Howard Levitt: Workplace wokeness will be put to the test if economy sours 

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Description: Two biggest labour market changes, DEI initiatives and working from home, may soon become an historic anecdote Source: FinancialPost.ca – video report Date: Mar 10, 2023 Link: https://financialpost.com/fp-work/workplace-wokeness-tested-economy-sours Questions for discussion: What are the social and cultural issues facing employers and employees at this time? How do you think management should deal with these issues… Read more »

Allbirds stock plunges after company admits missteps, unveils new strategy

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Description: Footwear retailer Allbirds on Thursday unveiled a broad overhaul of its strategy and an executive shake-up after failing to post year-over-year quarterly sales growth for the first time in its history. Source: CNBC.com – video reports Date: Mar 09, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/09/allbirds-bird-q4-earnings-2022.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Explain the drop is share value? How much was this due… Read more »

UAW leadership faces historic upheaval ahead of union negotiations with Detroit automakers

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Description: DETROIT – As the United Auto Workers prepares for what are expected to be highly contentious negotiations with the Detroit automakers later this year, the union’s leadership is undergoing its largest upheaval in decades. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 28, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/28/uaw-presidential-runoff.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Summarize the situation and how it mighty affect negotiations…. Read more »

Nissan Supports HBCUs Year-Round

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Description: As Black Heritage Month draws to a close, Nissan North America is continuing with its year-round efforts to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as well as other initiatives with a focus on Black consumers. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Feb 27, 2023 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/382930/nissan-supports-hbcus-year-round.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=readmore&utm_campaign=129421&hashid=7T9TCmQZSDGbnu-424RuBQ Questions for discussion: Summarize and evaluate the approach taken by Nissan…. Read more »

The ‘Henderson test’ could weaken Big Tech’s favorite law and change free speech on the internet

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Description: A legal test that Google’s lawyer told the Supreme Court was roughly “96% correct” could drastically undermine the liability shield that the company and other tech platforms have relied on for decades, according to several experts who advocate for upholding the law to the highest degree. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 25, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/25/internet-free-speech-henderson-test-could-weaken-section-230.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for… Read more »

RBC CEO blames remote work for loss of productivity, innovation

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Description: The head of Canada’s largest bank has issued what may be the loudest endorsement yet from a Canadian chief executive for a return to the office. Source: FinancialPost.ca Date: Mar 02, 2023 Link: https://financialpost.com/the-logic/rbc-ceo-blames-remote-work-productivity-losses Questions for discussion: What are the arguments presented by Dave McKay in the report? Do you agree with his line… Read more »

The Future of Human Agency

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Description: Experts are split about how much control people will retain over essential decision-making as digital systems and AI spread. They agree that powerful corporate and government authorities will expand the role of AI in people’s daily lives in useful ways. But many worry these systems will diminish individuals’ ability to control their choices Source:… Read more »

Covid’s ‘legacy of weirdness’: Layoffs spread, but some employers can’t hire fast enough

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Description: Job cuts are rising at some of the biggest U.S. companies, but others are still scrambling to hire workers, the result of wild swings in consumer priorities since the Covid pandemic began three years ago. Source: CNBC.com – video reports Date: Feb 21, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/20/weird-job-market-layoffs-hiring.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Summarize the employment trends and hiring taking place… Read more »

One of Last Century’s Most Influential Social Science Studies Is Pretty Bad

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Description: Research done at the Hawthorne Works in the 1920s and 30s, which yielded the “Hawthorne effect,” is a mess of sloppiness and misogyny Source: McGill.ca/oss Date: Feb 17, 2023 Link: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/one-last-centurys-most-influential-social-science-studies-pretty-bad Questions for discussion: Why is the writer critical of the “science” used in these studies? Why do you suppose the theories still carry… Read more »

California Children’s Safety Law Will ‘Hobble’ Internet, Tech Industry Says

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Description: A California law that aims to protect minors online represents “the most extensive attempt by any state to censor speech since the birth of the internet,” the tech industry organization NetChoice says in new court papers. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Feb 17, 2023 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/382674/california-childrens-safety-law-will-hobble-int.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=129334&hashid=VqrNVU8KRva-05RcXzdoNQ Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments for and against the… Read more »