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Sex Recession? Not in Rome.
Clubgoers in the Italian city are finding no shortage of sex. Sex • A young couple kissing in the darkness. The kids are not having sex. Weekly sexual activity among adults has fallen by a third since 1990, young people are lonelier than any generation on record, and smartphones have colonised nearly every waking hour. The results are in and the post-pandemic’s “new-normal” seems to be rapidly killing our capacity for connection. And then there’s Rome.
8 Things People Have Stopped Buying (and Why)
Consumer behavior occasionally seems to change on a whim. Other times, though, what people are buying — or not buying — can be explained by major forces affecting the economy. Today’s shopping trends can largely be traced back to the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic inflation that followed. These unprecedented forces have propelled consumers on a spending rollercoaster over the last five years, and the often-rough ride isn’t over yet.
Bill Miller Explains Why Bitcoin Is Still Undervalued
Bill Miller IV, chairman and CIO of Miller Value Partners, has explained why bitcoin is undervalued despite the cryptocurrency’s recent highs. He emphasized bitcoin’s potential as a revolutionary monetary system superior to fiat currencies, which are subject to human control and debasement. Miller believes bitcoin’s market cap has room for substantial growth. ‘I Believe Bitcoin […]
Chart Industries to equip Cedar LNG project
ATLANTA – Chart Industries , Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:), a prominent player in the clean energy and industrial gas sectors, has secured a contract to provide essential liquefaction equipment for the Cedar liquefied (LNG) project. This initiative, a collaboration between the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:) Corporation, is a significant step in the Haisla Nation’s journey to directly engage in major industrial developments within their territory.
Reports of violence against women only tip of the iceberg | 'I thought nobody cared - but local arts changed that'
REPORTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN STOKE-ON-TRENT ONLY TIP OF THE ICEBERG In the past week, three serious violent crimes against women and girls have been publicly shared by Staffordshire Police The CEO of a charity supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse in Stoke-on-Trent has said the true picture of violence against women and girls is much bigger than a spate of recent reports in the local area this week.
ADP's Martha Bird on Developing an Ethnography of AI
Humans are typically curious by nature, but there’s a deep resource around human behavior that can be tremendously valuable as we design our strategies in business (and life, in general). Cultural anthropologists combine curiosity and empirical science to deliver sustained value.
Seeing the Unseen: A New Lens on Visibility at Work
Topics Column Our expert columnists offer opinion and analysis on important issues facing modern businesses and managers. More in this series subscribe-icon Subscribe Share During a recent trip to company headquarters, I arrived much more aware of the surfaces I might encounter than before COVID-19: the turnstile at reception, door and faucet handles, elevator buttons, lunch trays, my keyboard and desk. Given the invisibility of viruses, I was anxious about what I couldn’t see.
3 new rules for social interaction in the workplace
By Martha Bird 4 minute Read There’s a lot about work—how we think, what we feel, the decisions we make—that takes place beyond our head. Many of us have been raised to believe that our brain is the center of all our thinking and doing. We’ve grown up with the belief that training the brain is singularly responsible for how productive we can be as individuals. We also attach brain training to what makes some people successful and others less successful.
Wanted: Private developer for key Hanley site | Building back masculinity in Stoke-on-Trent's post-industrial landscape
WANTED: PRIVATE DEVELOPER TO RESCUE ETRUSCAN SQUARE SITE The council has to spend the £20 million of Levelling Up cash by next March Council leaders in Stoke-on-Trent have been forced to look at signing up a private sector partner to develop a key site. Stoke-on-Trent City Council says the authority cannot take the Etruscan Square scheme forward without it, despite it having been allocated £20 million of Levelling Up money by the government.
Problems faced by Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland
Kiselev Nikolai, Pfaltz Monique, Schick Matthis, Bird Martha, Hansen Pernille, Sijbrandij Marit, de Graaff Anne M., Schnyder Ulrich, Morina Naser a Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland b Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam Public Health Institute, The Netherlands c International Federation of Red...
How to preserve your work culture beyond free snacks and unlimited vacation
By Martha Bird 4 minute Read In the face of a global health crisis dramatically shaping the face of work, there has been extensive discussion over company culture and how companies can “maintain” their culture while navigating current challenges. Before we can help companies navigate such waters, we must first examine what constitutes workplace culture, how it is formed, and who truly drives it within an organization.
Gone Is the “Off-Button” to Work: When the Lines Between Work and Life Are Blurred
This year has witnessed a dramatic and rapid shift in the way Americans work. In a matter of months, many businesses have transitioned to a fully remote workforce where possible, becoming “often on” workplaces with employees’ work schedules intermixing with their life at home. Such a change might once have been unimaginable but is quickly emerging as a new reality as people continue to socially distance and navigate uncertainty surrounding school and business closures.
The Human Connection, Prioritized
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to touch all parts of the world, a reality worth highlighting is that this epidemic, like all others, is a social phenomenon. It’s easy to overlook this point when barraged with statistics, graphs and projections, but it remains the case that people and their everyday doings are central to any equation. And the changes we face are readily evident, as many people work entirely remotely and we all seek ways to manage a new normal.
Training Dynamic Teams to Unlock Their Full Potential
As the world of work continues to evolve at a rapid pace, the needs and motivations of workers are transforming in tandem. Work is about more than just a paycheck; it’s about working together to achieve something greater for oneself and others. To adapt to such shifts, organizations of all sizes need to break down traditional, hierarchical structures and foster engagement. The future of work lies in the capable hands of dynamic teams in an environment that celebrates connection and collaboration.
Intercultural Communication and Gratitude
With an increased interest in attracting and retaining employees and, in general, encouraging them to want to stay, there’s been a lot of enthusiasm for the topic of gratitude. The media frequently includes titles like, “How to Show Gratitude,” “Say Thank You to Your Employees,” “Engagement Begins With Thanks,” “Gratitude Is Good for Your Bottom Line” and many more.
The Anarchist Citizenship exhibition at Kunsthall Gallery in Rotterdam
Muna, 2018, © Nadine Stijns en Amal Alhaag The Anarchist Citizenship exhibition at Kunsthall Gallery in Rotterdam is instantly captivating; silk fabrics floating down from the ceiling, gorgeously coloured photographs and plexiglass subverting traditional, static notions of what an exhibition should look like.
Cross-Disciplinary Teams Are Essential to Diverse Skillsets
Cultural anthropology, a discipline centered on understanding how groups of individuals create unique values and principles, is increasingly valued by companies trying to understand systems thinking. Above all else, its focus on identifying patterns of difference and similarity within culture groups is an acceptance of diversity that is too often absent in corporate America.
HR Tech Week Watch (Dec 31 to Jan 4): Featuring News and Views from OneLogin, Amway, Siemens and More
2018 was a defining year for HR. From GDPR to the increasing adoption of AI in the workplace and some of the biggest acquisitions in the HR tech space, what a year it’s been! As we enter the new year, we bring to you our latest column – HR Tech Week Watch where we share the biggest news, our top articles, and key industry insights you may have missed over the week. 2019 is off to an intriguing start.
Top 4 HR Outsourcing Best Practices for SMBs
SMBs, today face immense external and internal pressures – from technological disruptions, and changing workforce dynamics, to compliance and regulatory challenges. Given this reality, SMBs are turning to HR outsourcing as a business strategy. Here are four HR outsourcing best practices that can help SMBs increase the real and perceived value of outsourcing. For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), it’s important to focus on core strategic tasks and business outcomes.
3 Ways to Upgrade our Humanware
From upskilling employees’ digital competence to refining talent decisions with cloud-based productivity data, executives are ready to work hand-in-hand with HR to invest more in their people to drive growth. Mercer’s Kate Bravery examines the 2018 global trends shaping the workforce of the future, and how HR can leverage digitization to unlock human potential. In the 1980s carmakers in Japan faced a dilemma; they wanted to automate, but do so in a way that didn’t alienate their workers.
Are Your Technology Decisions Helping or Hurting Your Employees?
Here are some clear signs you're doing it right. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In an age where no industry is left untouched by innovations and new tools, workplace tech can be a tricky issue. Hardly a day passes without a glaring headline about automation stealing jobs. For some, new technologies at work may lead to fears related to job security. For others, training on the newest tools builds confidence that company leaders are equipping them to do their best work.
Storytelling in Business: Capturing Organizational Wisdom
People enjoy a good story. Telling stories is a particularly human activity that's been valued by cultures for thousands of years. Before the printing press was developed in the 15th century, stories were shared via oral histories, paintings, and scrolls, which had limited distribution. Today, people use platforms like YouTube and Snapchat to share narratives with friends and publish to the world.
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