The Caribbean island of Barbados is launching a program to entice remote workers to live on the island for long stretches in order to fill some of the short-term vacancies caused by the coronavirus. Some flights to the country return July 12, and details of the incentives are still being worked out. Full Story: Forbes (7/9)
5 problems with remote meetings that leaders can fix Remote meetings are less a problem of technology than of organization, as too many meetings lack a purpose, don't start and end on time, and have no follow-up from leadership, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. "When scheduling a meeting, force yourself to summarize the purpose and objectives of the meeting," she writes. Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (7/9)
Be seen as an authority figure at your job To kickstart your career if you have plateaued, make sure you are being seen as an authority figure at work. "Your career can move forward if you're working hard and doing a good job, but you'll go farther if your voice is being heard," says business author Steve Herz. Full Story: Fast Company online (7/9)
Hire Smart
How to encourage employees to take a break Unused PTO is an accounting liability, and vacation requests in April and May were approximately half of what they were from the year before, according to a Zenefits study of 3,000 companies. HR leaders should model by taking time off themselves, consider tweaking non-carryover policies, and being honest with employees that delaying PTO could put the company in a difficult financial position in the future. Full Story: Human Resource Executive (7/9)
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Warren Buffett has donated Class B shares in Berkshire Hathaway valued at about $2.9 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, The Sherwood Foundation and the NoVo Foundation, with 76% of that total going to the Gates Foundation. Buffett has donated about $37 billion worth of shares to philanthropic organizations since 2006. Full Story: Business Insider (7/8)
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Balancing Yourself
Identify micro-stressors to stay productive Many workers have come to accept micro-stresses as normal, but experts warn that these stressors can lead to health problems, reduced productivity and burnout. Common sources of micro-stresses come from drained emotional reserves, challenged values and working past personal capacity. Full Story: Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (7/9)
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many women in just about every profession into the impossible situation of juggling the Herculean tasks of motherhood with a full-time career. The sacrifices are particularly poignant in academia, where women were already underrepresented, as female researchers continue to see a discrepancy in authorship compared to their male counterparts. Full Story: STAT (tiered subscription model) (7/9)
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