Coming up with original ideas can be extremely costly in terms of both time and resources. Why P&G's skin care president says getting out of the office to purposely spend time not working can spark the freshest, most innovative ideas.
More than 10,000 stores announced closures in 2019; and UBS estimates that number will hit 75,000 by 2026. Victoria's Secret, Forever 21, GNC and others are among a number of retailers in the danger zone.
Here's a look at the 10 most dangerous jobs in America, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The most common workplace deaths were related to transportation
Up to 80% of jobs are filled through personal connections, yet networking is vastly underestimated as a key to getting ahead in a career. That needs to change.
Freelancers, contractors and groups of independent business owners are going into overdrive in New Jersey to fight legislation on worker misclassification that they fear will devastate their businesses.
As part of their health and wellness initiatives, PayPal and Microsoft are gifting child care during the holiday break when kids are home from school and so working parents can attend the office holiday party.
The 25 highest-paying freelance jobs in 2020 where you can earn $90,000 or more range from contract law and data visualization analyst to digital marketing consultant, according to Upwork.
Transitioning back to work after a baby can be one of the most intense moments in a working parent's life. Many employers, including Netflix, Cisco and Intuit, are implementing progressive and unique ways to show support — and maintain productivity.
Many of the fastest-growing occupations identified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics also come with flexible work options, such as a remote arrangement, a flexible or part-time schedule or freelance work. Here are the jobs to watch in 2020.
The U.S. Department of Labor's new mandatory overtime pay rule goes into effect Jan. 1, extending overtime pay to an estimated 1.3 million U.S. workers.
At 26, Tipster co-founder Andrew Duplessie sold the style advice app to Tim Armstrong, former CEO of AOL and founder of dtx. A year later Duplessie is continuing to win the attention of industry leaders with his latest initiatives.
Remote work offers opportunities to veterans having a tough time reintegrating into civilian life. To address this, companies like Upwork, FlexJobs and Support.com are recruiting veterans and military spouses for work-at-home positions right now.
Although 2020 presidential candidates are addressing student loan debt and flaws in the modern education system, they're failing to treat the real issue: universities failing to turn out students with the talent necessary to work in the real world.
Google's missteps of late and its struggle to handle its growing global workforce has had a profound negative impact on company culture. Once the industry darling, the tech giant must now find a way to recreate a culture of trust and transparency.
California's new AB 5 employment law takes effect Jan. 1, 2020, and freelancers already are feeling the squeeze with a decline in business and income as companies slash their independent contracting business.
Free beer on tap, dogs allowed at desks and unlimited paid time off were not enough to stop the turnover at a small IT services firm in Massachusetts. The CEO says only one thing worked: embracing the turnover instead of fighting it.
Edward Snowden's 2013 leaks may have hurt U.S. businesses more than the government agencies that lost the information, Sue Gordon said Monday.
Researchers at Harvard developed a 3-D printing technique that's a breakthrough for manufacturing. It allows multi-material printing in a fraction of time of current machines. It can switch materials at up to 50 times per second.
Businesses that create a puffed-up company ethos but skimp on their most basic responsibility of paying their workforce well will end up with unhappy employees no matter how grandiose their company mission statement.
The number of co-working spaces worldwide is expected to hit 25,968 by 2022, an increase of 42% from 2019, says CoworkingResources. Yet there's been a huge shift as to whom these spaces are actually serving. Hint: It's not the independent worker.
Most American workers are not worried about robots taking their jobs, but the level of fear about automation does rise significantly among the youngest workers in the country, according to a new CNBC survey.
At CNBC's @Work conference, Livongo's executive chairman Glen Tullman said it's gotten easier for health-tech companies to recruit tech talent from Silicon Valley.
In the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, CIOs and CTOs hold the key roles managing corporate digital transformation and leveraging new, game-changing technologies. This edition of CNBC's @Work series examines the human-machine interface, how to balance the needs of today with the possibilities of tomorrow, and the winning strategies of best-in-class companies. The event took place in San Francisco on November 4, 2019.
Former McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook wrote in an email that "the values of the company" dictated his firing over the weekend. American workers are placing greater focus on company values, according to the latest CNBC Workplace Happiness survey.
SAS Institute CEO Jim Goodnight believes the next decade's advancements in computer vision will make robots more sophisticated and transform the workplace.
In the latest quarterly CNBC|SurveyMonkey Workplace Happiness Survey, a full 90% of tech workers say they are very or somewhat satisfied with their job. They rank highest in workplace happiness and job satisfaction.
Some employees would need to "find jobs elsewhere" if "there were no option for selling commercial insurance," Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson says.
Russian start-up Promobot unveiled what it calls the world's first android. It closely resembles a person and performs tasks such as accepting payments and answering customer questions. It comes with an AI system with over 100,000 speech modules.
CNBC's @Work is an exclusive three-part event series that examines the impact of new technology on three different disciplines — human resources, IT and finance. This edition of the @Work series, Talent + HR, took place on April 2 in New York City, and examined how HR leaders play a critical role in shaping the workplace of the future.
CNBC's @Work is an exclusive three-part event series that examines the impact of new technology on three different disciplines — human resources, IT and finance. The third event in the series, Capital@Work, took place on December 3 in San Francisco, and examined how senior financial leaders play a critical role in shaping the workplace of the future.
Helping business leaders successfully manage their workforce amid rapid technological and demographic change.
CNBC's @Work is an exclusive three-part event series that examines the impact of new technology on three different disciplines — human resources, IT and finance. The second event in the series, Productivity@Work, took place on October 30 and examined how CIOs and CTOs are managing the transition to a digital future.
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation are reimagining today's workplace and leading to big shifts in the workforce of tomorrow. CNBC's @Work is a three-part event series that examines the impact of new technology on three different disciplines — human resources, IT and finance. The second event in the series, Productivity@Work, took place on October 30 and examined how CIOs and CTOs are managing the transition to a digital future.
Helping business leaders successfully manage their workforce amid rapid technological and demographic change.
CNBC’s @Work is a 3-part event examining the impact of new technology on human resources, IT and finance. The first event, Talent@Work, on June 20 explored how CHROs drive success by balancing the needs of the workforce with the needs of the company.
Helping business leaders successfully manage their workforce amid rapid technological and demographic change.
CNBC's new franchise, @Work, will offer TV segments, a special report and three conferences.
ETF Edge, hosted by Bob Pisani, is dedicated to the fastest growing investing trend right now: ETFs.
Coverage of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Frontline insights and unique views on key issues and challenges facing today’s CFOs.
Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow. is focused on improving Americans’ money knowledge of saving, spending and investing.
The nexus of technology -- cloud, social, mobile and data -- are transforming user behaviors and creating new businesses.
As the need for high-level financial advice grows, wealth managers handling high-net-worth clients grow more important.
In an era of rapid technological advances and demographic change, how do legacy companies adapt, innovate and evolve? CNBC Evolve features iconic global companies and executives who are embracing change and transforming for the future.
CNBC Upstart 100 is a new original list of the bright young startups poised to become the great companies of tomorrow.
Automation, AI and machine learning will radically influence the relationship between employers and their workforce.
Cutting across various industries and the public sector, CNBC's Technology Executive Council offers insight on pressing issues facing tech.
CNBC and Institutional Investor is hosting the 9th Annual Delivering Alpha Conference
The energy industry is in the midst of transformation as new technologies emerge to power the planet.
In a world of big box retail and e-commerce, successful business owners are taking new paths to Main Street success.
Disruptive technologies are changing sectors from healthcare to finance, as the Internet of Things impacts the way consumers live, work and play. CNBC looks at the innovative people and products shaping Asia's future.
All the tools you need to navigate the financial challenges of planning and paying for college.
Long-standing, global norms in economics and politics have been overturned in recent years. In a world still defining new conventions, Investing in Supertrends takes a look at what’s next for markets and economies.
CNBC investigates the internet of things to see how “smart environments” are disrupting different industries across the globe.
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation, coupled with demographic changes, are leading to big shifts in today’s workforce. These developments will also fundamentally change the relationship between employers and their workforce and require a reimagining of the workplace. Get our exclusive insights delivered to your inbox weekly. Sign up here.
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