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Businesses Are Ready to Embrace Remote Work. Employees Aren’t Convinced
Two new surveys of people forced to go remote show productivity up, yet burnout close behind. Two new surveys show that teams forced into remote work during the pandemic are split on whether they want to continue working remotely going forward. However, in those same surveys, many business...
Cybersecurity: Half of Employees Admit They are Cutting Corners When Working from Home
Distractions while working from home, pressure to hit deadlines and using personal devices are all creating additional security risks for remote workers. Half of employees are cutting corners with regards to cybersecurity while working from home – and could be putting their organisation at risk of...
Judge Grants $65K in Fees for Defendants in FDCPA Case
A District Court judge in Oregon has awarded the defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case more than $65,000 in fees and costs — about 40% of what was being sought — ruling that the plaintiff’s claims in her lawsuit were “clearly untenable” from the outset of the case. A copy of the...
Cybersecurity Warning: Hackers are Targeting Your Smartphone as Way Into the Company Network
Campaigns targeting smartphones have risen by a third in just a few months, warns security company. The number of phishing attacks targeting smartphones as the entry point for attempting to compromise enterprise networks has risen by more than a third over the course of just a few months. Analysis...
How to Mitigate ‘Reboarding’ Risks as Workplaces Reopen
Employers can consider a multitude of tactics, sources say, from selecting returnees fairly to communicating transparently. As more states and industries begin reopening, employers are also beginning to rehire employees who were involuntarily separated via pandemic-driven workforce reductions. In...
Why Today is the Time to Redouble Your Learning and Upskilling Efforts
Now is not the time to pause your upskilling efforts but rather to refine, improve, and target them. Your people are your organization’s future. Many people are using the current time in Coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity to learn a new skill. Look online and you’ll find a crowd of people...
Got a PPP Loan but Workers Rejected Your Rehire Offer? You Might Have to Report Them to Unemployment
The federal Paycheck Protection Program offers forgivable loans intended to help employers cover up to eight weeks of payroll expenses and other costs. Borrowers that have laid people off can obtain forgiveness, but they’ll need to maintain headcount, which means rehiring those individuals. Firms...
Learning to Lead is not Like Learning to Play the Piano
Learning to lead is hard work. You’ll be learning to lead for your entire career. The big question is, how will you learn to lead well? That’s a challenge, because you don’t learn leadership the way you learn many other things in life. Learning Leadership Is Not Like Learning History History is a...
Managers, Think Twice Before You Send That 2 a.m. Email
Here are three helpful ways to keep your team productive and relaxed by emailing with consideration and timeliness. First off, follow inbox decorum rules yourself. As millions of people navigate workdays that blend video meetings, homeschooling, pet sitting, and cooking, setting up boundaries is...