Juliet Schor, a professor and research lead for 4 Day Week Global, talks about why she thinks four-day workweeks will become the norm, albeit mostly for white collar workers. Companies with four-day workweeks such as Healthwise are seeing benefits in both productivity and staff wellbeing, but some leaders see downsides, such as employees feeling pressured to get more done in less time or a mandated day off not providing the spontaneous flexibility needed by some workers. Full Story: National Public Radio (7/6)
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Recruiting & Retention
Remote work is the new normal, experts say A recent report from Foundry notes that workers are happy to work remotely or in a hybrid fashion, and they will continue to push for those options as they move forward in their careers. Experts suggest HR personnel consider how to provide training to help managers best serve both remote workers and their in-person counterparts. Full Story: HR Dive (7/5)
Survey: 35% of people dipped into retirement savings The coronavirus pandemic caused a significant number of people to dip into their retirement savings, with 35% of people having done so, according to the most recent Transamerica Retirement Survey. The survey also found that 35% of workers have a financial adviser. Full Story: InsuranceNewsNet Magazine (7/1)
More than 150 sixth- through 12th-grade students in a North Carolina school district are enrolled in a summer program aimed at preparing them for future careers. The Career Accelerator Program teaches students about career pathways in animal sciences, horticulture, health care, counseling and mental health, food and nutrition and tourism and travel. Full Story: Rocky Mount Telegram (N.C.) (7/3)
The HR Leader
Nurture intuition and blend it with experience Intuition can help guide leaders in both business and medicine in cases where their knowledge and expertise can lead them to solutions that reason alone might miss, writes John Baldoni. However, retired physician David Fessell says leaders must know their limits and be "prepared to be wrong so that you, and others, don't get hurt." Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (7/5)
About the Editor
Kanoe Namahoe
I live in jeans. My go-to cut is the skinny jean, preferably by Judy Blue or Paige. I’m 5’5” with legs like tree trunks so this is one of the best cuts for me. I have them in dark wash, medium wash, distressed and white. I can wear them for work, church, play, going out -- whatever. My aunt wears bootcut jeans. She looks fantastic in them. They make her legs look longer and flatter her figure. My son and my best friend Ray only wear relaxed-fit jeans. “Skinny jeans on dudes are an abomination,” Kiaha said once. Ray agreed. One size does not fit all when it comes to jeans or workplace models, as we see in today’s top story. Some workers thrive in the four-day work week. Others don’t. The model works for some organizations – not so much for others. That makes sense. Employers experimenting with the model are coming up with different results. Go with what works best and keep tweaking as needed, I say. But what say you? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also.
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