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How Company Passion Projects Can Add to the Bottom Line

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In the early 2000s, Google encouraged an 80/20 policy, which gave employees the bandwidth to ideate, develop and innovate projects during 20% of their work schedule. It ultimately led to huge wins like Gmail AdSense and Google Maps—technology that has become mainstream all over the world and huge revenue drivers for the tech giant.

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Why Aren’t Women Taking Their Vacation Days?

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Most big technology and media companies such as Netflix, Google, Microsoft and Twitter are now offering unlimited paid time off — but the jury is still out on whether this offer encourages workers to take more paid leave. Companies should also consider implementing inclusive, accessible and innovative policies around time off.

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IWG’s Shares Have Dipped, But There’s More To The Story

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IWG warned its profits would fall below forecasts as inflation, a volatile stock market, the war in Ukraine, and China’s Zero Covid policies keep people home. . Recently, IWG warned its profits could come below forecasts as inflation, a volatile stock market, the war in Ukraine, and China’s Zero Covid policies keep people home. .

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Using Twitter's Promoted Tweets

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They are described by  Twitter  as "ordinary Tweets purchased by advertisers who want to reach a wider group of users or to spark engagement from their existing followers." " Promoted Tweets have been around for a couple of years, but Twitter limited the number of companies allowed to use them.

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How Much Does Elon Musk’s Opinion On Remote Work Matter?

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It’s important to make sure that employees understand why in-office work policies exist. . Citigroup, BNY Mellon, Google, Apple and Twitter are among the organizations embracing a flexible and hybrid workforce. Form new policies and practices shaped to fit current realities and a transformed organization .

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7 Strategies To Attract And Retain Top Talent

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After firing half its workforce, Twitter quickly asked many to come back. Google discovered this to its chagrin in 2002, when it launched an experiment by getting rid of all bosses. And what Google found was that the higher-scoring managers had better retention on their teams.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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Search Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or countless freelancer marketplaces — it’s hard not to find freelancers. It summarizes and links out to everything they need to get started fast: brand guide, writing guide, linking policy, feedback process, product tours, product messaging docs,” Balsa told MarketerHire. Her secret?