Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned from the company as chief executive officer and chief technical officer, respectively. Their moves come on the heels of WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum's resignation; Bloomberg reported that Systrom and Krieger had clashed more and more of late with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over Instagram's strategic direction. Reuters (9/25),Variety (9/24)
Why Warmth Is Critical to Your Career If people think you have low interpersonal warmth, "you have something like a 1-in-2000 chance to make the top quartile of effectiveness as a leader," according to Kellogg School of Management Professor Loran Nordgren. Read more.
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Recruiting & Retention
Facebook, others work to streamline job hunt Facebook is trying to simplify the process of finding the right job candidate with Job Marketplace, and others are pursuing the same goal. The guiding principle is familiarity, giving businesses an easy, one-stop way to post jobs, track applications and contact prospects. Inc. online (9/24)
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Tips for a powerful diversity and inclusion culture Companies know the value and urgency of diversity and inclusion initiatives, but many struggle to implement them properly, writes Tanya Axenson, global head of HR at Allegis Group. Axenson offers three tips to eliminate unconscious bias and to integrate diversity and inclusion into company culture through mentorship and transparency. Training magazine (9/18)
Benefits & Compensation
How to cut perks and maintain morale Employees quickly grow accustomed to perks and might resent their loss when budget constraints dictate they be eliminated. Five CEOs offer insight on how to minimize damage to morale, beginning with openness and honesty about the decision. Inc. (10/2018)
The HR Leader
Running a successful company retreat SoapBox holds a yearly company retreat that gives longtime and new employees a chance to bond. In this post-retreat piece, CEO Brennan McEachran reviews the cost of the trip, the choice of transportation and how his business uses puzzles and riddles to bring people together. Hacker Noon (9/21)
Tests are a gift. And great tests are a great gift. To fail the test is a misfortune. But to refuse the test is to refuse the gift, and something worse, more irrevocable, than misfortune.
