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Examining The Global Impact Of The Gig Economy Explosion

Allwork

For example, in world regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, job postings for gig workers on the world’s largest digital platform grew exponentially by 130% from 2016-2020. In comparison, North America’s postings only grew by 14%. However, the study cites the presence of a considerable wage gap felt by women in many regions.

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Google’s Myth Of Losing Social Capital In Hybrid Work

Allwork

A survey of over 1,000 Google employees showed that two-thirds feel unhappy with being forced to be in the office three days a week, with many threatening to leave in internal meetings and public letters, and some already quitting to go to other companies with more flexible options. One of these biases is called functional fixedness.

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22 Ways to Practice Stillness Within Your Mind, Spirit and Body

Success

Stillness is an internal state of being, but it takes time to build up the muscle that allows you to be internally still while external distractions are present. Let’s return to the career example. For example, someone with a history of passive-aggressive communication skills might have trouble recognizing those as harmful.

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Working mums feel forced to limit careers due to inflexible working practices

Workplace Insight

The Shift from Worker to Working Parent sponsored by WOMBA (Work, Me and the Baby) and carried out by Hult International Business School (Ashridge) interviewed working mums and dads who had recently taken extended parental leave about the experiences they faced as they transitioned to parenthood in an organisational context.

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I Spent Years Trying to Get My First Book Published—This Is What I’ve Learned About Risking Rejection

Success

Because one day, about six months into my rejection marathon, I opened my inbox to find an email from McGraw-Hill, a major New York publisher, wanting to buy the international rights for Find Your Courage. For example: Maybe they weren’t up for the relationship or commitment. It wasn’t easy, but I hung in there and I’m so glad I did.

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Global Interest in Coworking Booming

Small Business Labs

In comparison to the same month in the previous year, this figure has climbed by 35% - and by around 60% compared to two years ago. When looking back at the last five years, the search volume for “coworking” has increased sixfold in comparison to other queries.

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Research: Why Workplace Competitions Often Backfire

On The Job

The participants in a study also leaned toward choosing games where they expected to do better than a partner, for example, even if those choices also brought them a lower score. Or they could highlight the differences and uniqueness in each employee’s background, task, and project, and thus make the comparison less meaningful.