A bold new way to cheat at work
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Ever ask your boss if you can finish work early? A CEO who said he’s sick of hearing it from employees has gone viral.
This week’s dispatch
Pressure on Biden builds
US President Joe Biden had a terrible debate. He’s done little to turn things around since and appears to be in denial over the damage done to his campaign.
That’s the story of a critical 10-day period in the US presidential race, which kicked off with Biden’s historically bad debate performance.
Biden’s poor performance led to a Democrat freak out and growing calls for Biden to step aside. In a sign of the public mood, BI’s list of the Democrats who could replace Biden saw a sudden and dramatic spike in readership shortly after the debate.
In the days since, there have been excuses, new Biden flubs, and fresh calls from donors and House Democrats for Biden to step down. Republican rival Donald Trump has been posting furiously on social media throughout.
Biden remains defiant. In a Friday interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, he dismissed his low approval rating and questioned polling data that shows Trump is growing his lead in the race.
Crucially, Biden said that only God could get him to drop out, and that he’d be OK with losing to Trump “as long as I give it my all.”
Neither sentiment is likely to satisfy the many Democrats who have serious concerns about Biden’s mental acuity and electability.
The rise of “shadow stand-ins”
It’s never been easier to offload your labor. Globalized social networks, ubiquitous software tools, and the pandemic have created a perfect storm — and workers are taking advantage of it.
Across the globe, employees are secretly outsourcing parts or all of their jobs, creating a clandestine world of “shadow stand-ins.”
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More of this week’s top reads:
- “Hawk Tuah Girl” has our attention. Next, she would like our money.
- Google's ambitious plan to replace tracking cookies is crumbling.
- Google is testing facial-recognition security at one of its campuses.
- New data shows YouTube is really good at getting kids to buy stuff.
- Jeff Bezos is once again cashing out billions in Amazon shares.
- Women's sports merchandise is a $4 billion industry. Who's going to step up to the plate?
- The VC that predicted a “mass extinction event for startups” says it's time for a “Great Reawakening.”
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4dWell said!
Senior Program and Product Management Leader | Project and Change Management | Requirements Discovery and Analysis | User Acceptance Testing | Launch and Release Management | I help people get stuff done!
1wIt's almost like he is saying "managing" is less about telling your employees what to do, and more about helping identify what employees need to be successful (and thereby contribute to the success of the business). 😉 I agree with this approach!
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1wInteresting!
Salesforce Certified Artificial Intelligence Associate, Salesforce Certified Business Analyst, Salesforce Certified Administrator, and Certified SAFe Agilist with 15+ years of experience in technology and healthcare.
1wMeasuring time worked vs. product delivered is a poor way to do things. Your employee who delivers 50 units of something in 30 hours is giving you more value than the employee delivering 45 units in 40 hours.