LinkedIn has updated its character counts for personal profiles, and this article lists the maximum number of characters allowed in 2021 for things such as your headline and posted articles -- as well as how to update these sections.
Annual planning is just a first step, as leaders should break down that strategy into smaller components that have monthly goals, fit with organizational capacity and align with daily activities, writes Dave Coffaro. "Leader effectiveness is heavily impacted by use of discretionary time -- that portion of your calendar you do control," he writes.
Two-thirds of employers unintentionally discriminate during succession planning, with men three times as likely to be selected as having high potential than women, according to a Pinsight study. Companies can take five steps to ensure fair leadership planning, including running bias training, monitoring the right data and developing selection criteria, writes Pinsight CEO Martin Lanik.
Americans rated their chance of getting a new job after being made unemployed at 46.2% in December, a decrease from November's 47.9% and the lowest point since Feb. 2014, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey. Respondents put their chances of becoming unemployed at 15%, up from November's 14.6%.
If you are someone who has enjoyed working from home during the pandemic, this article offers tips on how to optimize your time if/when a commute once again becomes part of your routine. The "ideal" commute is 15-19 minutes each way, although it is usually much longer.
A China-based company, Hebo, is facing a storm of complaints after giving employees "smart" cushions for their office chairs—devices that monitor their vital signs as well as whether they are present. "The data collected—such as when you are at your seat, when you are not, when you become emotional—is all in the hands of your boss," complained one employee in a blog post.
After landing in the hospital due to stress from her job at a Big Four accounting firm, Alice Merron learned how to retrain her mindset about work. "If your social life is deteriorating as work consumes more of your time, rewrite the script on how much you're willing to sacrifice your valuable time for this work," she says, offering specific ways to do this.
Would you eat ice cream dispensed from a device that uses pods and looks like a Keurig coffee machine? Of course you would. ColdSnap will soon be available for homes, offices and anywhere ice cream on demand would be appreciated.
