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Twilio cuts 17% of its workforce

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To do that, we’re forming two business units: Twilio Communications and Twilio Data & Applications. And today, I’m unfortunately bearing the news that we’re parting ways with approximately 17% of our team,” Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson wrote in an email to his employees.

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5 Reasons 15-Minute Cities Could Be The Key To Work-Life Balance

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Overall happiness and health can be improved when people reclaim their work lives, cut commuting, take on more active forms of travel, and interact within their local community. Fewer cars on the roads reduce congestion, traffic, and noise pollution, making areas become much safer and more pleasant for forms of active travel to get around.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

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This can take many forms, including being passed over for advancement or raises, not offered projects or job opportunities, sometimes even demotions and often lost income due to lack of paid leave following the arrival of a new baby. Kirwin leads the brand’s Kin program, a solution for employers to give employees access to nursing services.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

Success

I had intended to ask him about how he started Bonton Farms , an urban farm he founded in a South Dallas food desert more than a decade ago after abandoning a cozy corporate job and six-figure salary. Unlike literal deserts, however, they don’t form naturally. I had intended to ask him about Bonton, a neighborhood where men live 11.7

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A Quick 5-Step Plan To Effective Real Estate Recruiting & Retaining Top Agents

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Ensure you do the following: Provide a competitive salary package Negotiate the commission Lay the groundwork before it's too late and your best candidates think of changing employers. These are specific components that should be a part of the package that your real estate brokerage is willing to provide: A Base Salary Incentive programs.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

The results: Increased productivity and creativity; improved recruitment and retention; less burnout for founders and leaders; and more balanced and sustainable lives for workers — all without cutting salaries or sacrificing customer service. As a result, companies didn’t cut salaries when they reduced hours.

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Everyone Pays When Companies Don’t Live up to Their Organizational Purpose

Energage

Medical research fascinates you, not only because of the scientific process, but because it’s your chance to make a positive impact on people’s lives. So you join a small medical device company whose organizational purpose appears to align with your own aspirations. Financial Services’ Reputation Improves.

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