Weekly Hotlist: The Most Desirable Employee Benefits

 

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February 20, 2017 The Most Desirable Employee Benefits By Kerry Jones Health insurance, flexible hours, and vacation time.

Professional transitions The Rise of AI Makes Emotional Intelligence More Important by Megan Beck, Barry Libert Develop the skills machines can't replicate. Workspaces Want to Be More Productive? Sit Next to Someone Who Is by Jason Corsello, Dylan Minor A study shows the power of seating charts. Time management 3 Ways to Make Time for the Little Tasks You Never Make Time For by Dorie Clark Batch them together. Business processes A Better Way to Set Strategic Priorities by Derek Lidow It doesn't involve rank ordering them. Labor Big Companies Don't Pay as Well as They Used To by Walter Frick And it's one reason inequality has increased. Strategy Is Corporate Short-Termism Really a Problem? The Jury's Still Out by Lawrence H. Summers A response to new data from McKinsey. Assessing performance Being Engaged at Work Is Not the Same as Being Productive by Ryan Fuller, Nina Shikaloff Evidence from two Fortune 100 companies. Health How Founders Can Recognize and Combat Depression by Jordana Valencia They're 30% more likely to experience it.

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