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

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The app allows for social media interaction without parents needing to worry about inappropriate content or stereotypes. Impact “I do believe that regulated social media can be valuable for students’ growth and positively impact mental health when parents have a good amount of oversight,” says Danna Okuyama, founder of Urban Sandbox.

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Should Your Business Talk About Politics Online? 

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On social media, a PR war was happening, with people on both sides of the issue posting their opinions about and videos of the conflict. Whether businesses have posted about the 2020 presidential election, Black Lives Matter, gun control or a range of other issues, several haven’t been afraid to voice their opinions.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports.

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9 Heartwarming Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities to Spread Joy and Give Back

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Census Bureau shows that formal volunteers gave more than 4 billion hours of service from September 2020 to September 2021. Get a workout while helping a good cause Even if you’re not training for a marathon, signing up for a turkey trot can be a fun way to get exercise while giving back. You’re not alone. Data from the U.S.

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Why Supporting Small Businesses This Holiday Season Is More Urgent Than Ever

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In 2020, U.S. Founded in February 2020 by Monica Fullerton, who herself is a military spouse, Spouse-ly is based in Las Vegas and supports more than 300 vendors (aka families) selling items ranging from apparel to home decor, gifts, arts and crafts, jewelry and more. 05 percentage points in a county. consumers spent $6.3

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The only way is ethics … the Workplace Cocktail Hour with David Sharp

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They discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence, why we need more friction in our lives (and less seamlessness), the philosophy of work, how to deal with social media, the importance of making your own life more difficult on purpose, and the pleasures of finding out you are wrong about something.

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Are Productivity Paranoia And Lack Of Trust The Real Obstacles To Hybrid And Remote Work?

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Stanford University researchers doing a longitudinal study comparing productivity at different time periods found that remote workers were 5% more efficient than office-based ones in the summer of 2020. As the Harvard Business Review points out, leaders are trained to evaluate employees based on “facetime.”

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