• Employers Offering Permanent Remote Work Options Nearly Double Since Pandemic Start
    Employers Offering Permanent Remote Work Options Nearly Double Since Pandemic Start

    Employers changing remote work policies increase to 38%, according to our survey.

  • AI for Survival of the Fittest?
    This 10 min. read saves you up to 23 hours
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    AI for Survival of the Fittest?

    From Charles Darwin to Elon Musk: How artificial intelligence will influence human evolution and natural selection.

  • “Passivity Is Depressing, Activity Is Energizing.”
    Rosabeth Moss Kanter / Photo: Jason Grow
    This 6 min. read saves you up to 7 hours
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    “Passivity Is Depressing, Activity Is Energizing.”

    The doyenne of leadership experts, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, on the importance of advanced leadership in times of crisis, more diversity at the executive level, and the need to reinvent institutions.

  • “Hello, How Are You?”
    You would be surprised how many employees know the difference between an artificial and a real smile. Even if you move the corners of your mouth remotely.
    This 4 min. read saves you up to 31 hours
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    “Hello, How Are You?”

    In times when the whole world is wondering how best to get through the current crisis, small things make the difference. For example, taking an honest interest in your employees.

  • Looking Beyond the Water Cooler
    Looking Beyond the Water Cooler

    There is no substitute to person-to-person bonding. But there are ways to address the same needs in a new way – or at least to bring more humanity into our online interactions.

  • “Education Ministries Across Latin America Have Been Quite Creative.”
    Lima city at lockdown on coronavirus pandemic in 2020 / Photo: Christian Vinces / getty
    “Education Ministries Across Latin America Have Been Quite Creative.”

    Learning loss, especially among the world's poor, is a major concern following months of school lockdowns. Yet new teaching tools and digital initiatives rolled out during the pandemic could benefit the cause of improving literacy…

  • “How Do I Prevent and Resolve Workplace Clashes?”
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    “How Do I Prevent and Resolve Workplace Clashes?”

    Yes, conflicts also occur at the fully digitized remote workplace – sometimes even more often and more severe. Here is how to deal with them.

  • “Lack of Competition Generates Hubris…”
    This 18 min. read saves you up to 13 hours
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    “Lack of Competition Generates Hubris…”

    …and unfortunately, this also applies to the economic system the world largely adopted and is now relying on: capitalism. The world’s leading inequality scholar, Branko Milanović talks about global income disparities, resurgent ideologies and the…

  • “When You Talk to People About Fairness, the Conversation Immediately Becomes Political”
    Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth
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    “When You Talk to People About Fairness, the Conversation Immediately Becomes Political”

    Computer scientists Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth research how computer programs can affect our lives. Even when written without malice, algorithms have the potential to treat people unfairly or violate their privacy. How do you…

  • “That Normal Does Not Exist Anymore.”
    This 9 min. read saves you up to 18 hours
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    “That Normal Does Not Exist Anymore.”

    As the world strategizes on what the “New Normal” should look like, Vlatka Hlupic argues that humane, social-minded companies will survive in the post-pandemic world. How can we become part of a company that is…