The World Bank estimates that up to 24% of jobs globally could be performed from home, with the largest proportion of employees going to work remotely in wealthy countries with high GDP per capita. The maximum potential for their transfer is in the Luxembourg labor market, the minimum is in Ethiopia. Calculations that take into account the presence of a physical connection to the network reduce...

On Monday, August 10, McDonald’s filed a lawsuit with a US court against the company’s former CEO Stephen Easterbrook, the corporation said in documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. McDonald’s accuses Mr. Easterbrook of hiding the fact that he had sexual relations with three employees. The implied incident occurred during an internal investigation prior to his departure...

You have already reached a certain point, but the next step is so far away that you cannot even think about how to get there on your own? A breakthrough is needed. And for such a dramatic increase in the result, it will be useful to receive help and invest. Let's take a look at each of these components separately. Get help This is nothing new, because really the first thing you need to make a...

On Tuesday, August 4, American automaker Ford announced the resignation of the company’s CEO and President Jim Hackett. He will be succeeded by the current Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley, who will take over these positions on October 1. He has already been elected to the Ford board. Mr. Hackett is stepping down in the midst of a $ 11 billion restructuring of the company, which should, among...

The wait is always excruciating. But often it is active action that leads to consequences much more deplorable than doing nothing. Why is this happening, and how not to fall into the mental trap of "ready-to-action"? A footballer, who is supposed to shoot the penalty kick, aims either at the center of the goal, or at the left corner, or at the right. The probability of success in all cases is the...

Top managers of 19 of the nearly 100 American companies that launched bankruptcy procedures this year were determined to pay bonuses totaling $ 131 million. This information is provided by Bloomberg, based on the newspaper’s own calculations. In some companies, bonus payment plans were announced a few weeks before bankruptcy, and in some - even a few days after bankruptcy. Among the bankrupt...

Suppose you have a good product with great design and functionality. How to make it known and loved? Clients, members of your team, partners should easily and quickly feel the essence of your brand, grasp the advantages and benefits on the fly, and spend money on your product with enthusiasm. Creative brief First of all, write a brief for authors of texts, artists, designers, merchandisers and...

In the age of high-tech computer presentations, a flipchart is still the most effective tool for this purpose. How to use it correctly? The five most obvious benefits of using a flipchart in a meeting are: 1. Activation of the collective thinking of a group. By writing down on the flipchart everything that happens during the discussion, you extract the wisdom, that is, the knowledge and...

Technology helps us collect a huge number of indicators. Accuracy of the numbers creates a pleasant illusion of control, and our ability to receive and process them is an equally pleasant sense. Sometimes, however, it happens that indicators do not help achieve goals and become misleading. The danger of indicators is manifested when they are turned into a measure of employees’ performance, and...