This post is in response to Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic’s HBR blog: This blog post initially intrigued me with its unique position on charisma. In today’s society, charisma is viewed as a positive characteristic of a leader; this post stands for everything undesirable about it. It talks to how charisma is valued far too much in politics and …
This post is in response to Sean Lister’s blog: The article Sean responded to discusses the fact that Canadians today are working more than ever before, and it is taking a toll on the mental health of employees. This stress can have a drastic impact on family life at home, cutting into leisure and/or time with …
This post is in response to Haley Shao’s blog: In late September, the Iranian Rial plummeted by almost a third due to tough economic sanctions and an embargo against Iranian oil. This drop had been an ongoing concern, decreasing from about 10,000 rials to 1 US dollar down to nearly 40,000 rials over the course of …
Apple is under public scrutiny again, as employees of their assembly partner, Foxconn Technology Group, went on strike for the second time in two weeks. Since Apple launched the iPhone 5 earlier this month, Foxconn workers have been overwhelmed by the demand for the new device. Because of this unfair demand, which had them working “as many …