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Why Corporate Transparency is a Win-Win for Business, Consumers, Top Talent

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For the first time in a long time, businesses are embracing transparency. As we’ve come to learn, people and corporations do not always see eye to eye. As many corporations prioritize their bottom lines over the wellbeing of employees, communities of people, and the environment, both workers and consumers, have come to feel the strain of complicity.

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The C Sheet February 4: A Need for Better Managers, The Rooney Rule, and Moonlighting

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1. Who needs managers anyways? In a recent survey, 83% of workers said that they could do their job without a manager. A potential cause: ill-equipped managers. After all, promotions to management positions are likely due to individual performance—not leadership qualities. Here’s how companies can fix this issue: Do we still need managers? Most workers say ‘no’ (Fast Company). 2.

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Transformational Leadership in Pandemic Times: 3 Management Strategies to Stay Agile

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The key to disaster recovery is returning to business as usual as soon as possible, sure, but to be successful a major helping of transformational leadership is necessary. Prescient leaders may have seen how COVID-19 would impact a few weeks before everyone else did, the global pandemic forced the entire world to rapidly change how business was done.

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The Right to Disconnect: New Laws Combat Burnout

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Those high-pitched pings and beeps from a stressed out manager can be hard to ignore, even after the workday is officially over. This kind of 24/7 availability has become a reality for many employees—and officials in Europe are pushing back. Governments in Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal all recently announced new right-to-disconnect rules that protect an employee’s right to be free from work at the end of the day.

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Getting Ghosted During the Hiring Process? You’re Not Alone

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84% of job seekers say they’ve ghosted on a potential employer in the last 18 months. What’s worse? Being stood up on a date or never again hearing from a potential employer after a couple rounds of interviews? Or, are you the one doing the ghosting, never returning calls and not showing up? No matter which side you fall on, all of these situations are baffling, often a waste of time, and—as those who’ve been ghosted know—that feeling of being ditched without explanation is a real blow to

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The C Sheet January 28: The Power of Sabbaticals, A Rise in Rage Rooms, and Why You Need to Upskill Your Workforce

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1. Sabbaticals Are No Longer a Faux Pas. Add another name for the Great Resignation to the list: The Great Sabbatical. Instead of leaving a job with a new offer in hand, mid-career workers are taking extended periods of time off. What used to be considered taboo is now the new norm—here’s why that’s a good thing. The Great Resignation has morphed into the Great Sabbatical (Fast Company). 2.

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The C Sheet November 26: Calm Before Black Friday Eve, Airport Surges, and The Transgender Work Experience

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1. Give Thanks for No Thanksgiving Shift. Target’s doors stayed shut yesterday, and will continue to stay closed during future Thanksgivings. While big box stores remained closed last year due to the pandemic, many stayed shut this year in the attempt to ease the pressure on the supply chain demand. Target says it will never open on Thanksgiving again (CNN). 2.

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