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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

To compete for top talent, companies are inflating their dedication to remote work, luring in workers with false promises of autonomy and work-life balance, a practice called “flex-washing.” . The 2022 Microsoft Work Trend Index found flexibility ranks among the top benefits employees value. . There are six topics companies can cover during the interview process to prove to recruits that they’re the real deal and not just paying lip-service to flexibility. .

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Success

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

What do you do when the goals no longer align with the effort? You change direction. Mike Evans, founder of GrubHub, did just that. After years of running one of the most renowned food delivery services, Evans left the company, took a bike ride across the country and pivoted in an entirely new direction. In this episode, he tells Brilliant Thoughts host Tristan Ahumada why we shouldn’t be ashamed to quit and how to define what success means to us.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The pandemic proved that remote work is an equally, and in some cases, more productive work environment than on-site work. . Employers are skeptical about remote work despite the research demonstrating its positive effects. Employers’ skepticism is from insecurity rather than any negatives of remote work itself. . Formally training employers to manage and trust teams online can remedy confidence issues in remote management. .

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The level of layoffs at several Big Tech firms has been the main source of news and comment over the past week or two. Around 11,000 people at Facebook and another 7,500 at Twitter are to be made redundant. Elon Musk then ensured the conversation moved on by forbidding remote work completely. This is a blasphemous act in the era of wars for talent, great resignations and quiet quittings , and inevitably he has been roundly denounced for it.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

New data indicates that the appetite for coworking is ravenous, but are operators able to keep up? . According to analysis from CommercialEdge, coworking spaces currently take up 120 million square feet across 5,800 locations in the U.S. However, some cities are lagging in their ability to accommodate newfound demand. . For instance, Newark, New Jersey claims to have experienced the highest spike of freelancers between 2019 and 2021, but only has two coworking spaces per 1,000 of these pro

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Making good on his promise, Elon Musk has canceled Twitter’s remote work policy. . Just days after the company fired around half of its workforce, staffers are now being required to return to the office except in special circumstances. . “Remote work is no longer allowed, unless you have a specific exception. Managers will send the exception lists to me for review and approval,” Musk said in an email to employees. .

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The once reliable technology industry is now causing office landlords to wring their hands in anxiety. . Recently, both Meta and Twitter slashed 13% and 50% of their workforce, respectively, putting into question the need for massive office space and campuses. . The layoffs indicate a desperate need to cut down on expenses. While research previously indicated that firings would be a last resort option for these corporations, reality tells a different story. .

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