Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work
Finding A Work Style That Suits You Best
If you are searching for a new job, choose a company that offers the work model that suits you best. Each model is substantially different. You need to think clearly about which one will enable you to thrive and be happy. To help you with this important career decision, here are some of the pros and cons of the major work policies businesses are currently offering—remote, hybrid and in-office.
The Sky-High Cost Of Returning To The Office
“It’s time for Americans to get back to work and fill our great downtowns again,” President Joe Biden said earlier this year. He’s not the only political leader calling for workers to head back to the office. “Mother Nature does not like working from home,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced late last year, as he predicted a wholesale return to pre-pandemic commuting levels.
California Might Require Employers To Disclose Workplace Surveillance
Worker surveillance technologies — which can track keystrokes or mouse movements, watch which programs are open on a computer and record how long workers stay on a website — have a new challenge in the California State Assembly.
UBS Wires $14.1M To Ex-Compliance Officer Capping Off Battle Over Defamation Award
A drawn-out legal dispute that has spanned four years and multiple appeals has concluded with a $14.1 million wire transfer from UBS Wealth Management USA to a former compliance officer in Chicago.
Why Do People In Nordic Countries Consistently Rank As The Happiest And What Can We Learn From Them?
The Nordics are always winning the happiness race. Finland took the top spot for the fifth year in a row, followed by Denmark, Switzerland, and Iceland. But why are they so consistently happy? Some say it’s because they are small, homogenous, and wealthy. Several years ago, a research paper even suggested it was because they are genetically bound to be happier.
10 Practical Ways to Improve Happiness
Here’s some very bad happiness advice based on very solid happiness research: Feel important. Be happily married. Be Danish. Depending on how happiness is measured, all of these things really are associated with a happier life. But they’re unhelpful because they are not actionable in any practical way. Very few people slap their foreheads and say, “It all makes sense now—I thought a tense, angry marriage was the secret to happiness, but it isn’t!”
About Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly is the CEO, founder, and executive recruiter at one of the oldest and largest global search firms in his area of expertise. He has personally placed thousands of professionals with top-tier companies over the last 20-plus years. Jack is passionate about advocating for job seekers. In doing so, he founded a start-up company, WeCruitr, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mission of WeCruitr is to help people in need and make the job search more humane and enjoyable. As a proponent of career growth, Jack shares his insider interviewing tips and career advancement secrets as a Senior Contributor for Forbes. He also covers timely topics related to corporations, high-profile people, Wall Street, politics and other important matters. The pieces offer insight into the news and how it may impact your career. Jack is the author of How To Get A Job In Tough Times, as well as the co-host of the Happy And Succeeding In The Future Of Work podcast.