How do you want your work life to change post-pandemic? | More users are watching LinkedIn Learning courses | Twitter lets employees work from home permanently
How do you want your work life to change post-pandemic? While the post-pandemic era is scary, workers can prepare for the uncertain period by figuring out what they don't want their lives to look like, writes Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. Consider what you didn't like before the pandemic such as repetitive tasks, meaningless assignments, commuting to work, and other simple things to get an idea of what to avoid when things go back to normal. Full Story: Fast Company online (5/12)
10 apps to manage time spent on projects There are several apps that can help freelancers track their time, including simple RescueTime, which helps manage productivity; to the more complex Eternity Time, which creates reports and logs for export. Due Time Tracking offers a complete package for freelancers, especially for those who need to track billable hours and time spent on projects. Full Story: Business 2 Community (5/12)
More users are watching LinkedIn Learning courses LinkedIn data reveals users watched over 7.7 million hours of courses, which doubled March's amount watched and tripled February's. With much of the workforce working from home, people are trying to stay productive with remote learning opportunities and deal with increased stress, with ten times more people watching stress management classes in April than February. Full Story: HR Dive (5/12)
The Landscape
Twitter lets employees work from home permanently Twitter is letting employees able to work from home keep doing so forever if that is what they want. Meanwhile, Facebook is letting most employees stay home the rest of the year, and Alphabet is planning an incremental return to the office starting next month. Full Story: CNBC (5/12)
Bring back employees in small groups, maintain strong communication, check employees' temperatures each day and make sure everyone is following safety protocols, say executives at two companies that have reopened. "We've taken the approach that onboarding is something we should do for every colleague coming back," says Michael D'Ambrose, chief HR officer at ADM. Full Story: Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model) (5/13)
Balancing Yourself
It's the journey that brings joy Adhering to The Arrival Fallacy -- the notion that once you arrive at a place in life, or even reach a career goal, your anxieties will disappear -- can lead to restlessness and dissatisfaction. "The only stable element in our lives is craving: the only destination is the journey," according to this The School of Life article. Full Story: CNN (5/13)
Disney has decided to move up the release date for its film version of "Hamilton." Instead of waiting for a theatrical release that was slated for October 2021, fans of "Hamilton" will be able to start streaming it on Disney+ on July 3 of this year. Full Story: The Verge (5/12)
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