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What more than 32,000 people think about the future of work
Victoria Masterson, World Economic Forum, 01 April 2021New data from PwC’s Hopes and Fears 2021 report, a survey of more than 32,000 workers across 19 countries, reveals, after a year that has had a huge impact on the world of work, half of workers still feel excited or confident about the future. However, 60 per cent are worried that automation is putting many jobs at risk, with 39 per...
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Danone’s CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders
Arturo Bris, The Conversation, 20 March 2021Danone’s chief executive and chairman, Emmanuel Faber, is set to step down after activist shareholders called for his removal. The shareholder group have blamed Faber for “a combination of poor operational record and questionable capital allocation choices”. Namely, not being able to “strike the right balance between shareholder value creation...
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Psychopaths at work: how to protect yourself from the hidden cost
Benedict Sheehy, ABC News, 16 March 2021Research shows that about 1 per cent of the population is psychopathic. Psychopaths are also disproportionately represented in corporate culture. Among the higher echelons of large organisations, the psychopathy rate is an estimated 3.5 per cent. Some estimates for chief executives go way higher. However, it is only in recent decades that...
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Harnessing humour as a superpower at work
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 08 March 2021In this podcast episode, Dr Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, explain what levity does to our brains and how anyone can harness it and use it skilfully at work to...
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Stanford researchers identify four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’
Vignesh Ramachandrian, Stanford University News, 23 February 2021New research from Stanford University reveals that psychological 'Zoom fatigue' exists. The research published in the Journal of Technology, Mind and Behaviour, found Zoom fatigue has four main culprits: excessive and intense eye contact, constantly watching video of yourself, the limited mobility of being stuck at your desk,...
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The people who will decide Donald Trump’s fate on Facebook
The New Yorker Radio Hour, 17 February 2021On this episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour, the hosts discuss Facebook's recently created Oversight Board to decide on claims about what can and can't be posted. Kate Klonich, an assistant professor of law at St. John's University had an unusual degree of access to Facebook during the creation of the board. She talks about how...
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Facebook reportedly plans newsletter tools after explosion in popularity
Jon Potter, The Verge, 29 January 2021Facebook is planning to offer newsletter tools for independent journalists and writers, after a surge in interest in online newsletters. Newsletter service Substack boasted over 250,000 paying subscribers across its service as of September 2020, with several high-profile journalists ditching traditional publications to also start their own...
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Is social media ready for a COVID-19 vaccine?
Rebecca Heilweil, Vox, 09 November 2020Pfizer and BioNTech announced this week they had developed a vaccine that was more than 90 per cent effective against COVID-19. However, misinformation is already circulating on social media. Since the start of the pandemic, social media platforms have faced pressure to combat conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines, and now with a vaccine...
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A rushed move to virtual AGMs would disempower shareholders
Ian Ramsay & Lloyd Freeburn,, The Conversation, 03 November 2020Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg seems to have backed down from his push to make virtual annual general meetings permanent. The draft legislation that would have allowed investors and others just 12 days to comment on the legislation has been extended by seven days after the process was...
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Corporate America works to drive turnout in a tumultuous election season
Fredreka Schouten, CNN, 13 October 2020When Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an order capping the number of drop-off locations for ballots to one site, ride share company Lyft quickly stepped up to offer free or discounted rides to help get voters to remaining drop-off sites. Although, Lyft isn't the only company in the United States to get involved with getting people to vote....
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