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Tag: Smarter Working
Fostering creativity is now the biggest business challenge
Here’s how one AI company is helping employees get more creative. Read More
Can’t pay your bills? These employers want to help
This is just one example of how benefits packages have morphed and expanded greatly during COVID. Read More
Lessons your company can learn from Peloton’s wild ride
Welcome to Worksheet, a newsletter about how people are working smarter in these turbulent times. Every week, this newsletter will share analysis on the state of work by S. Mitra Kalita, a veteran media executive, author, and journalist. In this week’s edition, Kalita looks at what other companies can learn from Peloton’s unusual corporate culture […]
It’s getting easier to land a six-figure job—without a four-year degree
Welcome to Worksheet, a newsletter about how people are working smarter in these turbulent times. Every week, this newsletter will share analysis on the state of work by S. Mitra Kalita, a veteran media executive, author, and journalist. In this week’s edition, Kalita looks at new ways big companies are recruiting young employees—and bypassing higher […]
When you don’t hear back after an interview
Welcome to Worksheet, a newsletter about how people are working smarter in these turbulent times. Every week, this newsletter will share analysis on the state of work by S. Mitra Kalita, a veteran media executive, author, and journalist. In this week’s edition, Kalita delves into the new ways the young and jobless are approaching the […]
The pandemic reveals the surprising differences in how men and women network
Welcome to Worksheet, a newsletter about how people are working smarter in these turbulent times. Every week, this newsletter will share analysis on the state of work by S. Mitra Kalita, a veteran media executive, author, and journalist. In this week’s edition, Kalita delves into the surprising ways men and women are networking very differently […]
You may be a boss, but do you know how to be an effective mentor?
Welcome to Worksheet, a newsletter about how people are working smarter in these turbulent times. Every week, this newsletter will share analysis on the state of work by S. Mitra Kalita, a veteran media executive, author, and journalist. In this week’s edition, Kalita sheds light on how to maximize the mentor/mentee relationship. I decided to leave […]
Want to be a better mentor? 7 surprising ways to improve
I decided to leave my senior-management job last year to launch my own startup. Once the initial shock wore off, my boss and I dived into the transition and handoffs of my teams, responsibilities and unfinished projects. Then she asked for one last thing: a presentation to colleagues on mentoring. “That’s your superpower,” she said. […]
Thinking to switch your career? This is the year
Welcome to Worksheet, a newsletter about how people are working smarter in these turbulent times. Every week, this newsletter will share analysis on the state of work by S. Mitra Kalita, a veteran media executive, author, and journalist. In this week’s edition, Kalita argues that now is a great time to make a drastic career […]