Enjoying LinkedIn (or FB/IG/X/TikTok) a little TOO much during the daytimes? đ˘ Maybe youâre struggling with productivity at work. According to a recent Forbes survey, 39% of US online social media users admit to feeling the addictive pull of the digital rabbit hole that is social media. Of that group, 9% of these users agree completely with the statement âI am addicted to [...]
đ The numbers are in and the landscape of Q2 2023 witnessed a fascinating contrast between private equity and startup funding. While private equity experienced a slight decline in exits, startup funding faced its share of challenges. Let's check out the data from PitchBook and Crunchbase and look into the dynamics at play. đđ đ According to a July 26 report by PitchBook, [...]
đ˘ đ Are frequent job moves stigmatized as much as they have been in the past? Maybe frequent job moves donât raise red flags like they used to? Or do they?  đ¤ Let's take a closer look at the pros and cons of being a job hopper. đđ According to recent studies, a staggering 96% of workers are looking for a new job [...]
Finding new ways to talk about the Great Resignation has practically become a pastime of HR pundits. Now, theyâre calling it the Great Renegotiation. The truth is, people arenât just quitting. In many cases, theyâre moving on to greener pastures, different and/or better roles and more money. One recent piece of research by The Hustle showed that of more than a thousand people [...]
With virtual interviews now common, the ground rules need to be staked out. One question on the minds of a lot of my clients at Norstrem Associates: Should I record job interviews? While it might make sense to take advantage of the technology Zoom and other video-conferencing platforms offer, which tend to make recording any conversation easy, think twice. When you record a [...]
Excited about being back to in-office work? A lot of the leaders I work with in my role are. But not everyone shares your enthusiasm. With social distancing mandates ending, people are returning to the physical office in droves. But thereâs an underlying anxiety for those who arenât enthusiastic about sharing air again. How can you, as a leader, put their minds at [...]
You donât need to reinvent the wheel to make progress. But what about the freight train? Founded by 3 former SpaceX engineers, start-up company Parallel Systemsâ goal is to do just that. By modernizing freight trains, they hope to transport more goods by rail (and less by highway trucks) to combat pollution levels. To do that, theyâre essentially reinventing freight trains as autonomous, [...]
After Peloton announced layoffs of 20% of its corporate workforce, a wise move would have been to make sure those folks didnât have access to virtual meetings anymore. Sadly, as youâve probably read in the news, this task was overlooked. When brand-new CEO Barry McCarthy and former CEO John Foley got on the screen for a virtual all-hands in February, many POâed current [...]
Neil deGrasse Tyson, the charismatic astrophysicist with a Twitter following of 14.5M people, wouldnât have gotten where he is without Carl Saganâs mentorship. Fun fact - Sagan tried to recruit Tyson to attend Cornell but since Tyson was an undefeated prep wrestling champ he selected Harvard in order to wrestle and pursue physics. Aristotle, even more legendary, owes a lot of his fame [...]
Do people like working at your company? Organizational culture is critical to HR success, and something a lot of companies struggle to define. But itâs one of the first things job seekers ask about. Especially in a time when they have a lot of choices, as a recruiter, I can attest: Theyâre choosy about their work environment â even if theyâre working remotely. When [...]