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☆ Why Paid Sabbaticals Are Good for Business: Better Employees, Less Burnout
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Crissie Hoskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

And through it all, I didn't get fired, there was no formal reprimand, and I got paid the entire time. Sabbaticals provide a proactive hedge against employee burnout, an antidote for attrition, and a protection from career wanderlust. Some employers argue that offering paid time off won't help keep employees around, but my sabbatical made me more passionate about my work — and my workplace — than ever. I love my job and want to be sure my team and clients get the best of me. Sabbaticals are good for businessMy sabbatical wasn't an anomaly — research shows that sabbaticals help employees fight burnout and improve their well-being.

Disney CEO Bob Iger told hybrid employees on Monday they must return to corporate offices four days a week starting March 1, according to an email obtained by CNBC. During the pandemic many companies opted for work-from-home or hybrid work models that kept large gatherings of people, and thus the spread of Covid, to a minimum. Iger's four-day-per-week stipulation is relatively strict compared with other large companies, which have opted for two or three mandated in-office days for hybrid employees. Apple mandated employees return to work three days a week in September. Twitter owner Elon Musk, who has famously slept as his companies' facilities as a show of commitment, ordered nearly all Twitter employees to return to the office five days a week in November.

☆ Why this 77-year-old celebrity fashion designer says she's never retiring: 'This work is like breathing for me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some people look forward to retirement for years, planning trips in the winter to warm locales and long afternoons spent relaxing. But Norma Kamali, who turned 77 in June, hasn't thought about retiring once. In fact, the celebrity fashion designer and owner of Norma Kamali Inc. just signed a long-term lease on a new office in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. When friends or colleagues announce their retirement, Kamali admits she gets "anxious." Check out:77-year-old celebrity fashion designer Norma Kamali's 2 simple secrets for long-term career success39-year-old self-made millionaire: 'Success isn't owned, it's rented.

☆ Crime, Guns, Race, Bad Cops: 11 Law Enforcement Officers Discuss - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Adrian J. Rivera | Patrick Healy | Mr. Healy Is The Deputy Opinion Editor. Mr. Rivera Is An Editorial Assistant In Opinion. | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In our latest group, with 11 police officers and other members of law enforcement from around the country, one assumption we had at the start was that some or all of them would see crime as the most important issue in the country. Time and again, the conversation kept coming back to the humanity of those affected by crime, including, in some cases, the cops. Several told their own stories about being victims of violent crime growing up or early in their careers and how it shaped them. For anyone who has dealt with a police officer who seemed robotic, uncaring, unyielding, that image is not how many cops are, they said. They wanted people to understand that cops are human, are imperfect, have feelings and want to get home to their families.

☆ ‘The View’ pays tribute to Barbara Walters
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —“The View” returned from its holiday hiatus to pay tribute to its creator, Barbara Walters, who died last week at 93 years old. Vieira thanked Walters for allowing her to “reinvent” herself from a journalist to a talk show host. Former hosts pay tributeOver the past few days, former co-hosts of “The View,” which first aired in 1997, honored Walters on social media. Matenopoulos, who was 22 years old when Walters picked her as one of the show’s original co-hosts, thanked her on Instagram for taking a chance on her. At that network, Walters launched “The Barbara Walters Specials” and “10 Most Fascinating People” before becoming a co-host and correspondent for ABC News’ “20/20” in 1984.

☆ Prolonged fighting in Ukraine is revealing the Russian air force's fragility, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Other decisions by Russian commanders are setting the air force up for future problems. Another sign of poor discipline is the habit of stacking munitions next to aircraft parked at Russian air bases. RUSI believes they have "corresponded with a significant reduction in the scale and complexity of VKS air operations over Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict." Mihail Siergiejevicz/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesStill more ominous are the implications for future Russian air operations over Ukraine. Russia needs to maintain a flow of properly trained pilots, as well as competent and disciplined ground crews.

☆ I made the biggest decision of my career when I sold Credit Karma. Here are the 4 most important lessons I learned.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Kenneth Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kenneth Lin is the founder and CEO of Credit Karma, a personal-finance company that was sold to Intuit for a whopping $8.1 billion in one of the biggest fintech deals of 2020. Lin says it took months to decide on the acquisition and it was the biggest decision of his career. After countless Starbucks conversations and dozens of "duds," the idea for Credit Karma hit. This decision wasn't made overnight and neither was the success of Credit Karma. There's no blueprint for the perfect CEOLike others who start to ascend in their careers, I spent much of my early years at Credit Karma feeling a bit like an imposter.

☆ I recruit Gen Z job seekers. Many of them rely too much on email and ask for the wrong salary — here's how I coach them.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Veteran recruiter Lisa Frank says many Gen Z workers lack professional maturity and context. She also says Gen Zers should find mentors and not let a slightly lower salary deter them. Over the last couple of years, I've started seeing Gen Z workers enter the job market. The one thing I urge all Gen Z job seekers to do is to find a mentor. I prefer to think about a job offer or negotiation as, "What's the best way to get more empowerment?"

☆ A former Times Square street vendor has helped 3,000 Black New Yorkers learn to code, changing their lives
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He started We Build Black to help Black New Yorkers transition into tech and land high-paying jobs. And he credits a community of Black tech workers in New York City with his success in making the switch. But before starting We Build Black, Jackson first broke into software engineering himself from a non-technical background. We Build Black hosts coding meetups for Black tech workers to network and learn new skillsSimilar to organizations like Black Women Talk Tech, Black Boys Code, and Black Tech Pipeline, We Build Black offers coding classes, mentorships, and networking events to Black workers looking to pursue tech careers. The next step for We Build Black will be building out its job pipelineWe Build Black is now focused on building out its workforce-training programs, Jackson said.

☆ I got into Y Combinator as a solo founder and left with a $4.5 million investment. Here's how I got in on my second try and what it was like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kathryn Cross is the founder of Anja Health, a cord blood bank that freezes stem cells for future disease treatment purposes. I first heard about the startup accelerator Y Combinator when I was studying at Wellesley College and taking entrepreneurship classes at MIT. Many of the founders living in the house were in Y Combinator, and they told me how beneficial it was. I left my job with Publicis Sapient in June 2021 to begin working full-time for Anja Health. Did you go through Y Combinator and have a story to tell?

☆ Your 30-day plan for bouncing back from a layoff and landing a new job in no time
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Jerry Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But if you structure your first 30 days after a layoff wisely, you'll maximize your chances of landing your next job and minimize the "job gap" in your résumé. It's the same 30-day plan I've recommended to friends and former colleagues — and they all started landing interviews shortly after they followed it. If you're having a hard time remembering, find a similar job description on a job portal and see which are relevant for you. I'm writing to you to introduce myself and reach out for the role you're hiring for. It's important to be upfront about being laid off, but focus on the future — what you hope to gain from the new role you're applying to.

☆ How this 31-year-old tech worker built a community to help her peers bounce back from layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These circumstances have left many Americans unsure about the future of their careers – but Fana Yohannes is dedicated to changing that. Through her Instagram account, Here2Help, Yohannes is providing access to mentorship, networking opportunities, and resume advice to over 4,000 followers. She launched Here2Help in May 2020 as a response to the surge of layoffs caused by the pandemic. For example, I'm able to onboard so many mentors and mentees because I'm very precise in the directions that I'm writing in a post. "All of the learnings that I'm able to see from Here2Help as it comes from being a social media manager, I'm able to apply it to my day-to-day job."

☆ Meet a 39-year-old founder helping Black boys transform their lives through tech and mentorship
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As a child, the 39-year-old recognized that professional and educational opportunities for young, Black boys weren't very accessible, unless you were well connected. Brandon Nicholson, foundign executive director at The Hidden Genius Project, engaging with students. On Dec. 2, The Hidden Genius Project hosted a grand opening ceremony for their new headquarters in Oakland, Nicholson's hometown. Brandon Nicholson, founding executive director of The Hidden Genius Project, speaking at the rgand opening of their new headquarters. "The opportunity to lead The Hidden Genius Project was more intriguing, but honestly what precipitated the pivot was largely my inability to land a corporate role in the social impact/social responsibility space.

☆ 'Tech shame' is hitting young colleagues the hardest as they try to fix older colleagues' technical issues and their own
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen Z workers are 10 times more likely to feel ashamed about technical issues than their older colleagues, HP survey says. According to a November survey from tech company HP, young people are 10 times more likely to feel "tech shame" than their older colleagues when experiencing computer problems like WiFi connection. Although they're often tapped to assist, Gen Zers say they're fed up with being the tech gurus for older coworkers. While most of the comments were from younger workers complaining, one commenter offered advice that could help address tech shame and lessen frustration in early-career workers. The user suggested Gen Zers "use this opportunity to find a mentor" within their company instead of feeling anxious about their ability to help solve tech problems.

☆ Happy hours, holiday parties, and office gossip are back. For remote workers, the FOMO is real.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Much is written about the professional opportunities remote employees miss by not working in person. On an intellectual level, I realize it's silly to experience pangs of FOMO for work get-togethers that I can't possibly go to. But on a middle-school level, I can't help but feel a stab of sadness about not being included in office social life, especially during this most social time of year. But now that more employees are back to in-person work, there are good times to be had — and remote employees are taking notice. Remote work works for my life, my family, and my job, and despite the drawbacks, I'd rather be WFH than any other setup.

☆ After selling $300 million start-up, Bill Spruill focuses family office on backing minority tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That next step, launched just a few months after selling Global Data Consortium in April, is a family office called 2ndF. Unlike most family offices, 2ndF is not simply a vehicle for preserving and growing Spruill's family wealth. The angel investment side teams up with other investors to fund minority tech companies and in the area. Rising through the ranks of tech companies in the area, "no one looked like me at senior levels in these organizations." "If I do this right, I'm creating a pipeline of people who will go out and start their own companies," Spruill said.

☆ The founder of a Houston hostel is closing in on a key hire thanks to a talent mentor unlike any she's had before
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Alexandra York | In Partnership With | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Entrepreneur Deidre Mathis made an effort to not Google Donna Harris, her new business mentor, before their first meeting. Through the mentorship relationship, Mathis identified her values and mission, and enshrined those in her company culture. One of Mathis' goals was to hire a manager. With these documents, Harris coached Mathis through the values-creation process, where the two determined the ethos of Mathis' business based on her personal values and priorities. "As a small-business owner, your personal values and your business values are an overlapping Venn diagram," Harris said.

☆ ‘Oprah' inspired this pastry chef to start a cupcake shop at age 31—now Oprah Winfrey herself is a fan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That's according to Sprinkles co-founder Candace Nelson, whose leap from investment banking to pastry making helped drive the early 2000s cupcake boom — all thanks to an unconventional source of inspiration from Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart. Nelson spent hours moping on the couch — which is where the idea for Sprinkles started forming. "The funniest thing happened as I was sitting on the couch, watching hours and hours of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' and 'The Martha Stewart Show,'" she said. Nelson had a near-out-of-body experience watching Winfrey wax poetic about the desserts while filming the show, she added. "I can understand how someone like Oprah Winfrey can, and does, have such a positive power over people she's never even met," Nelson said.

☆ Ifeoma Ozoma is a passionate advocate for tech whistleblowers. It all started with tweets
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Ifeoma Ozoma’s path as an advocate for tech workers started with a series of tweets one morning in June 2020. She emerged as a passionate advocate for tech workers by seeking legal protections for whistleblowers. “So many people reached out when I told my story, and most of them were tech workers or workers within the tech industry,” she said. The 30-year-old mentors activists and other people fighting all over the world against workplace discrimination. After leaving Pinterest, Ozoma moved to a farm near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she grows her own vegetables and raises a flock of chickens nicknamed the Golden Girls.

☆ This former tech worker is helping change laws for people who get laid off
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

☆ This non-profit has raised over $10 million to support Indigenous women entrepreneurs: 'It's up to us to close the racial wealth gap'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here's how one non-profit, Native Women Lead, is enabling Indigenous women's economic mobility:'It's up to use to close the racial wealth gap'Native Women Lead was founded in 2017 by eight Native American women entrepreneurs: Jaime Gloshay, Kalika Davis, Lisa Foreman, Kim Gleason, Vanessa Roanhorse, Alicia Ortega, Stephine Poston and Jaclyn Roessel. That conversation inspired the creation of Native Women Lead, an Albuquerque-based non-profit that aims to help Indigenous women entrepreneurs across the world access the capital, mentors, financial education and support needed to thrive in their careers and narrow the wealth gap. To date, Native Women Lead has provided about $500,000 to 65 Indigenous women entrepreneurs through the two funds, partnering with credit unions and investing firms such as Nusenda Credit Union and ImpactAssets to connect entrepreneurs with capital. While closing the wealth gap might start with funding opportunities, Native Women Lead views wealth as "more than just revenue or profits," Stephine Poston, one of the group's co-founders, says. Keeping this in mind, Native Women Lead offers wellness-focused retreats for Indigenous women as well as fireside chats on self-care practices, healing from trauma and other mental health topics.

☆ Here are the 5 things you should do when you get a bad performance review and your boss isn't in your corner
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Insider spoke with career experts about the steps you should take after you get a bad review. "But if your manager isn't in your corner — isn't aligned with you and isn't trying to help you advance — it can be really stressful and deflating." Insider spoke with Elias and other career experts about the five steps you should take after you get a bad review. A line-by-line rebuttal isn't wise, but Layfield said that some well-reasoned (and polite) counterarguments that debunk or weaken your boss' assessment might be warranted. "Look for things that are within your control that your boss can't take away from you," she said.

☆ Doing these 4 things can help you bounce back from a layoff: 'Go into preparation and planning mode'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

According to Fana Yohannes, communications lead at Instagram and founder of Here2Help, a job search and mentorship community, reentering the workforce after a layoff can be tough at first, but entering "preparation and planning mode" is a key step to bouncing back. "Not only are there so many talented people who are considered free agents in this tech industry right now. "During the [2008] recession, the social media tools we have now didn't really exist," Yohannes explains. By searching keywords on these platforms, such as "layoffs," "job search help," or "networking opportunities," people can find posts and groups that'll meet their needs. "LinkedIn is kind of like our first go-to platform when it comes to professional networking," Yohannes explains.

☆ Rap industry leaders say hip-hop should not be the ‘scapegoat’ for the growing violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Candice Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

The hip-hop community calls for change, but there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight to the violence. So I think hip-hop is the scapegoat for a lot of things.”Greg Yuna and Lenny Santiago. Some of those murders are now being explored in a new WE tv’s docuseries “Hip Hop Homicides,” which looks at the shooting deaths of rap artists including Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion and King Von. In some cases, money exacerbates some of these things.”Although Lathan believes there should be more accountability in hip-hop from those who create the violence, rap artists can’t always be blamed for the violence that surrounds them or happens to them. Caz said that in those days hip-hop music was used as a form of escape.

☆ The holidays are a ‘natural opening for reconnecting': Here's how to use them to network
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The end of 2022 is upon us, with people celebrating an array of holidays or simply looking forward to some time off. "The holidays just present a very natural opening for reconnecting with others," says Amanda Augustine, a career expert at TopResume. Here's how experts recommend taking advantage of this time of year to network. 'Take your contacts and basically group them'Who you reach out to depends on your objective. "Everyone doesn't celebrate Christmas," she says, "folks celebrate all different kinds of holidays based upon their religion."

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