3 strategies to keep from feeling overwhelmed by work | Better tops LinkedIn's top startups list | Google's "Don't be evil" motto came back to haunt it
3 strategies to keep from feeling overwhelmed by work Many professionals who are feeling overwhelmed should try scheduling moments of respite they can control, such as exercise and socializing, breaks from work and a shutdown routine each evening, writes executive coach Elisabeth Hayes. "Stepping away from your computer for lunch or a short break may not be a panacea for feeling overwhelmed, but it does offer a moment of restoration," she writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (9/21)
Better tops LinkedIn's top startups list LinkedIn ranked startups with at least 50 employees and younger than 7 years old based on criteria, including employment growth and job interest. Home ownership startup Better took the top spot, with software startup Gong, skincare and makeup company Glossier, chat app Discord and financial-technology startup Brex rounding out the top five. Full Story: Fast Company (tiered subscription model) (9/22)
Google is accused of illegally firing five employees for labor activism by the NLRB during an ongoing trial, which is bringing the company's "Don't be evil" motto to the forefront as arguments are made that the workers were simply reflecting the company's ethos and holding it to account. Google employees say the motto inspired many workforce protests and attracted a certain type of worker, and Irina Raicu of Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, agrees, saying, "It raised employee expectations that the company would be different." Full Story: CNET (9/20)
Employee bounce rate rises as office return slows The employee bounce rate -- the percentage of workers who came into the office once but didn't come back for the rest of the month -- rose to 19% in August, up from July, according to Robin. The research reveals under 10% of workers attended offices more than three or four days a week, with Los Angeles experiencing a rise in employees returning to offices while New York and San Francisco experienced declines. Full Story: TechRepublic (9/20)
What it feels like to be an employee with ADHD Christine Bariahtaris, a prospect researcher and writer working in the nonprofit space, opens up about being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of 31 and what leaders can do to improve the workplace for neurodivergent employees. "We can be just as successful as our neurotypical peers, and can even excel in areas that they find challenging. So let us out of our boxes at work. Let us be ourselves," Bariahtaris writes. Full Story: Community-Centric Fundraising (9/20)
Researchers have developed plants that glow in the dark, which may one day be used to provide eco-friendly passive lighting in public areas. The process, described in Science Advances, uses phosphor materials made out of strontium aluminate nanoparticles and coated in silica to protect the plants, which ultimately cast a green glow after exposure to sunlight or LEDs. Full Story: New Atlas (9/19)
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