How to create a culture employees want to be part of Good employees are more likely to stick around if a company offers them flexibility, training, good managers and gratitude for a job well done, writes John Rampton, founder Due.com. "No one likes the feeling of being taken for granted, especially after working hard on a project or going out of their way to keep a client," Rampton writes. Full Story: StartupNation (4/4)
We're not that good at detecting liars Most of us overestimate our ability to read body language and detect untruthful people, and it's probably better that we assume good in people rather than interrogate them, writes Nick Morgan, who discusses the well-known but flawed Reid Technique of inquiry. "We're better off being occasionally fooled than eternally suspicious," Morgan writes. Full Story: Public Words (4/5)
Recent graduates make better hires if they honed life skills in college, such as determination and coachability, rather than quickly outmoded technical skills, says Nido Qubein, president of High Point University. Employers should look for candidates who discuss failure in terms of what they learned and those who talk about how they adapted to complete projects they disliked, Qubein notes. Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (4/5)
Burnout hasn't gone away Workplace burnout remains a problem, even among engaged employees, although leaders can help by creating a sense of connection, agency and accomplishment, writes Stephanie Peskett, a senior vice president and partner at BTS. Peskett offers three tips for leaders, including the dangers of relying on perks, projects and added responsibility to meet employees' needs. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (4/5)
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Forbes' 36th Annual World Billionaires List reveals that there are 2,668 billionaires are worth $12.7 trillion, down from 2,755 billionaires worth $13.1 trillion last year. The war in Ukraine, a crackdown on Chinese tech and declining stock prices helped push 329 people off 2022 list. One thing that stands out is that among the current list, only 327 are women. Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (4/5),The Guardian (London) (4/5)
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What will work look like in the metaverse? The metaverse likely will change the way people work, providing more social interaction and collaboration through the use of virtual work sites and avatar-based platforms, writes Mark Purdy, an economics and technology adviser. "In the metaverse, every object -- a training manual, machine, or product, for example -- could be made to be interactive, providing 3-D displays and step-by-step 'how to' guides," Purdy writes. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (4/5)
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Flexible work hours could benefit night owls' health Research has indicated that people who are more comfortable going to bed later and getting up later in the day may be susceptible to physical and mental health problems linked to the need to rise early for work. "We would get better performance out of employees if they were allowed to work at their best working time," said University of Utah sleep researcher Kelly Baron. Full Story: Kaiser Health News (4/5)
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It's become somewhat common for celebrities to throw their name behind a wine label, but not all of the wines are good. Jessica Sulima has done the arduous work of taste-testing a bunch of celebrity-owned wines to separate the contenders from the pretenders. Cameron Diaz, Mary J. Blige and the ex-spouse team of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had the best wines, according to Sulima. Full Story: Thrillist (4/5)
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