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☆ The tightrope CEOs are walking is getting more precarious
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Practically, it's about so much more — and CEOs these days are being held accountable for more than profits. There's also the notion of social justice — which often sees CEOs encountering criticism when they speak up on culturally sensitive issues, or facing blowback if they stay silent. Brands like Disney, Target , Bud Lite and North Face face consequences for expressing a view, including boycotts, online protests, and threats of violence. It's OK to avoid constantly getting into the fray; instead, pick moments that enforce the company's values. When CEOs do decide to take a public stance, Eber said that their PR teams are there to help.

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☆ Women are jumping at the chance to be their own boss
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Women often see a big advantage to doing independent work instead of having a permanent job. Around 48% made more money from their independent work in 2022, up from 40% reporting an increase in 2021. Professional services, whether they be legal, accounting, or consulting, make up a significant portion of the independent professional workforce in the US, Amon said. The report included responses from 738 completed surveys from an online research panel in March and focused on three industries: creative services, skilled technical services, and skilled professional services. A 60-year-old woman in Virginia quoted in the survey saw independent work as a way to achieve freedom and bring in more money.

Persons: —, Gali, Amon, Fiverr Organizations: Service, Rockbridge Associates Locations: Fiverr, Gali Amon, Alabama, Virginia

☆ Applying for a job? These are the things an employer might dig into about your background.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Drug screening is common in North America; the US has seen many states loosen rules on marijuana. Screening social media is happening more, though only 10% of North American companies do it. More North American companies might consider conducting background checks on candidates given how New York Rep. George Santos lied about his background during his campaign. HireRight found that social media screening was a hot topic, with the survey responses showing that there has been year-over-year growth worldwide in the number of organizations doing social media checks. Around three in 10 respondents globally said they don't know enough about social media screening to use it.

Persons: —, HireRight's, Caroline Smith, HireRight, George Santos, Santos, résumé, Alonzo Martinez, Martinez Organizations: America, Service, Companies, North, New York Rep, New York Times, Long Islanders, Republicans, GOP, Justice Department, North America, Employers Locations: North America, Asia, Pacific, Europe, Africa, America

☆ Why the Right Mentor Could Supercharge Your Career
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Throughout my 21-year career, I've heard a variety of advice including:It's on me, the employee, to seek career opportunities (which, when I was 25, was confusing). When feeling like I was spinning my wheels, seek advice (which made more sense, but I didn't know who to talk to). Plus, career advice is never one-size-fits-all. If you're at a crossroads, here are four tips that might help you as you decide whether having a mentor is right for you. Proactiveness: My mentor gave me thought exercises and homework to help me find the next steps in my career.

Persons: —, I've, Jim VandeHei, that's, VandeHei, It's, mentee, Condoleezza Rice, Laura Newinski Organizations: KPMG, Service, Research

☆ Why I've stopped telling myself to 'be more ambitious'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As a woman, and a woman of color, I've grappled with the definition of ambition. As a woman, and a woman of color, I've grappled with the definition of ambition. Stauffer's article points out that people have probably heard that they're either too ambitious, or not ambitious enough — or maybe they've heard both! Of course, one's idea of ambition (and how ambitious to be) can be shaped by our gender, race, and class. But if you went to an Ivy League school, or work more than 50 hours a week, own a home, or make $200,000 a year, does that mean you're ambitious?

Persons: I'm, —, Rainseford Stauffer, I've, isn't, Stauffer, Alexandra York, we're, let's Organizations: Service, Guardian, Ivy League, Glamour Magazine Locations: Maryland

☆ Flexibility and perks at work aren't one size fits all, and employers need to realize that
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One of the top demands is a four-day workweek, according to the KPMG Talent Survey of 1,035 US adults, conducted from mid-April to May 1. According to participants, 82% of employees would be interested in a 10-hour, four-day workweek, and nearly half (47%) see it as highly appealing. "Having a four-day workweek, even if you're working longer days during those four days, enables you to have the flexibility of three days off without work. Agarwal wrote, "as productivity tools with artificial intelligence catch on and more high-ranking executives acknowledge the importance of rest, the four-day workweek could become more commonplace." Besides four-day workweeks, employees also showed when it comes to perks at work, millennials are more likely to care about perks than other generations.

Persons: KMPG, —, It's, Sandy Torchia, backtracked, Gen Zers, Torchia, Shubham Agarwal, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Agarwal, I'd, aren't Organizations: Service, KPMG, Farmers Group, KPMG Talent Survey, Boomers

Rey Steve Mabiala and his wife, Liz Gouari, taking refuge at the Roberval emergency center after being ordered to evacuate Chibougamau, Quebec, as a fire approached. Of the more than 400 fires now burning in Canada, more than one-third are in Quebec, which has already registered its worst wildfire season on record. Credit... Carlos Osorio/Reuters“We are facing some unprecedented events, including droughts, accelerated fires and heat waves, and there will be more over time, especially forest fires,” Ms. Mohsin said. But perhaps most surprised were newcomers to Chibougamau, like Mr. Mabiala, from the Republic of Congo, who came to work in logging. “They were asking, “Oh, is there such a thing in Canada?’ ’’ Ms. Cabrera said.

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☆ Millennials and Gen Zers are the most concerned about AI and their jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Millennials and Gen Zers are "extremely or very" concerned about how AI will affect their careers. Gen Zers haven't lived through as many tech evolutions as Gen Xers and Boomers. Indeed, Insider's UK bureau chief, Spriha Srivastava, has written how the flurry of Gen AI tools is getting out of control , creating a generational divide. These types of efforts are meant to help "demystify the impact that Gen AI has on our jobs," Torchia said. "We have a responsibility to train people on how to responsibly use Gen AI to get work done."

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☆ Most people feel like they're too busy attending meetings and sending messages to actually think at work
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The average worker spends 57% of her time communicating in meetings, email, and chat, says Microsoft. So if all of us are answering emails or going to meetings, when are we doing actual work? The company found that within its Microsoft 365 applications, people spend 57% of their time communicating in meetings, email, and chat. A nifty feature on my Google Calendar tells me that I spend anywhere from 15 to 18 hours a week in meetings. Productivity measures the efficiency of the work done by a company and its employees by comparing output to hours worked.

Persons: —, I've, Slack, I'm, Joe Ciolli, they're, Ciolli, We've, biggie Organizations: Microsoft, Service Locations: America, smartly

☆ TikTok isn't only for Gen Z: From Boomers on up, older people are posting and reaping the benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A quick search reveals #over55ontiktok has 47.4 million views, and @oldgays has 11 million followers. Her agency works with Amazon and others to find TikTok influencers over 55. "Older influencers have popped in popularity recently," Karwowski told the Times. And while these older influencers probably won't generate enough income to retire on, it can help give them a financial boost, the Times says. Posting on TikTok could encourage retirees to overcome ageist stereotypes that insinuate older adults and technology don't mix.

Persons: —, Zers, TikTok, Mae Karwowski, Lillian Droniak, Karwowski, they've, Harry Styles Organizations: Service, New York Times, Amazon, Times Locations: TikTok

☆ Want to know why younger generations seem so pissed? Look at the housing market.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But the biggest issue is probably a housing market that simply feels unfair. From a shaky economy to student debt, to general inflation and spiking healthcare costs, there's lots to be worried about. "One was the long, weak labor market in the wake of the Great Recession, and the other is how badly the housing market functions." When you look at the housing market, it's particularly grim right now. But while Americans have different health situations (and lifestyles and levels of student debt), all of them live somewhere.

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Zers, Josée Rose, there's, Matt Yglesias, Phil Rosen, Goldman Sachs, James Rodriguez, Pew, John Myers, Ben Southwood, Sam Bowman, homebuyers Organizations: Service, Deloitte, TIAA Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Mortgage, Association, Commonwealth Fund Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, isn't

☆ More and more Gen Zers and millennials are demanding work-life balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gen Zers and millennials are continuing to rethink their identities in relation to their jobs. But there is a strong desire among these generations to achieve better work-life balance. In fact, more than any other trait among their peers, Gen Zs and millennials admire the ability to balance work and life priorities, the survey found. Both Gen Zers and millennials worry that if the economy worsens, it will make it more difficult for younger workers to ask for flexibility at work and improve their work-life balance, the survey found. Though respondents do believe employers have made progress enabling better work/life balance since pre-pandemic, according to the survey.

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☆ Why Gen Zers and millennials are looking for second jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The high cost of living is the "top societal concern" of Gen Zers and millennials, a Deloitte survey found. Financial concerns have pushed 46% of Gen Zs and 37% of millennials to find a second job. The 2023 survey of more than 22,000 Gen Zers and millennials around the world found the high cost of living is the "top societal concern" of both generations, with 51% of Gen Zers and 52% millennials reporting they live paycheck to paycheck. Also, 46% of Gen Zs and 37% of millennials have taken on either a part- or full-time paying job in addition to their primary position, according to the survey. A March survey of 1,009 adults ages 24 to 35 by TIAA Institute found that 51% of Gen Zers and millennials don't expect to do as well financially as their parents.

Persons: Zers, Gen Zs, They're, —, Gen Zers, Zs, Michele Parmelee, Eve Upton, Clark, It's, millennials, Upton, Erik Baker Organizations: Deloitte, Service, Amazon, TIAA Institute, Harvard

☆ Why it's not that great that everyone is flocking to their online bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Smaller and regional banks are important for the US financial system. "Regional banks have a combination of regional knowledge and expertise that makes lending more efficient," C. Michael Zabel, a former executive at M&T, the Buffalo-based regional bank, told Dealbook in April. Broadly, regional banks are staring down two main headwinds. In the first quarter, Ally Financial and Goldman Sach's Marcus online bank saw them rise, while regional-bank powerhouses like US Bank, Truist Financial, and Citizens Financial saw deposits fall, according to The Wall Street Journal. The pressure on regional banks hasn't abated yet.

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☆ Kipyegon sets women's 1,500m world record, Kerly wins 100m in Florence
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Kipyegon shaved almost an entire second off the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba in 2015. The world record completes the 29-year-old's collection of feats, adding to her two Olympic 1,500m golds and the 2017 and 2022 world titles, Commonwealth Games gold medal from 2014 and three Diamond League titles. Dina Asher-Smith, who won the world 200 metres title in Doha in 2019, pulled out in the build-up to the race. Spaniard Mohamed Katir produced a lung-busting performance to win the 5,000m with a world leading 12:52.09, with world record holder Joshua Cheptegei coming in fourth. Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pietro Mennea Golden, Luigi Ridolfi, Kipyegon, Remo Casilli FLORENCE, Fred Kerley, Ethiopia's Genzebe, Britain's Laura Muir, Jessica Hull, Muir, Ferdinand Omanyala, Trayvon, Jamaica's Yohan Blake, Jacobs, Ivorian Marie, Josee Ta Lou, Gina Lueckenkemper, Imani, Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher, Smith, Ta Lou, Erriyon Knighton, Grant Holloway, Mohamed Katir, Joshua Cheptegei, Italy's Leonardo Fabbri, Andy Diaz, Larissa Iapichino, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Diamond League, Commonwealth Games, Kenyan, Rabat, Thomson Locations: Florence, Italy, Ivorian, Doha, Netherlands, Rabat, Nashik, India

☆ The chief design officer of Strava shares how she found the courage to speak up as a woman of color working in a male-dominated field
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Beyond working on brand and marketing design, product design, and research and content design, Butler strives to make the fitness website and app something for everyone. Combining her background in advertising, marketing, creative, and product design, she's at the forefront of Strava's user experience. There's about [several] functions that report to me: product design, brand design, content and copywriting, also content design and copywriting, design operations and then research. My team really works on the product experience — so the Strava app, iOS and Android, as well as our web-app experiences, desktop and mobile web. At Strava, when you're not in tech — like not product management, engineering, or product design — it seems like we're much better balanced.

Persons: Anita Patwardhan Butler, Butler, —, Strava's, she's, we're, we've, you've, Sephora, It's, Zipporah Allen, Brian Bell, I've, Linh Le Organizations: Service, Meta, Twitter, Strava, Facebook, Walmart, Hotwire, Sephora Locations: Big Tech, America, Sephora, Taiwanese, Strava, Mumbai, India, Nairobi

☆ Canada PM Trudeau visits Alberta as wildfires rage
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Smoke rises from the Paskwa Wildfire (HLW030) as it burns near the Wood Buffalo National Park boundary outside Fox Lake, Alberta, Canada May 14, 2023. The first 11 days of May have set seasonal heat records in several parts of Alberta, including Edmonton, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. By Sunday afternoon, 89 fires were burning across Alberta, with 25 considered out of control and more than 19,000 evacuees. "Our peak burning period, which is when the temperatures are at their highest and the fuels are at their driest, is still in front of us," Alberta Wildfires official Josee St-Onge said at a briefing Sunday afternoon. "It's too soon to say when we're going to see the peak of this wildfire season.

OTTAWA, May 13 (Reuters) - Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta faces another hot and dry weekend, with warnings of more intense wildfires after blazes forced thousands to evacuate homes and temporarily shuttered energy production. Residents forced to evacuate early this month say they are frustrated with the indefinite displacement. "We are expecting hot and dry conditions in most of the province, which will make the wildfire danger climb," Alberta Wildfire official Josee St-Onge told a briefing on Friday. Recent cooling and rain helped firefighters tackle some blazes and restored most of the energy production, but expectations of rising weekend temperatures have fanned worries. On Friday, the town of Drayton Valley told residents in a Facebook post that they should expect to be out of their homes "at least another week."

☆ Tori Bowie, World Champion Sprinter, Is Dead at 32
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Daniel E. Slotnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bowie’s world championship title came the next year in London in a dramatic 100-meter race. Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josée Ta Lou sprung into the lead and seemed well ahead of the rest of the pack. But near the end of the race, Bowie accelerated, caught up to Ta Lou and leaned through the finish line ahead of her, then tumbled to the ground. Bowie won another gold at that world championship, in the 4x100 relay. Bowie went to the University of Southern Mississippi, where she became the national champion in the long jump in 2011.

☆ Former world 100m champion Bowie dies aged 32
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Athletics - World Athletics Championships – women’s 100 metres victory ceremony – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 7, 2017 – Tori Bowie of the U.S. (Gold) poses with her medal. REUTERS/Matthew ChildsMay 3 (Reuters) - Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32, her management company said on Wednesday. The American was crowned world champion in 2017 and won three Olympic medals at the Rio Games in 2016. "We're devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away," Icon Management said in a statement on Twitter. Olympic medallist Calvin Davis has died at the age of 51, the sport's governing body World Athletics said in a statement on Wednesday.

☆ CEOs are balancing economic uncertainty with the need to innovate and invest in the future
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

About 75% of C-suite execs are worried about macro uncertainty, BCG's CEO Outlook survey found. Walter told Insider that all companies need to trim costs smartly so they can reinvest in growth, particularly in digital and in mergers. "One being, there's macro uncertainty, and we need to adjust our cost base in order to take a defensive posture against that macro uncertainty. "Two is: We need to continue to innovate and grow because if we don't, we're not going to succeed as a company. Most C-suite leaders understand that amid difficult decisions like layoffs or reorganizations, companies still need to invest in their employees.

☆ Taco Bell's chief of equity, inclusion, and belonging opens up about using her voice and her seat at the table
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

KT Thornton, Taco Bell's chief of equity, inclusion, and belonging, said she felt "fully embraced." Equity, inclusion, and belonging is a term we use across our entire Yum system. And I'm going to push and I'm going to challenge. What are you most worried about in terms of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in corporate America? One of the things I've seen in just the space of equity, inclusion, and belonging is it's often posed as this journey.

☆ Deloitte's chief purpose officer says he's pushing execs to think differently about change in corporate America
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Kwasi Mitchell, Deloitte's chief purpose officer, says he's driven, not overwhelmed, by his job. As Deloitte's first chief purpose officer, his reach across corporate America is great. I had a conversation with my boss at that time, and he said, "We've heard you with respect to your concerns on not wanting to step into this role right now. Not only were we not worried about D&I efforts being cut, organizations didn't have significant D&I programming to cut to begin with. That person that you just hired two years ago should not be the first person to exit your organization.

☆ This could've been an email: If MLB can speed up games, bosses can shorten meetings. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Rebecca Knight | Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

If new rules can improve game speed, surely bosses can make meetings run more efficiently. If Major League Baseball can speed up games, surely bosses can make meetings more efficient, right? Try, for instance, forcing yourself to cut meetings by half: Your weekly meeting becomes an every-other-week meeting; your hourlong meetings become 30-minutes ones. Ask for adviceJust as MLB needs to consider the fan experience of being at the ballpark or watching a game on TV, bosses need to think about their workers' experiences in meetings, Rogelberg said. "Instead of putting people in hours of meetings without ever asking them about what they're accomplishing, you need to engage," he said.

☆ High-profile tech leaders say AI is developing too fast and we should pause. Google's Bard says it's complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A letter from tech heavyweights and researchers urging caution about AI should serve as a warning. To help address the fears, companies must set rules and be open how they use AI, execs told Insider. If you ask a group of high-profile tech leaders and researchers, they'll answer a firm "yes." That could involve companies coming up with standards and declaring how they are using or plan to use AI, business leaders told Insider. Bricker said business leaders need to work on improving the rules around AI systems and processes.

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