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The Weird Al leadership playbook: Lessons for Elon Musk
Who could be more different than Elon Musk and “Weird Al” Yankovic? Yet both are in the news, Yankovic because of his new parody...
Women will work for less now – but employers can fix this
How much money would it take for you to change jobs? That’s definitely something that every employed job seeker thinks about....
RecFest 2022: Six unexpected findings on workplace mental health
What do you do when nine out of 10 employees in your company say they’ve struggled with mental health at work, and a good portio...
Implementing an alternating four-day workweek: how & why
When the pandemic hit, we at Service Direct, like countless other businesses around the world, quickly found ourselves trying to...
Call it what it is: ‘Fawning’ – and have the courage to intervene
Here, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Defoe discusses the fourth of the four stress responses – fawning – and talks about ways in which you ca...
Is the Great Resignation over? No – but you still have work to do
To have a clear understanding of the labor trend known as The Great Resignation, and how it continues to affect the workplace, y...
How to support your employees during a crisis
Russia invaded Ukraine, and Ukrainian lives changed forever. Work had to stop, soldiers and civilians mobilized, people evacuate...
Why you need the Pygmalion effect in your workplace
To explain what the Pygmalion effect is, why it’s important for the workplace, and how you can implement it in your organization...
International Women’s Day 2022: The plight of the working mother
For this year's International Women's Day, Workable takes a look at the unsustainable work-life balance of the working mother. W...
Salary transparency: Good thing for employees – and employers?
We don’t discuss three things: Money, politics, and religion. I’ll leave the politics and religion for another article, but we r...
The 70% rule of hiring: When ‘hired’ is better than ‘perfect’
As a hiring manager, one of the most important aspects of your job is to hire and onboard the right people for the company. Afte...
Can’t afford to pay more? Be radically transparent with candidates
Ever read an article that confirmed your thinking that the world of work has gone mad? This was me, as I read an article from Bu...
