A digital mindset is key for the hybrid workplace | Toast HR exec: Give leaders a variety of management roles | Critical decisions are increasingly falling to managers
A digital mindset is key for the hybrid workplace Leaders need a digital mindset to advance their company goals and should equip their employees with the tools and education they need to be effective in this new environment, says Harvard Business School professor Tsedal Neeley. "The reality here is that when we move into a digital realm, we need to have a wholesale renewed way of thinking," Neeley says. Full Story: McKinsey (6/3)
Toast HR exec: Give leaders a variety of management roles Toast Chief People Officer Annie Drapeau says it's important for leaders to experience different managerial roles and understand how to make trade-offs between short- and long-term goals. "To really scale as a leader, you have to feel comfortable leading people whose jobs you can't do and who are better than you are, and better than you would ever be if you tried to do their job," Drapeau says. Full Story: LinkedIn (6/7)
Critical decisions are increasingly falling to managers Managers are now expected to make more high-level decisions around remote work and other issues, so they must be empowered to "lead from [their] seat," writes Adam Bryant, quoting Terri Ludwig, president of Ballmer Group. "Everybody should think beyond the job description they were handed, look for ways to contribute to the broader organization's goals, and help rewrite the playbook," Bryant writes. Full Story: Strategy+Business (6/6)
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Is your slide deck boring your audience? Use your slide deck to add to the narrative of your presentation with catchy title lines and enhancing information, as well as frequently using a keyboard shortcut to black out the screen, writes Gary Genard. "Use this technique when you want to foster a discussion (since the audience won't be looking at the last slide for the next twenty minutes), or if you see people's eyes glazing over because you've just shown 76 slides in succession," Genard writes. Full Story: The Genard Method (6/5)
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Employers backing away from pre-employment screening Many employers have loosened pre-employment screening requirements such as educational credentials, criminal background checks and drug testing as the labor market has tightened, executives and screening companies say. "Why use criteria that don't help us differentiate somebody as being successful or not?" says Jeffrey Lackey, vice president of talent acquisition for CVS, which uses its online Virtual Job Tryout to help screen candidates. Full Story: Society for Human Resource Management (tiered subscription model) (6/6)
Job listings should sell the position to potential workers Companies need to sell their job openings by explaining what is unique about their culture, market positioning and opportunities for advancement, writes Zanzibar Vermiglio, founder of Zanzibar Enterprises. "If upward mobility is viable for a candidate, be sure to mention it upfront," Vermiglio writes. Full Story: AZ Big Media (Phoenix) (6/7)
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Lessons from the latest round of tech layoffs The surge in layoffs among technology startups is concentrated among unicorns, revealing just how difficult it is to live into that status, write Amanda Silberling and Natasha Mascarenhas. "It seems like [layoffs] are caused by bad management choices that make it more difficult to keep paying staff," they write. Full Story: TechCrunch (tiered subscription model) (6/3)
By now, you're probably familiar with the ongoing shortage of baby formula. However, not nearly as much attention has been dedicated to the tampon shortage. On top of that, in the UK, there's a shortage of hormone replacement therapy -- one of many options for those dealing with symptoms of menopause. It all adds up to an overarching issue that extends beyond the basic laws of supply and demand. Thyme Sullivan from The Organic Project argues there is a lack of urgency to resolve the tampon shortage because it doesn't directly affect many decision-makers. Full Story: TIME (tiered subscription model) (6/7)
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