“When Netflix still had your typical vacation policy, employees asked an important question: “We don’t track the time we spend working outside of the office—like e-mails we answer from home and the work we do at night and on weekends—so why do we track the time we spend off the job?” Management listened. They couldn’t…
Image by frankieleon With the news this week that the Hyatt breach may have included up to 250 hotels, I think it’s time to just admit that your credit card info is probably out there somewhere. If it wasn’t grabbed from this hotel chain, at another, or at an online store, or through some other…
“According to research 77 percent of people said that they did not feel that public Wi-Fi was any less secure than their own personal internet connection, 75 percent also said that they wouldn’t curb their activity on public Wi-Fi and they weren’t conscious of anything they may need to avoid doing whilst using it, showing…
“Also appearing to be correct were reports that the “hacking” that took place in this instance was of the less hack-y variety and more of the let’s-try-the-guy’s-old-password-y. “ Yeah so, let’s learn a lesson here people. Don’t start a new job with the same password you used at your old job, OK? Yes, using the…
“As employers’ training and development investments wane, we all have to take charge of our development. You can amplify opportunities for growth and learning by cultivating high-quality connections. Look for them inside and outside your team at work and beyond the boundaries of your organization, or even outside your professional life. The great thing about…
“A long workday hides many hidden costs. It’s a fallacy to assume that the longer employees work, the more they’ll produce. “Working hours and outcome do not correlate,” Komuro says. In fact, she has observed precisely the reverse relationship among some of her hardest charging clients. As employees scaled back their hours, managers were surprised…