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JJ Shavit
- Feb 1, 2022
Employee benefits can help build a healthy, productive team
These days, it’s more critical than ever to ensure your company is doing what it can to attract and retain top talent.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 20, 2022
Giving project teams more autonomy boosts productivity and customer satisfaction
Organizations that take a hands-off approach to the structure and governance of project teams create an environment of creative flexibility.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 13, 2022
The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Coworkers How They’re Doing
When people feel like they belong at work, they are more productive, motivated, engaged and more likely to contribute to their fullest.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 7, 2022
Employee training pays off with fewer layoffs
Companies that invested more in employee training before the pandemic were less likely to lay off their employees and reduce their workforce
JJ Shavit
- Dec 18, 2021
Shifting conferences online cuts carbon footprint 94%
The COVID-19 global pandemic has shown humanity a new way to reduce climate change: Scrap in-person meetings and conventions.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 3, 2021
NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space
NASA has signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop designs of space stations and other commercial destinations in space.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 29, 2021
Shopping carts save shoppers money as pushing reduces spending, finds new study
Shoppers are likely to save money in the run up to the holiday season if they use standard shopping carts, new research has found.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 8, 2021
Are women more or less competitive than men? New study has the answer
Researchers found that women enter competitions at the same rate as men—when they have the option to share their winnings with the losers.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 5, 2021
A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect
Vinisha Umashankar and her solar ironing cart. She came up with the idea when she was 12 — then worked with engineers to create a prototype.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 27, 2021
$1,000,000,000,000? Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire due to SpaceX
Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire, according to a prediction made by investment firm Morgan Stanley.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 16, 2021
Flying sushi: Israel readies for delivery drone traffic jams
Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 14, 2021
Lego's return to gender neutral toys is good news for all kids
Lego announced it would work to remove gender stereotypes from its brand, including no longer marketing toys distinctly to boys or girls.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 10, 2021
Are women worse than men at salary negotiation?
USC researchers say this is a fallacy as their new study points to systemic bias on behalf of recruiters in salary negotiations.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 28, 2021
Who needs a boss? Study shows benefit of employees managing themselves
U.S. companies could benefit from encouraging and developing self-leadership in employees, a concept allowing workers to manage themselves.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 26, 2021
Robots are taking over for an aging industrial work force
Robots are more widely adopted where populations become notably older, filling the gaps in an aging industrial work force.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 20, 2021
New algorithm can predict which people will become strong leaders
Classic methodological approaches to studying leadership are costly and slow, and they can only be applied to relatively few leaders.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
Scientists develop AI to predict the success of startup companies
A study of 1M companies has shown that artificial intelligence can accurately determine whether a startup firm will fail or become successful
JJ Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
This might look like a KFC bucket - but it’s actually an incredible birthday cake
Tracey Seymour, a 56-year-old woman from Australia, has gone viral for her insane birthday cake creations.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
Celebrate the life of the Guatemalan woman credited with inventing McDonald's Happy Meal
Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño is best known for her kid friendly contributions to McDonalds' restaurant's brand including the Happy Meal.
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