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Brookings 2019 Trends to Watch

Small Business Labs

They recently released a report with their 2019 Trends to Watch. The trend is listed first in the Biggest Policy Trends in 2019 section of the report. In our work we regularly see examples of how our policy makers and government agencies can't keep up with the speed of technological change.  This is a scary assessment.

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Scientific American's Top Emerging Technologies of 2019

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Scientific American's describes their Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2019 as "World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo."  It's a great list and hard to argue these technologies won't have a big impact. But you could easily argue about when "one day soon" will be.

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When It Come to Employee Mental Health, These 10 Companies Are Setting the Example

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The Wait Until 8th movement is all about community,” says founder Brooke Shannon in a 2019 interview with Institute for Family Studies. “We But some companies are continuing to push to improve the lives of their employees or their clients as innovators in the future of mental health. here’s an app, fix yourself!”

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Boo! The Scary, Frustrating Reality of Candidate Ghosting

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According to a survey by Indeed, 28% of job seekers have ghosted an employer — up from only 18% in 2019. . According to a survey by Indeed, 28% of job seekers have ghosted an employer — up from only 18% in 2019. Ghosting used to be a complaint of job searchers, but now it seems candidates are ghosting prospective employers, too. .

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5 Strategies for Building Relationships with Coworkers In the Era of Remote Work

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However, according to a Gallup poll , only 37% of employees felt they had a best friend at work in 2022, compared with 42% in 2019. “We It doesn’t matter what you talk about,” Halpern says. Which begs the question: Is building friendships with coworkers still relevant if you only see them virtually? The short answer?

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. You’ll need to vet these yourself as many marketplaces don’t have set requirements for freelancers on their platform. It’s growing.

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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

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18, 2019, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch completed the 221st spacewalk in support of the International Space Station’s maintenance and assembly, and marked the first all-female spacewalk in history. And yet, gender equality in pay doesn’t exist A list like that, well, it should make our predecessors proud.

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