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Welcome to another edition of Workshift! The exclusive newsletter for Leaders, Founders, Managers and HRs.
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In Today's Email:
- Amazon is done with remote work
- What I learnt in my first year as a CEO
- AI Tool Of The Week 🤖: HEDWiG is happy to help you with all your recruitment email content creation
- Opportunity Of The Week 💡: Future of Capitalism Tech Startup Competition for up to $1 million in investment
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See the top startups you should be watching right now. Rumour has it they are the fast-growing startups disrupting industries through new tech and innovation.
THE BIG IDEA
Amazon Is Done With Remote Work
Amazon is pulling the plug on remote work.
The e-commerce giant is asking employees to return to the office five days a week, with a push for managers to oversee more staff.
CEO Andy Jassy explained in a memo that Amazon is “going back to how we worked pre-COVID.” According to him, being around each other physically is key to delivering top-notch service to customers and hitting business goals.
The policy kicks off on January 2, 2025.
While there will still be some flexibility—like working remotely during emergencies or when traveling—Amazon’s current policy of allowing two remote days a week will be scrapped.
A couple of other top companies have also recently been putting an end to remote and hybrid work setups.
What’s it been like on YOUR end? If you currently run a remote or hybrid work setup, have you also been having a change of mind?
You can check out the full details of Amazon's decision here.
Challenge Of The Week 🎯
Happy and healthy employees can positively impact a business. Implement one or two of these wellness challenge ideas to promote healthy living and encourage maximum participation.
Do You Like the Sound of Free Employer Branding?
We're on a mission to help startups that genuinely care about building a great workplace change the negative narrative surrounding startups in West Africa.
Think your startup is truly invested in building a culture that values its employees?
Learn From The Best ✍️
What I Learned In My First Year As CEO
I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from amazing mentors and leaders through the years. I try to pass along that knowledge to others, so in an effort to help other future CEOs, here are a few lessons I’ve learned in my first year as a CEO.
HR Insights Featuring The HR Digest
The Secret to Being a Good Mentor
You might believe that you need to have advice ready at the tip of your tongue at a moment’s notice, but that isn’t true. Sometimes, all a mentee needs is someone who listens and explores their perspective with them.
If you’re in pursuit of mentorship best practices, then learn to be a good listener and understand what is being said. If a mentee wants advice, you don’t need a perfect solution ready every time.
Meme Of The Week 😂
Credit: Memelogy
Where You Should Be 🌍
Moonshot By TechCabal
Moonshot is the conference that brings together Africa's tech ecosystem in person to network, collaborate, share insights, and celebrate innovation on the continent.
You can expect;
- A room full of founders, business leaders, startups & enterprise companies.
- Innovation solutions for huge problems across Africa.
Date: 9th-10th October, 2024
Your Target Audience Are Our Friends 🎯
You can advertise with us, details here.
Recommended Read 📚
Amid the excitement surrounding generative AI since the release of ChatGPT, Bard, Claude, Midjourney, and other content-creating tools, CEOs are still asking: Is this just hype, or a transformative opportunity? And if it is transformative, how can it add value to my business?
Roundtable 🔄
Thoughts?
Investing News & Opportunities 💰
- Field, a Nigerian health tech tackling maternal mortality has raised $11 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Brotinni, an Egyptian startup that allows customers to buy meat and poultry online, has raised undisclosed funding from Entlaq
- The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is offering up to $25k for viable engineering products with social and environmental impact
There’s More To Being A Leader🎖️
- This is how to know the right talent strategy for your organization
- Apparently, the longer your employees stay in your company, the more unhappy they tend to be
- Seen this pay transparency course?
- Opportunity Of The Week 💡: Future of Capitalism Tech Startup Competition for up to $1 million in investment
- AI Tool of the Week 🤖: HEDWiG is happy to help you with all your recruitment email content creation
What’s Happening? 🤷♂️
While you were away at work, these 5 things happened:
- Heyfood is looking to expand to Abuja and Benin, avoiding the contested Lagos market
- Google just won the challenge against $1.7Bn EU fine
- This report just figured AI could boost Africa’s economy by over $30 billion in 10 years
- Chuck E. Cheese's parent company has been sued for workplace sexual harassment
- Kenyan-based Uncap has launched a $33 million fund to support early-stage SMEs in Africa
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Written by Onekpe Regina
Edited by Oluwaseye Adesina
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