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Airbnb announced a Live and Work Anywhere remote work policy in April 2022, which allows the company’s global employees to work from home from any location — as long as they meet up in person regularly for team gatherings.Now Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is clarifying for the first time what he means by “regular” meetups.”I have a simple rule: we basically ask people to come to San Francisco one week a month,” Chesky told host Bob Safian on a recent episode of the Masters of Scale Rapid Response podcast. “Some people come for just two or three days. Some people…

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Meta has started performance-based layoffs affecting 5% of its 72,000-person workforce or around 3,600 global employees.Laid-off U.S.-based Meta employees were notified on Monday, February 10 at 5 a.m. PT via an email sent to their work and personal email addresses. Employees in Europe and Asia were notified the day prior.The Information reports that laid-off employees lost access to Meta’s internal systems within an hour and learned about their severance packages via email. Two sources told Business Insider that U.S. workers received a severance package that includes 16 weeks of pay, plus two weeks for each year at the company. The…

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Sometimes writing an email for your business or personal life can be anxiety-inducing, especially when you are waiting (or hoping), for a response. We’ve all been there — and so has Barbara Corcoran.It turns out that being a famous real estate entrepreneur and one of the original stars of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” still doesn’t mean everyone will reply to your emails.That’s why Corcoran shared her advice on Instagram Monday as a “surefire” way to get people to write you back.Related: You Might Be Offending Your Co-Workers With These Passive-Aggressive Email Phrases — Here’s What to Say Instead”Ever feel insulted because…

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. No matter what field you operate in as an entrepreneur, business manager or marketing executive, it is perfectly normal to feel like we are walking into a “whole new world” which is a little upside down and sideways with a line of vision akin to a being inside a well-shaken snow globe. Add more chaos every time we read that laws are changing to support a new political agenda and that another company has dropped its DEI and/or ESG policies and departments or changed its rules for just being kind to people…

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Compliance is, for sure, no longer only legal but also a significant cornerstone in this interwoven world to maintain trust, protect reputation and ensure seamless operations. Most global enterprises have historically pursued a path of reactive compliance, addressing the problems as they come up. Such an approach might have been good in relatively uncomplicated times, but today’s complicated, swiftly changing regulatory landscape requires much more.Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the compliance landscape since it proactively empowers enterprise-wide compliance. AI-powered tools and systems help organizations predict regulation changes, prevent violations and ensure compliance with…

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In an era of urgency, sound decision-making is crucial to organizational success. Yet, only 20% of executives believe their organizations excel at decision-making.Drawing on my own experiences, I have found that consensus decision-making is an effective approach to addressing this challenge. Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals brings immense fulfillment.Consensus decision-making is a creative way for groups to reach agreement. Rather than relying on majority voting, the aim is to find solutions everyone supports or can accept. No decision is made against anyone’s will, so unresolved concerns can block a proposal.…

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Today, there are more choices than ever for building wealth, like advances in AI and sustainable innovations. However, with every new investment opportunity, there’s a risk. The challenge? Finding the right balance between protecting what you’ve created and charging towards bigger things.In this article, I will share five smart and actionable strategies to balance portfolio risks and provide my insights about real estate, cryptocurrencies and alternative markets.Related: The Investing Strategy That Can Lower Risk in Your Portfolio 1. Diversify assets in real estateReal estate, especially REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), provides stability…

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The tech labor market is experiencing unemployment higher than average, and artificial intelligence is most likely to blame.Consulting firm Janco Associates analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Labor and found that the number of unemployed IT workers increased by 54,000 from December 2024 to January 2025 — there were 98,000 unemployed IT workers in December compared to 152,000 in January.Related: AI Could Replace 200,000 Jobs on Wall Street, According to a New Report. These Are the Jobs Most at Risk.The unemployment rate for tech workers increased from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in January, above the 4% average unemployment…

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This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Jenny Wood, a former Google executive who is the author of the newsletter Big Small Things and forthcoming book Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It. At Google, Wood led a large operations team that helped drive billions of dollars in revenue per year and started a passion project within the company called Own Your Career, which grew into one of the largest career development programs in Google’s history. Wood lives in Boulder, Colorado with her two young children and her husband, Jon.Image Credit: Tim Gillies. Jenny Wood.…

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In recent months, Amazon, JPMorgan, AT&T, and other companies have implemented strict return-to-office (RTO) policies, mandating five days back in the office. Even though there has been pushback, from hundreds of employees in some cases, companies are pressing on with these policies.In this climate, a few companies are standing out for their determination to stay remote, including Spotify, Shopify, and the popular real estate listing and advice company, Zillow.Related: Microsoft Office’s Cofounder on How to Make a Statement at Work Zillow has 6,800 employees as of its most recent financial results and everyone can work remotely. The company publicly decided…

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