Description: Working from home is overrated and everyone will be back in the office before you know it. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Oct 29, 2020 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-29/brookfield-ceo-bets-work-from-home-won-t-last-when-cities-revive?srnd=premium-canada Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the future for office workplaces? Do you agree with these assessments? How should managers deal with the fast changing workplace… Read more »
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How Amazon keeps a close eye on employee activism to head off unions
Description: Amazon warehouse workers have a long history of agitating for change. But the coronavirus crisis has generated new momentum for employees to speak candidly about workplace conditions. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 24, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/24/how-amazon-prevents-unions-by-surveilling-employee-activism.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: How does the report describe the attitude of Amazon management toward organization efforts to unionize? Do you… Read more »
Restaurant Brands to modernize drive-thru at 10,000 Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes as profit slumps
Description: Restaurant Brands said it would modernize drive-thrus at more than 10,000 Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes outlets in North America, beginning the rollout with the chicken sandwich chain this year. Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Oct 27, 2020 Link: https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/restaurant-brands-to-modernize-drive-thru-at-10000-tim-hortons-burger-king-and-popeyes-as-profit-slumps Questions for discussion: What are the plans to revitalize sales? Do you… Read more »
Social Intelligence Strategies for Early Stage Companies
Description: Growing a startup business can be challenging on many fronts, from raising capital to developing technology, but there is one thing that is even more important to its long-term success: hiring the right people. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Oct 22, 2020 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/357851 Questions for discussion: What does social intelligence mean to a firm, in your opinion? How should… Read more »
Microsoft Shows Minimal Increases in Ranks of Black, Latino Employees
Description: Microsoft Corp., which in June announced a plan to double the number of Black managers and leaders at the company, released new annual diversity data today that show the company still struggling to meaningfully increase Black and Latino representation in its workforce. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Oct 21, 2020 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-21/microsoft-shows-minimal-increases-in-ranks-of-black-latino-employees Questions for discussion: What does the… Read more »
Jeff Bezos’ 3-question rule for hiring new Amazon employees—and how to answer them right
Description: It takes a lot more than an impressive resume to land a job at Amazon. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 20, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/20/jeff-bezos-3-question-rule-for-hiring-new-amazon-employees.html Questions for discussion: What do you think these questions and answers reveal about a candidate and the firm? What other questions would you say are valuable questions to ask? What sorts of answer would… Read more »
Opinion: COVID is superspreading efficient and convenient health care
Description: Twentieth-century health care required patients to book an appointment — well in advance — and then meet their doctor in-person at the doctor’s office or hospital. The status quo worked well for physicians, who have many demands on their time. Patients generally received good care but, it now seems, probably not in the most… Read more »
COVID-19 and Remote Work: An Update
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coronavirus pandemic has affected U.S. workplaces like nothing else in modern history, including high unemployment, the shuttering of businesses, and the shift of many workers to off-site, remote work. Source: Gallup.com Date: Oct 13, 2020 Link: https://news.gallup.com/poll/321800/covid-remote-work-update.aspx Questions for discussion: What does the report say about workers’ attitude toward office… Read more »
Keith Ferrazzi On Leading Without Authority – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast
Description: When I first read, Keith Ferrazzi‘s book, Never Eat Alone, something clicked. In a big way. Since then (putting aside the pandemic, which makes this activity near-impossible), I always book breakfast, lunch (and even coffee) meetings with different kinds of people. It has been one (of many) invaluable life (and work) tools that have simply worked… Read more »
Microsoft will let employees work from home half the time
Description: Microsoft informed employees this week that they will have more flexibility to work from home, even after it’s safe to return to offices, a company spokesperson told CNBC Friday. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 09, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/09/microsoft-implements-new-hybrid-remote-work-policy.html Questions for discussion: How would you suggest management at Microsoft monitor employee output and other metrics of performance?… Read more »
