New school year, new concerns for working parents
Economist Emily Oster on back to school concerns; and the latest on masking, vaccine mandates, and return to workplace timing.
Briefings
Sign up for our email newsletter to get these briefings in your inbox.
The ‘American in Europe’ approach to meetings, paternity-leave pros, jackets optional
Top advice from the Return to Workplace Summit, the LTSE gets its first listings with Twilio and Asana, new research on paternity leave, and more.
‘Extroverted managers found themselves at a loss,’ Juneteenth, OOO messages
Best practices for managing hybrid work, plus Juneteenth in the context of other workplace holidays, and more.
Exiting ‘scarcity mode,’ new diversity research, whither rush hour
Plus tips for commemorating Juneteenth, recruiting, and making connections with colleagues.
Workplace racism and mental health, employee board members, air curtains
What Naomi Osaka's French Open withdrawal can tell us about race and mental health in the workplace, how workers are emboldened, what "codetermination" means for businesses, and more.
Getting onboarding right, investor climate pushback, fashion exuberance
How to onboard remote employees, how investors and governments are getting traction in their battles with energy giants, weeping at work, and more.
‘Unfrozen’ companies, resignations rising, events return
London Business School's Lynda Gratton on best practices for hybrid work, the health dangers of working long hours, how to keep antsy emloyees, and more.
Tackling remote harassment, unmasking at work, Covid dreams
What's behind the counterintuitive rise in harassment while workers are remote, and a look at what the CDC's new mask guidance means for businesses.
‘Cranky about Mother’s Day,’ new job perks, trusted professions
The fallout of this pandemic year for working mothers, and how best to support them as many organizations transition back to the workplace.
Hybrid work performance management, Google office gear, new survey results
MIT's Bob Pozen on best practices for performance assessment and other hybrid work considerations, a look at the Basecamp workplace politics turmoil, and the new gear Google is using for its return to the office.
