Quartz Quartz https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us The US’s top 15 emerging jobs of 2020, according to LinkedIn It’s never a bad time to be an engineer—or to have people skills. LinkedIn’s third annual US emerging jobs report has identified the 15 fastest-growing jobs, as well as the skills and cities most associated with them. This year... It’s never a bad time to be an engineer—or to have people skills. LinkedIn’s third annual US emerging jobs report has identified the 15 fastest-growing jobs, as well as the skills and cities most associated with them. This year...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6386 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 03:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6386-the-uss-top-15-emerging-jobs-of-2020-according-to-linkedin Robots Still Need People To Operate Them Can Apple keep growing without extracting anything more from the earth? cassie@qz.com Even for a company with a $1 trillion market capitalization, the goal that Apple has set for itself on sustainability is ambitious. Wildly, extraordinarily ambitious. The world’s most valuable company aims to eventually... Even for a company with a $1 trillion market capitalization, the goal that Apple has set for itself on sustainability is ambitious. Wildly, extraordinarily ambitious. The world’s most valuable company aims to eventually...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6390 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6390-can-apple-keep-growing-without-extracting-anything-more-from-the-earth Green Technology The 6 major signs that a company’s culture is in trouble Once a corporate culture turns toxic, it can diminish employee morale, hinder productivity, and alienate customers. This is not new. But how does a company culture arrive at this point? And are there any typical signs beforehand that herald the downfall?... Once a corporate culture turns toxic, it can diminish employee morale, hinder productivity, and alienate customers. This is not new. But how does a company culture arrive at this point? And are there any typical signs beforehand that herald the downfall?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6373 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 17:10:54 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6373-the-6-major-signs-that-a-companys-culture-is-in-trouble Company Culture Is In Trouble Does the color of your office walls promote neurodiversity? a@qz.com Designing a truly inclusive workplace is a messy task. Heightened awareness of neurodiversity —an umbrella term that refers to the breadth of human neurocognitive functioning—has made that project more complex and all the more urgent. Companies like... Designing a truly inclusive workplace is a messy task. Heightened awareness of neurodiversity —an umbrella term that refers to the breadth of human neurocognitive functioning—has made that project more complex and all the more urgent. Companies like...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6343 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6343-does-the-color-of-your-office-walls-promote-neurodiversity The Color Of Your Office Walls The health benefits of coconut water have been greatly overstated In recent years coconut water has left the palm-treed shores of tropical islands where tourists on lounge chairs stick straws straight into the fruit, and exploded onto supermarket shelves—helped along by... In recent years coconut water has left the palm-treed shores of tropical islands where tourists on lounge chairs stick straws straight into the fruit, and exploded onto supermarket shelves—helped along by...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6333 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6333-the-health-benefits-of-coconut-water-have-been-greatly-overstated Vita Coco Coconut Water Boxes Vita Coco coconut water boxes on a grocery store shelf. The three major hurdles dual-career couples will face cassie@qz.com "It shouldn’t need saying that becoming part of a couple—even one that has kids—doesn’t have to mean the end of one partner’s career. And yet... "It shouldn’t need saying that becoming part of a couple—even one that has kids—doesn’t have to mean the end of one partner’s career. And yet...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6306 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6306-the-three-major-hurdles-dual-career-couples-will-face Leaping Forward Together Yale study shows class bias creeps into the hiring process in just a matter of seconds It’s well known that biases often creep into the hiring process, from preferring a candidate who went to a certain university to guessing someone’s interest in a role based solely on their looks. Now there’s a study that suggests... It’s well known that biases often creep into the hiring process, from preferring a candidate who went to a certain university to guessing someone’s interest in a role based solely on their looks. Now there’s a study that suggests...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6294 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6294-yale-study-shows-class-bias-creeps-into-the-hiring-process-in-just-a-matter-of-seconds Hiring Process Why are workers more resentful of criticism when the boss is a woman? When former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright gives speeches, there’s one line she returns to again and again: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.” Her signature sentence has appeared, with occasional variations, on... When former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright gives speeches, there’s one line she returns to again and again: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.” Her signature sentence has appeared, with occasional variations, on...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6277 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6277-why-are-workers-more-resentful-of-criticism-when-the-boss-is-a-woman Woman Typing How to get the ear of your CEO—and what to do when you have it Say you’re an executive aspiring to join the C-Suite. Your access to the firm’s CEO may be limited. But understanding when and how to communicate issues and opportunities upward can... Say you’re an executive aspiring to join the C-Suite. Your access to the firm’s CEO may be limited. But understanding when and how to communicate issues and opportunities upward can...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6265 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6265-how-to-get-the-ear-of-your-ceoand-what-to-do-when-you-have-it Executive Conversation How can we design companies for human flourishing? a@aimeegroth.com In August, the Business Roundtable CEO lobbying group—led by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and with members including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos—redefined the purpose of a corporation and essentially rejected... In August, the Business Roundtable CEO lobbying group—led by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and with members including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos—redefined the purpose of a corporation and essentially rejected...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6250 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6250-how-can-we-design-companies-for-human-flourishing Flourishing Your work emails contain subtle clues about your emotional state cassie@qz.com Some corporations have always cared how their employees feel—if only because happier workers are more productive than those who are miserable. Others have only recently begun to... Some corporations have always cared how their employees feel—if only because happier workers are more productive than those who are miserable. Others have only recently begun to...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6237 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6237-your-work-emails-contain-subtle-clues-about-your-emotional-state Work Email How to tell your team about a management decision you don’t agree with Q: What’s the best way to tell your direct reports about a management decision they won’t like, when you don’t agree with the decision either?... Q: What’s the best way to tell your direct reports about a management decision they won’t like, when you don’t agree with the decision either?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6191 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6191-how-to-tell-your-team-about-a-management-decision-you-dont-agree-with Talking To Your Team The three-stage blueprint for “crafting” a flexible career cassie@qz.com In theory, flexibility is firmly on the agenda for companies that want employees to thrive. Work that can bend can help people... In theory, flexibility is firmly on the agenda for companies that want employees to thrive. Work that can bend can help people...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6159 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6159-the-three-stage-blueprint-for-crafting-a-flexible-career Employee on the Phone The crucial piece of advice TED gives to nervous speakers a@qz.com From push-ups and power poses to meditation or even medication, there’s no shortage of advice aimed at nervous public speakers. But the best coping strategy may be less complicated than any of that. After coaching hundreds of speakers over the past 20 years... From push-ups and power poses to meditation or even medication, there’s no shortage of advice aimed at nervous public speakers. But the best coping strategy may be less complicated than any of that.

After coaching hundreds of speakers over the past 20 years...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6143 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6143-the-crucial-piece-of-advice-ted-gives-to-nervous-speakers TED Circles Major universities are starting to offer cannabis degree programs A big challenge for employers in the nearly $14 billion global market for legal marijuana is not a shortage of applicants but the shortage of qualified applicants... A big challenge for employers in the nearly $14 billion global market for legal marijuana is not a shortage of applicants but the shortage of qualified applicants...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6121 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6121-major-universities-are-starting-to-offer-cannabis-degree-programs Cannabis Cultivation The short but destructive history of mass layoffs On July 8, Deutsche Bank began laying off 18,000 workers across its international offices as it retreats from the equities business, reducing the size of its workforce by roughly a fifth. The layoffs, which are expected to be concentrated in New York and London, are striking in scope. But the German bank is by no means an outlier. It’s fairly standard for large corporations to... On July 8, Deutsche Bank began laying off 18,000 workers across its international offices as it retreats from the equities business, reducing the size of its workforce by roughly a fifth. The layoffs, which are expected to be concentrated in New York and London, are striking in scope. But the German bank is by no means an outlier.

It’s fairly standard for large corporations to...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6091 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6091-the-short-but-destructive-history-of-mass-layoffs Folded Hands How Deutsche Bank's 18,000 job cuts stack up to other mass layoffs Over the weekend, Deutsche Bank announced it would cut a fifth of its workforce, leaving about 18,000 people without jobs. The struggling lender will reduce global headcount to around 74,000 employees by 2022. As part of the overhaul... Over the weekend, Deutsche Bank announced it would cut a fifth of its workforce, leaving about 18,000 people without jobs. The struggling lender will reduce global headcount to around 74,000 employees by 2022.

As part of the overhaul...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6077 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6077-how-deutsche-banks-18000-job-cuts-stack-up-to-other-mass-layoffs Deutsche Bank How to give feedback that actually works, without hurting anyone more than you have to Management moguls are obsessed with telling you to give more feedback. It will save your startup. Make you a great manager. Earn you millions. Hell, they promise, it’ll resuscitate your marriage and your sex life, too. But will it?... Management moguls are obsessed with telling you to give more feedback. It will save your startup. Make you a great manager. Earn you millions. Hell, they promise, it’ll resuscitate your marriage and your sex life, too. But will it?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6050 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6050-how-to-give-feedback-that-actually-works-without-hurting-anyone-more-than-you-have-to Give Feedback Effectively The most disruptive office distractions, ranked Of all the distractions that come with working in an office, the biggest is not the room temperature or the traffic sounds from outside. It’s ourselves. In a survey commissioned by office-equipment maker Poly... Of all the distractions that come with working in an office, the biggest is not the room temperature or the traffic sounds from outside. It’s ourselves.

In a survey commissioned by office-equipment maker Poly...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5976 Fri, 17 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5976-the-most-disruptive-office-distractions-ranked Coding The danger of working for a progressive boss If you’ve seen Hulu’s recently debuted television show Shrill, starring SNL actress Aidy Bryant, you’ve met “Gabe.” And even if you haven’t seen the show... If you’ve seen Hulu’s recently debuted television show Shrill, starring SNL actress Aidy Bryant, you’ve met “Gabe.” And even if you haven’t seen the show...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5966 Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5966-the-danger-of-working-for-a-progressive-boss Watch out for the Gabes Mark Zuckerberg has never had a boss-and that’s made Facebook dangerous There’s a telling anecdote in Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes’ recent New York Times op-ed arguing that it’s time to break up the social media giant. When Yahoo sought to... There’s a telling anecdote in Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes’ recent New York Times op-ed arguing that it’s time to break up the social media giant. When Yahoo sought to...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5956 Mon, 13 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5956-mark-zuckerberg-has-never-had-a-boss-and-thats-made-facebook-dangerous Mark Zuckerberg The Google spreadsheet with over 12,000 salaries-and counting The popular workplace-advice site Ask A Manager, founded in 2007 by management consultant Alison Green, offers insight into some of the most personal and potentially embarrassing issues related to work. Topics range from the innocuous, such as... The popular workplace-advice site Ask A Manager, founded in 2007 by management consultant Alison Green, offers insight into some of the most personal and potentially embarrassing issues related to work. Topics range from the innocuous, such as...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5922 Thu, 02 May 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5922-the-google-spreadsheet-with-over-12000-salaries-and-counting Money Sorter Where do you start when a team is broken? One of my friends just took over a new team and found… far more of a situation than she was expecting. She faced a choice: commit to the turnaround, or switch to something that seems like a better bet. Of course... One of my friends just took over a new team and found… far more of a situation than she was expecting. She faced a choice: commit to the turnaround, or switch to something that seems like a better bet.

Of course...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5902 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5902-where-do-you-start-when-a-team-is-broken Perusing a Map The impact of women’s careers on childbearing age, in one chart cassie@qz.com We know intuitively that, in developed economies, birthrates are falling as people have fewer children and are waiting until later in life to start families. For some... We know intuitively that, in developed economies, birthrates are falling as people have fewer children and are waiting until later in life to start families. For some...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5888 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5888-the-impact-of-womens-careers-on-childbearing-age-in-one-chart In The Summer of Life Five skills a first-time manager should learn right away atimsit@qz.com Managing people is hard. Among other things, it typically involves filling out tedious amounts of paperwork and dealing with office politics on a whole other level. But it’s especially difficult for first-time managers, who... Managing people is hard. Among other things, it typically involves filling out tedious amounts of paperwork and dealing with office politics on a whole other level. But it’s especially difficult for first-time managers, who...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5860 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5860-five-skills-a-first-time-manager-should-learn-right-away Morning Skyline Nearly one third of US employees have dipped into their retirement accounts Here’s a statistic that wouldn’t surprise many of your colleagues: 49% of US workers are living paycheck to paycheck, according to this year’s MetLife survey on trends in employee benefits. Given that pressure... Here’s a statistic that wouldn’t surprise many of your colleagues: 49% of US workers are living paycheck to paycheck, according to this year’s MetLife survey on trends in employee benefits.

Given that pressure...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5835 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5835-nearly-one-third-of-us-employees-have-dipped-into-their-retirement-accounts Happy Face Purse Goldman Sachs’ new “flexible” dress code is not as easygoing as it sounds Just as firefighters and postal workers have uniforms, bankers seem to have a go-to outfit, often involving suits and ties. But within the walls of America’s fifth-largest bank, this prescriptive dress code may no longer be the norm. In a memo sent to Goldman Sachs’ 36,000 employees today (March 5)... Just as firefighters and postal workers have uniforms, bankers seem to have a go-to outfit, often involving suits and ties. But within the walls of America’s fifth-largest bank, this prescriptive dress code may no longer be the norm.

In a memo sent to Goldman Sachs’ 36,000 employees today (March 5)...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5786 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5786-goldman-sachs-new-flexible-dress-code-is-not-as-easygoing-as-it-sounds Formal Wear Six things you don’t owe your boss The typical workday is long enough as it is, and technology is making it even longer. When you do finally get home from a full day at the office, your mobile phone rings off the hook, and emails drop into your inbox from people who expect immediate responses. While most people claim... The typical workday is long enough as it is, and technology is making it even longer. When you do finally get home from a full day at the office, your mobile phone rings off the hook, and emails drop into your inbox from people who expect immediate responses.

While most people claim...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5759 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 01:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5759-six-things-you-dont-owe-your-boss Woman In Office Warren Buffett on the dangers of the quarterly “number” corinne@qz.com One of Berkshire Hathaway’s quirks is that the Omaha-based conglomerate has no company-wide budget (though many of the businesses it owns maintain their own). Berkshire subsidiaries are... One of Berkshire Hathaway’s quirks is that the Omaha-based conglomerate has no company-wide budget (though many of the businesses it owns maintain their own). Berkshire subsidiaries are...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5738 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5738-warren-buffett-on-the-dangers-of-the-quarterly-number Warren Buffett Interview How to ask for a raise, according to three experts and a chatbot Asking for a raise is nerve-wracking. Even if you’ve worked hard, put in your time, and know that you deserve one, it’s easy to talk yourself out of requesting it. Romy Newman, co-founder of Fairygodboss, a site that helps women navigate the workplace, says... Asking for a raise is nerve-wracking. Even if you’ve worked hard, put in your time, and know that you deserve one, it’s easy to talk yourself out of requesting it.

Romy Newman, co-founder of Fairygodboss, a site that helps women navigate the workplace, says...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5685 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5685-how-to-ask-for-a-raise-according-to-three-experts-and-a-chatbot Robot