Pickup Media Ltd.

Tech, sport, business, culture ... this London-HQ'ed media company, founded by @oliverpickup, spans all those domains, and delivers dynamic content for you

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Heard about #quittok? Last year, there was noise about quiet quitting. Now Gen Zers are taking a different approach to head for the exit, being as loud as possible by live-streaming resignations on social media. I looked at #quittok for @worklife_news.

https://t.co/11U7cMrugN

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How many full-time jobs are you working?

Conditions have never been more favourable to make the digital equivalent of hay while the sun shines.

What are the legalities? What are the evasive tricks? What about a person's well-being?

For @worklife_news: https://t.co/VFpEbLTkg5

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WTF are chaos monkeys?

Well, they are increasingly important for businesses who want / need to be agile in the post-pandemic, digital era ...

New for @worklife_news.

https://t.co/2QihQsX2Os

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Generative AI is muddying copyright laws.

Anyone who has spent any time looking at AI-generated images will undoubtedly have felt confused, if not freaked out.

But who owns those images, which are created by training data?

New for @worklife_news

https://t.co/9N9aoFpwlt #ai

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Have you banned TikTok?

Should companies follow the U.S. and U.K. governments?

On balance, would the organisations and employees benefit more or less from engaging with and using TikTok to inspire and amplify content?

New for @worklife_news:

https://t.co/EzwPwbs1yb #tiktok

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The early results of @Shopify's "chaos monkey" to reduce meetings are in ...

* Time in meetings dropped by 33% per employee
* That time saved = a 25% rise in completed projects by the end of 2022

What can others learn re meetings?

For @worklife_news https://t.co/J8oBi4T1NE

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Has anyone had it more difficult at work than HR pros in the last 3 yrs?

A @HumaansHQ survey found that 54% of the 1,000 HR managers quizzed considered their roles to have grown more complex.

What "human-centric" HR tech is helping? For @worklife_news.https://t.co/aj4syQZztW

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In recessions, charities suffer.

How uplifting, then, that new data from employee well-being platform @junoliveconnect suggests people are being driven by their hearts rather than heads, and giving despite the economic climate.

For @WorkLife_news

https://t.co/mLdfyj7vEt

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AI is "confidently incorrect".

Are you – blindly or purposely – ignoring the dangers?

The bottom line is that without due care and (human) attention, ChatGPT and other generative AI could hit your bottom line.

New for @worklife_news.

https://t.co/t1RyavCpt8 #ai #chatgpt

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Having meetings about meetings?

"Meetings threaten to become productivity-sapping energy vampires," says @Forrester's J. P. Gownder. 🧛‍♂️

Too many meetings mean that hybrid working can be the worst of in-person and remote experiences.

New for @worklife: https://t.co/4H5iLxD3zD

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The latest @wef Global Gender Gap Index calculated 132 years would need to elapse to achieve parity at the current rate of progress.

Scandinavian countries lead the way, though – so what can others learn from their approach?

New for @WorkLife_news.

https://t.co/gUOiWmTbDi

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The cost-of-living crisis is shaping labour trends.

New data from @indeed has confirmed what most suspected.

Some findings were predictable. But the steep rise in certain areas was still shocking.

Are businesses keeping pace?

New for @WorkLife_news.

https://t.co/kKDtmLWUOI

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Ineffective communication costs U.S. biz $1.2tr annually, $12,506 per employee (@Grammarly).

Poor communication impacts productivity. $7.8tr was lost last year due to lower productivity levels (@gallup).

Are leaders getting the message?

@worklife_news: https://t.co/NEFgQcjSR5

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Are you living in silent desperation?

Are people really your company's greatest asset?

@erikbryn said human capital has been "the most misallocated asset on the planet".

Thankfully new technology solutions are improving things.

New for @worklife_news: https://t.co/7e3eJD1fsf

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Is the world ready for ChatGPT and generative AI?

While ChatGPT and its ilk represent a welcome quantum leap for productivity,@Stanford prof @Erikbryn, such rapid developments also present a material risk.

New for @raconteur

https://t.co/rmWOLxkAxj

#futureofwork #ai

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Can a ‘signature scent’ boost office appeal? Or does it reek of desperation?

Done well – so it's not overpowering – wafting a workplace whiff attracts & increases productivity.

@worklife_news piece feat. poetry of @DianeSAckerman & @AzziGlasser magic.

https://t.co/wxQCgmX2v7

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Is hybrid working good or bad for workplace community?

The results are in ... and they are mixed.

However, it is clear there is room for improvement.

So, for @worklife_news, here are four top tips to make hybrid working work.

https://t.co/aI0eXQ4tDb

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Three yrs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that spurred work trends already trotting along, the pace of change continues at a frightening gallop.

It’s been a bumpy ride.

The hurdles of trust and security still loom large.

New for @raconteur.

https://t.co/XWinL5CTjY

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What's it like to be a squeezed manager?

Hybrid working & economic uncertainty are making life harder for managers. They are dealing with increasing pressures from above & below.

This manager is at the end of her tether. Relatable?

For @worklife_news: https://t.co/e5tWkghpic

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Hybrid working is failing.

And it's due to poor leadership and execution – so says @Gartner_inc.

Return-to-office mandates are not the answer.

So what are the key lessons leaders can learn to improve success with hybrid working?

New for @worklife_news: https://t.co/guBGURfvmW