First-time jobless claims decline slightly to 184K | How hybrid work arrangements can work for women | Google opens its new mixed-use campus in Manhattan
Initial jobless claims last week reached 184,000, down 2,000 from the previous week. The claims were slightly higher than the Dow Jones estimate of 182,000. Full Story: CNBC (4/21)
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Recruiting & Retention
How hybrid work arrangements can work for women Melissa Barra, a Sleep Number executive, has split her time between the company's hometown of Minneapolis and Atlanta, where her husband's job is based, for more than four years, a setup that didn't hamper Barra's chances of earning a promotion in 2020. Barra and female leaders from other companies, including General Mills, Hormel Foods and nVent, talk about the way corporate America has adjusted to hybrid working arrangements during the pandemic as well as the benefits and potential drawbacks for women on the corporate ladder. Full Story: Twin Cities Business (Minneapolis) (4/17)
Benefits increasingly important, workers would pay more Sixty percent of workers say their company's retirement benefits are a significant reason for staying in their jobs, up from 41% in 2010, according to a Willis Towers Watson report. In addition, 59% and 46% of workers would pay more from their salary for better retirement and health care benefits, respectively. Full Story: BenefitsPRO (free registration) (4/22)
The HR Leader
Why openness and generosity make you a better leader Leadership is about the experiences you have with people, not just the work, and "the possibility that we can develop a huge and lasting impact on our colleagues' lives -- if we choose to," writes Becky Robinson, founder and CEO of Weaving Influence. "Your openness creates a sense of safety and shows people a way of bringing more of themselves to work," Robinson adds. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (4/21)
Workplace Chatter
Mischief, Coors help you tell colleagues to "go chill" Mischief @ No Fixed Address created a "CoorSlide" for Coors Light, an image designed to be inserted into Google Slides "to tell your coworkers to (respectfully) go chill" when anonymous visitors drop in to check on the progress of work. "We've had two years of anonymous ferret all up in our cyber business, digitally hovering over our shoulders in shared docs," say Mischief's Rafa Beretta and Rapha Franzini. Full Story: The Drum (free registration) (4/21)
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Women are benefitting from hybrid work models, as we see in today’s Recruiting & Retention story. The flexibility allows them to better balance their personal and professional lives. But climbing that ladder will likely still call for sacrifice and creative thinking, as demonstrated by Melissa Barra, executive vice president and chief sales and services officer, Sleep Number. She left the workforce for five years when her son was born so she could be at home with him full time. When she resumed her career, she and her husband adopted a commuter marriage lifestyle, so they could both have the jobs they wanted, even though it meant living in different states. And it seems to be working. I can respect that. Is this for everyone? Doubtful. But if folks are committed to and supportive of each other, I think it can work. What do you think? Do you and your spouse or partner have a similar arrangement that allows you to balance your careers and relationship? Let me know! And if you enjoy this brief, tell others so they can benefit also. PS. And don’t forget tonight’s Merrie Monarch hula kahiko competition. Congratulations to this year’s Miss Aloha Hula, Piʻikea Kekīhenelehuawewehiikekauʻōnohi Lopes from halau Ka Lā ʻOnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe under the direction of her parents and kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes. Her hula kahiko “No Puna Ke Āiwaiwa Hikina” gave me chicken skin. Mahalo to those of you who reached out yesterday about Merrie Monarch and the hula. I’m so honored by your kindness and genuine enjoyment of this cultural practice.
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