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As another week working from home slips by, here are 10 things which caught my attention and may have escaped yours. This newsletter is sent to 50,000+ subscribers each Monday at 10am. Please share on social media and forward to your colleagues and friends so they can subscribe, learn and engage. I'd be very grateful if you did. 1. How to lead from the heart. Adopting an authentic leadership style can help you build better relationships and trust levels with colleagues, while creating an environment where employees feel comfortable being themselves. Try adopting these guiding principles: [READ MORE] 2. How to diversity the C-suite. How can companies diversify their leadership? Although more firms are hiring for chief diversity officers after the killing of George Floyd, it just scratches the surface of a staggering imbalance in corporate leadership: Nearly 70% of senior roles are held by white men and the FTSE 100 has more CEOs called Steve than from ethnic minorities. What can businesses do to bring more people of colour and underrepresented groups into the C-suite? This topic is covered during our complimentary webinar: ideas for effective leadership and management. [LEARN MORE]3. Payrolls shrinking is just the tip of the iceberg. The number of workers on UK payrolls fell 650,000 in June, official figures indicate. The number of people claiming work-related benefits - including the unemployed - was 2.6 million. However, the increase was not as big as many feared, because large numbers of firms have put employees on the government-backed furlough scheme. Economists say the full effect on employment will not be felt until the scheme ends in October. The Times 4. World population set to decline. The global population is set to shrink by the year 2100, and nations need to start preparing for the economic implications, according to researchers at the University of Washington. Fertility rates have fallen, thanks in part to women’s greater access to education and contraception, and the researchers' projection suggests that by 2100 populations in some countries could shrink by more than half. Globally, there would be twice as many people over 80 as under five, posing questions about how countries pay for aging populations, with migration likely to become essential. The Guardian 5. The key to fast tracking your career. The key to succeeding in your career lies not just in producing good work, but also the way you present yourself to colleagues and bosses. Carrying yourself well and communicating with finesse can help you build relationships, become more influential and get ahead. Pay attention to these three aspects: [1] Authority: This encompasses everything from your posture and eye contact, to your tone. [2] Warmth: Be a good listener and show empathy. [3] Energy: Channel your emotions to persuade others. Editor 6. Do early birds get the worm. With the rise of remote work, more people are finding more flexibility in their schedules. This may beg the question: Is it better to be an early riser or night owl? Some experts say that the early hours of the day are when brain functioning is optimal for performing complicated tasks. On the other hand, some night owls say that they do their best creative work when the rest of the world is asleep. Whatever time you awaken, it's best to establish a morning routine to ease yourself into the workday. These include writing your journal, goal-setting, and working out. Editor 7. Labour party back in favour. Half of UK voters say they have formed a more favourable view of the Labour Party since Keir Starmer took over as leader in April. 52% of voters say they can imagine Starmer inside Number 10. However, asked who they trust to run the economy as a pair, 42% named Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, and only 26% chose Starmer and shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds. Overall, the Tories now lead Labour by 42% to 38%; in late March, they led by 54% to 28%. The Observer 8. WFH isn’t working for 100m people. Some 100 million workers in 35 countries are more vulnerable to job losses and pay cuts due to the pandemic as it is not possible to remote work in their roles, a recent IMF study found. Women and low-income employees disproportionately make up a big portion of hard-hit sectors like food service and hospitality, while young workers and those without degrees are also more likely to work in jobs requiring in-person work. This could widen existing inequalities around the world, making more urgent the need to close the digital divide and retrain workers, the IMF warned. New York Times 9. Looking for an excellent mentor? Don't fret about finding someone who does precisely what you want to do. The best mentors - those who end up coaching a sizable share of highly successful protégés - don't seem to focus on building their charges in their own image anyway. Rather than cultivating mini-me's, these mentors are more likely to pass on tacit knowledge, broader guidance on approaching work and collaboration. And, in fact, the most successful mentees end up charting a path that's quite different than that of their mentors. [READ MORE] 10. The bottom line. The World Health Organization says the number of new cases of Covid-19 rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began. The global death toll from coronavirus also rose by 7,360 - the largest daily increase since 10 May. The biggest increases in cases were in the US, Brazil, India and South Africa. health chiefs at the Academy of Medical Sciences predict a second wave of coronavirus has the potential to kill as many as 120,000 people Brits. BBC |