Social Media
If you're using emojis at work you need to stop. This is why
New research shows that using emojis in work emails causes you to be perceived as less competent.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Workforce and Employment
Leadership
The secret to office happiness isn’t working less - it’s caring less
Caring as much as we do about work is causing us needless suffering.
Workforce and Employment
Why the future of work could lie in freelancing
From creative entrepreneurs to those paid by the task, freelancing is on the rise worldwide.
Values
Three quarters of people think the system is rigged against them
Trust in mainstream institutions of all kinds, from business to governments, and the media to NGOs, has never been in such short supply. It’s now at its lowest since 2012.
Workforce and Employment
This is how you can successfully overcome setbacks
Professor Adam Grant looks at what it takes to face adversity and build resilience.
Leadership
Apple CEO Tim Cook's message to his employees after the Charlottesville violence
Following the violence in Charlottesville, Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent a message to the firm's employees.
Workforce and Employment
Why personality and not skill makes you a great employee
Dr Travis Bradberry explores the results of a recent survey and looks at the qualities that make great employees stand out.
Inequality
Companies are still ignoring parents. This is what needs to change
Worldwide, women do twice as much unpaid domestic and care work as men do.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Invasion? Takeover? Opportunity? What the robots mean for jobs
While such potential is there, if robotics and AI do become a threat, then we believe this would be a threat of society’s own choosing.
Workforce and Employment
Why workers ‘cyberloaf’ if they think they can get away with it
If you break up your work day with online activities that aren’t work-related, you may be guilty of “cyberloafing”.
Workforce and Employment
Young American men are choosing video games over work in staggering numbers
New research has found a surprising culprit for the serious decline in working hours among young American men over the last 15 years: video games.
Future of Education, Gender and Work
6 ways to make sure AI creates jobs for all and not the few
Middle-skilled jobs will be hit the hardest and opportunities will be unequal at first. So how can we prepare for these changes to the world of work?
Japan
Do you take all of your holiday allowance? Maybe not, if you live in these countries
Japanese workers are least likely to take their full annual vacation entitlement, according to a new poll.
Workforce and Employment
Would you let your employer implant a microchip in your hand? These workers have
The chip, labelled 'possibly carcinogenic' by scientists, is injected between thumb and forefinger. And some employees at a US tech company are lining up to have it done.
Workforce and Employment
Why 'dress to impress' is the career advice you should be following
It turns out that dressing well can actually make you more successful.