7 leaders on career advice for young professionals | Raz: 3 characteristics of the top leaders he's met | HR plays a key role in savvy change management
7 leaders on career advice for young professionals In this article, seven leaders in industries that range from journalism to technology share their tips for how young professionals can make the most of the opportunities and challenges of the current job market. Among their recommendations are finding a good mentor, investing in relationships and keeping a resilient mindset. Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (1/26)
The best leaders who Guy Raz, host and co-creator of the podcast "How I Built This," has encountered are those who build collaboration into their culture and allow their employees to take risks and fail. "You have to have a space that enables people to feel totally uninhibited to throw out really weird ideas, because weird ideas ultimately connect to creative ideas, which ultimately connect to innovative companies and brands," Raz says. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (1/24)
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HR plays a key role in savvy change management HR can and should play a key role in a company's change management, beginning by assessing employees' readiness for change and determining how recruiting and retention will be affected. Change management can be more successful when HR ensures regular, transparent communication about changes with all employees, drives and coordinates any necessary training and tracks the effects throughout the process. Full Story: Workest (1/25)
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80% of workers won't apply for job without pay info Eighty percent of workers say they wouldn't put themselves forward for a job that isn't transparent about pay and the same percentage think employers should always disclose how salaries are determined, according to a ResumeLab survey. In addition, 79% think companies hide pay information to avoid employees finding out they're underpaid and 77% think job postings without pay information should be illegal. Full Story: HR Dive (1/26)
Lyft has launched a new tool for corporate customers to track carbon emissions data for their company. The sustainability dashboard can measure total emissions, emissions by fuel type and emissions by rideshare program, with all data on the portal available for download. Full Story: Skift (tiered subscription model) (1/26)
Have you ever tooled around on Google Street View and come across something cool, funky, weird or creepy? Now you can find some of those discoveries in one place. Coder and developer Neal Agarwal created a computer program called Wonders of Street View that puts about 300 quirky locations from the Google program at your fingertips. Agarwal aims to add more images to the program and is also crowdsourcing submissions. Full Story: CNET (1/26)
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