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Future of Work
Your diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are missing the point. Here’s how to fix them
Most diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are treated as risk-avoidance exercises. Incorporating them in decision-making processes could change this.
Better Business
How biases influence CEOs throughout their careers
Authors of 'Behavioral Corporate Finance: The Life Cycle of a CEO Career' explain what bias among Chief Executive Officers means for business and beyond.
The Digital Transformation of Business
How many hours of work pay the internet bill?
Nigerians would have to work more than 33 hours to afford the cheapest broadband in the country, according to the 2020 Digital Quality of Life Index.
Gender Parity
This site aims to show how race and gender affect your pay and prospects at work
It is asking employees who post reviews to disclose their demographic information so future job seekers can see how people like them experience working for a potential employer.
Tech for Good
Here’s why robots are actually going to increase human employment
Contrary to popular fears regarding mass unemployment, the World Economic Forum predicts that automation will result in a net increase of 58 million jobs.
Future of Work
How businesses can help solve society’s workforce problems
HR leaders are uniquely positioned to work with communities, schools and governments to build sustainable work solutions and help rebuild the economy.
Systemic Racism
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have failed. How about Belonging, Dignity and Justice instead?
Companies are complacently falling back on DEI programmes that have minimal impact on reducing bias in the workplace. For real change, we must give marginal voices equal weight.
COVID-19
This chart shows how COVID-19 has impacted wages around the world
The pandemic has had a major affect on wages, with declines occurring across a number of European countries, as well as in South Africa and Japan.
Workforce and Employment
Key workers’ dedication takes a toll on their families – here’s what employers should do about it
Research shows that 'called' people can struggle to maintain a work-life balance, with their professional roles negatively impacting their families.
Workforce and Employment
Digital roles top the list of jobs on the rise in 2021
A new report shows how the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up both the way we work and the kinds of skills that countries around the world will need most.
Workforce and Employment
This is what working from home might mean for GDP and inequality
The pandemic has accelerated remote working, but there are longer term benefits and drawbacks, with impacts on productivity, GDP and inequality.
Better Business
How business leaders can build effective feedback systems
Direct feedback can actually make employee performance worse. Wharton management professor Katherine Klein explains why “pulling” is better than “pushing”.
Workforce and Employment
The post-pandemic future of work - according to 3,000 CEOs from around the world
Agility, technology and regulation are key priorities for chief executives, IBM finds in its new survey, which reveals why some companies have been thriving during COVID-19.
Workforce and Employment
This chart shows how COVID-19 has affected the U.S. labour force
1.64 million U.S. women exited the labour force by the end of 2020, compared with 1.27 million U.S. men. Black men and women were disproportionately affected.
Inclusive Design
4 tech innovations that support people with disabilities working from home
From Zoom transcripts to smartphones that can audio-describe the world to a visually impaired person, these technological advancements can help close the disability inclusion gap.