by Christian Herbst | Mar 11, 2022 | Parents at Work
Uncommon baby names become more and more popular. As populations are growing people want to make sure their babies have unique names. Baby naming is a highly emotionally charged process. Parents want to make sure they do a good job at setting their baby up for...
by Christian Herbst | Mar 8, 2022 | New Ways of Working
Since hybrid and remote working models have become a normal situation during the last two years, it has become increasingly favorable to work from outside a physical office space. Companies are now paying higher wages in order to get employees back to offices....
by Christian Herbst | Mar 8, 2022 | Project Management
There are certain economic and social forces that drive the need for major change in organizations. These include technological change, international economic integration and maturation of markets in developed countries. The technological changes include faster and...
by Christian Herbst | Mar 1, 2022 | New Ways of Working
Over a year into the pandemic with virtual work as normality, company cultures reveal a lack of trust among the remote managers and employees. Many supervisors haven’t been trained to manage their employees remotely. Therefore, many over-monitor their employees, which...
by Christian Herbst | Feb 22, 2022 | New Ways of Working
It is a current phenomenon that people experience a changing interest in their work. Especially at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, people started spending a lot more time at home. This gives people more freedom to think about the next year or five years of their...
by Christian Herbst | Feb 15, 2022 | Project Management
All agile methodologies aim to satisfy the rapid development needs by focusing on iterations of development, small releases, accepting changing requirements and direct communication with the customers. A whole group of agile methodologies emerged following these...
by Christian Herbst | Feb 8, 2022 | New Ways of Working
Research shows that lower incomes are linked to higher stress levels and lower overall satisfaction levels. There is still a large pay-gap between men and women in most countries. Also, burnout levels are shown to be significantly higher in women than men due to...
by Christian Herbst | Jan 28, 2022 | New Ways of Working
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes prophesied that by the end of the century technology would have advanced enough that countries like Great Britain and the United States would have arrived at a 15-hour workweek. From a technical point of view, we would also be able to do...
by Christian Herbst | Jan 25, 2022 | New Ways of Working
A survey conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce has led to several conclusions on the new working situation. The New Working Environment A lot of businesses are likely to adopt more flexibility in working arrangements. The top reasons for using increased...