Leaders should help employees build on existing strengths rather than fixing weaknesses, writes Marcus Buckingham, the head of people and performance research at ADP Research Institute

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 20 May 2019

Workforce and Employment

Are you an apologizer or a dementor? Nine of the worst behavioural traits in the workplace

A lack of emotional intelligence can be a hindrance in the modern workplace. Travis Bradberry explores 9 types of works who constantly shoot themselves in the foot as a result.

Dr Travis Bradberry · LinkedIn 17 May 2019

Education, Gender and Work

The six biggest military budgets in Europe are controlled by women

Women now control the biggest defense budgets in Europe.

Cassie Werber · Quartz 17 May 2019

Workforce and Employment

9 bad habits you must break to be more productive

Shedding these nine habits will increase your productivity and allow you to enjoy the positive mood that comes with increased self-control.

Dr Travis Bradberry · LinkedIn 16 May 2019

Education, Gender and Work

Inequality is a global crisis. Here's how we can tackle it.

The IMF’s Gita Gopinath, the World Bank’s Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, and the OECD’s Laurence Boone discuss inequality and its economic origins.

IMF Blog · IMF Blog 16 May 2019

Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Humane leadership must be the Fourth Industrial Revolution's real innovation

Maximizing workforce productivity in a era of constant change means being aware of both employees' aspirations and emotional needs.

Paolo Gallo and Vlatka Hlupic 15 May 2019

Education, Gender and Work

When should a woman have children if she’s thinking about running for office?

Views on when women hoping to enter political office should have children vary significantly depending on the age bracket of women asked.

Ruth Igielnik and Kim Parker · Pew Research Center 14 May 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Germany installs cables over a highway to power hybrid trucks

A stretch of German highway has just been given overhead power lines to power hybrid trucks over a distance of 6.2 mile (10 km).

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 13 May 2019

United States

These charts reveal 6 facts about motherhood in the US

American motherhood has changed considerably over the past 30 years thanks to demographic, social and technological shifts.

Abigail Geiger, Gretchen M. Livingston, and Kristen Bialik · Pew Research Center 13 May 2019

United States

Why America’s rural areas are facing an irreversible decline

After many decades of slow decline, America's rural areas continue to struggle from population decline and unemployment. What's needed is policy which actively seeks to address the issues...

David Swenson · The Conversation 10 May 2019

Mental Health

3 ways to fight stress at work

With a new Gallup report showing increased levels of workplace anxiety worldwide, employers need to address mental health more than ever.

Tristan Elizabeth Gribbin 09 May 2019

Workforce and Employment

Why the future of work will be shaped by older workers

Older workers or "perennials" look set to dominate the job market in the coming years and businesses and employers and employees are benefitting.

Corinne Purtill · Quartz 09 May 2019

Mental Health

It's time to end the stigma around mental health in the workplace

With health services under increasing strain globally, it's time for businesses to step up in the fight against mental ill health. But too often there is still a stigma around talking abo...

Poppy Jaman and Garen K. Staglin 09 May 2019

Digital Economy and Society

AI-assisted recruitment is biased. Here’s how to make it more fair

Employers increasingly rely on algorithms to hire new staff, but these systems can replicate the biases of the humans who developed them.

Julius Schulte 09 May 2019

Workforce and Employment

Just 16 minutes of sleep loss can harm work concentration the next day

Research has revealed the link between the amount of sleep a person gets and their susceptibility to distraction and poor performance at work the next day.

Soomi Lee, David M. Almeida, Orfeu M. Buxton, and Ross Andel · The Conversation 08 May 2019

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