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Working toward legislationSchumer said in his prepared remarks that the event marked the beginning of "an enormous and complex and vital undertaking: building a foundation for bipartisan AI policy that Congress can pass." Successful legislation will need to be bipartisan, Schumer added, saying he'd spoken with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was "encouraging." Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who leads the Commerce Committee, predicted lawmakers could get AI legislation "done in the next year."

Persons: Elon Musk, Alex Karp, Chuck Schumer, Leah Millis, CNBC's Eamon Javers, Sens, Mike Rounds, Martin Heinrich, Todd Young, Schumer, Sam Altman, Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, Arvind Krishna, Bill Gates, Charles Rivkin, Liz Shuler, Meredith Steihm, Randi Weingarten, Maya Wiley, CIO's Shuler, Musk, Shuler, Sen, Pichai, Mandel Ngan, Meta's Zuckerberg, Meta, Julia Nikhinson, Reuters Schumer, Kevin McCarthy, he'd, Young, Maria Cantwell, Altman, We're, Elon Organizations: Intelligence, Senate, U.S, Capitol, Reuters Tech, Microsoft Nvidia, IBM, Microsoft, Former, Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, Federation of Teachers, Civil, Human Rights, AFL, Artificial Intelligence, AFP, Getty, EU, Reuters, Chinese Communist Party, Commerce, Science, CNBC, YouTube Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, Washington ,, Washington, deepfakes

☆ 90% of companies say they’ll return to the office by the end of 2024—but the 5-day commute is ‘dead,’ experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Google is factoring employees' in-office attendance into their performance reviews. A whopping 90% of companies plan to implement return-to-office policies by the end of 2024, according to an Aug. report from Resume Builder, which surveyed 1,000 company leaders. Nearly 30% say their company will threaten to fire employees who don't comply with in-office requirements. Even though more companies have introduced stricter in-office requirements for employees, office occupancy has remained relatively unchanged from the past year. In the U.S., employee productivity rose by 4.4% in 2020 and 2.2% in 2021, before falling in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Dan Kaplan, Kaplan, Amazon's Andy Jassy, Brian Elliott Organizations: Google, Kastle Systems, Companies, Korn, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: U.S

☆ Harvard-trained psychologist: 3 ‘overlooked’ red flags that your job is setting you up for burnout
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Burnout manifests differently for everyone, but the root cause is often the same: our jobs. In 2019, the World Health Organization officially recognized burnout as an occupational phenomenon resulting from "chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed." Since then, employee burnout has steadily increased: Job burnout is at an all-time high since spring 2021, according to recent research from Future Forum, with over 40% of global workers reporting that they are emotionally spent. Part of avoiding extreme mental exhaustion and stress is paying attention to the red flags that could indicate your job, or company, may be conducive to burnout, says Debbie Sorensen, a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist in Denver. Here are the top 3 red flags to watch out for:

Persons: Debbie Sorensen Organizations: World Health Organization, Future, Harvard Locations: Denver

☆ Work-Life Balance Is Harder to Find Thanks to Pandemic and Office Mandates
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The insidious creep of job burnout was inescapable when I spoke with more than a dozen ambitious midcareer women for an article last winter. While work friendships can stifle loneliness, the centrality of a job in American social life does not bode particularly well for Americans' work-life balance. For those who've put all their eggs in the proverbial basket of their job, Koretz said, these times of transition can trigger a kind of identity crisis. The idea is that you just work and work and work and work and work. Workers can also take small steps toward improving their work-life balance by setting aside time each day and each week for nonwork priorities.

☆ Burnout is on the rise worldwide—and Gen Z, young millennials and women are the most stressed
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Burnout from workplace stress is at an all-time high since spring 2021, according to new research from Future Forum. At that time, 38% of workers reported burnout. Two types of people, however, are at a greater risk of burning out than everyone else: women and workers under 30. What's stressing Gen Z, millennials outGen Z and younger millennials entered the workforce during a global pandemic and amid concerns over rising inflation, recession fears and intense geopolitical conflict. All of this is causing Gen Z and young millennials to be more detached and less fulfilled in their professional lives.

☆ JPMorgan CEO says remote work isn't good for young people and managers, but can be 'perfectly reasonable' for coders and women with caregiver concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said in a CNBC interview that remote work is "perfectly reasonable to help women." Remote work is reasonable for some jobs, Dimon said, but it doesn't work for "young kids" and managers. "I think it's perfectly reasonable to help women," Dimon said during an interview Thursday from Davos, Switzerland where the World Economic Forum is being held. Dimon also said there are jobs where remote work is "perfectly reasonable," like writing a book, or doing research or coding. "It doesn't work for young kids, it doesn't work for spontaneity, it doesn't really work for management," Dimon told Squawkbox of working remote.

☆ Prevent burnout by spotting these red and green flags before taking the job
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Natalie Tham | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Burnout is a "very common" workplace mental health issue caused by chronic and unmanaged stress, said Dr. Oliver Suendermann, clinical director of Intellect, a Singapore-based mental health support startup. With a slew of trickle-down effects that could harm your mental and physical health, burnout is a slippery slope that should be avoided. CNBC Make It spoke with experts and coaches who shared some red flags that should ring alarm bells, and green flags that can indicate a lower burnout risk. This can include providing managers with training on mental health, he added. Suendermann, who works for Intellect which offers a mental health support app, said some companies also help connect employees with professional coaches.

☆ I 'missed the watercooler talk': 3 women on WFH, RTO and trying to find the perfect work-life balance
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As the debate over the merits of in-person versus remote work continues to rage in companies and cities throughout the U.S., one thing has become painstakingly clear: There is no right answer. Pining for the office after months apartMadison Turner never thought she'd work in an office again. "I really missed the watercooler talk I used to have with co-workers at previous in-office jobs," she tells CNBC Make It. "I've seen the biggest improvement in my work-life balance since returning to the office full-time," she adds. Transitioning from an in-person to a remote job has "exponentially improved" DeGeorge's work-life balance, she says, as it's easier for her to drive her son to school and his therapy appointments.

☆ New missions in the high north are taking US and British aircraft carriers closer to a frigid frontline with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Throughout the war in Ukraine, US destroyers have continued "operating with allies and partners in the high north to put pressure on Russia, to make sure that they know that we're there with capable platforms," Gilday added. The British Royal Navy followed suit this spring, sending HMS Prince of Wales into the Arctic for seven weeks — the first Arctic deployment for the UK's new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. By sending the carrier that far north, the Royal Navy sought "to push the boundaries of UK carrier operations in the cold, harsh environment," the ship's commanding officer said. British Royal NavyHMS Prince of Wales' deployment reflects the British navy's increasing investment in Arctic operations. In 2020, the British navy "recommenced" routine operations in the Arctic, according to the UK's updated Arctic strategy, released in March.

☆ Ex-Obama advisor says global events are overshadowing climate change efforts: 'We are not acting swiftly enough'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

COP27, which is being held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is taking place at a time of significant global volatility. During her interview with CNBC, it was put to Hill that climate change often slipped down the pecking order compared to other global challenges and events. "Climate change has suffered from the problem that I learned in the White House," she said. "When I worked in the White House, [it] quickly became apparent that the urgent would overtake the important," she added. "Of course, climate change is now urgent."

☆ Eco-Age’s Livia Firth on sustainability in the fashion industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEco-Age’s Livia Firth on sustainability in the fashion industryLivia Firth, co-founder & creative director of Eco-Age and a CNBC ESG Council Member, joined Tania Bryer for CNBC's 2022 Sustainable Future Forum. She tells Tania about the biggest challenges that remain in making fashion sustainable and how some progress is being made through legislation.

☆ Nico Rosberg: The transition to green mobility needs to go faster
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNico Rosberg: The transition to green mobility needs to go faster2016 F1 World Champion, sustainability entrepreneur and CNBC ESG Council member, Nico Rosberg, tells CNBC's Tania Bryer what's needed now to accelerate the transition to green mobility. For CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum, the co-founder of the Greentech Festival also told Tania what he hopes leaders at COP27 will achieve.

☆ UN IFAD Goodwill Ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba on COP27: ‘I'm ready to see action’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUN IFAD Goodwill Ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba on COP27: ‘I'm ready to see action’UN Goodwill Ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Sabrina Dhowre Elba, joined Tania Bryer on CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum. The model and activist said she has been frustrated by the lack of action to help rural areas who are dealing with the devastating effects of climate change.

☆ Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA chief Willie Walsh says: 'The carrot is far more effective than the stick'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowThe aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general of the International Air Transport Association. "Quite honestly, all of the evidence that we have available shows that the carrot is far more effective than the stick," Walsh replied. Among other things, this would see both maritime and aviation fuels taxed. "So for us, the key to our goal is the use of sustainable aviation fuels — the science there is proven." "What we've got to do is turn what is very low levels of production of sustainable fuels into widespread availability."

☆ Sustainable Future Forum - Part 1: Regulation & Responsibility
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSustainable Future Forum - Part 1: Regulation & ResponsibilityThe special live event took place ahead of the all-important COP27, or 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference. It was a dialogue between speakers and CNBC reporters about the most pressing questions on the energy crisis, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, and how governments and industries have responded to earlier goals.

☆ Gatherings like COP27 'are hugely important,' aviation CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGatherings like COP27 'are hugely important,' aviation CEO saysArjan Meijer, who is CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, made his comments during CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum.

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