![]() Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan headlined a list of US business luminaries sanctioned by Russia on Thursday – the latest round of escalating tit-for-tat penalties levied following the invasion of Ukraine. Iranian president plans use the $6B prisoner cash ‘wherever we need it’ Hunter Biden-linked Russian billionaires spared yet again by US sanctions Russian oligarch rented out landmark NYC mansion days before getting hit by US sanctions: sources So many are set in their ways, but seeing a powerhouse like LinkedIn making these ‘employees first’ motivated moves sets the stage for the company to become even more extraordinary.Joe Biden’s words in Israel were sorely needed-but what’s his Iran plan? “So smart that LinkedIn has decided to roll with the times instead of fighting them. ![]() Great leadership.” Kristen Ackerly, founder at Feeling the Vibe Media “Ryan Roslansky, you had me at, ‘We trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams.’ As it should be. Companies hire adults and should treat them as such until they're given a reason not to-not the other way around.” Olivia P. If a staff member performs the same or better working offsite than working in an office, why stick to old school? If a staff member has a big family and they can't concentrate at home, then a smaller office or local rented workspace for teams is the right place and sometimes it's just needing to meet in person with the team anywhere and then go off into the universe to do their great work.” Liam Darmody, EQ-driven operations leader, LinkedIn branding pro The best results come from letting your staff have good planning and good reasons to work from anywhere. Nobody likes to be imprisoned in mandatory workplaces. “Very exciting efforts! Kudos to LinkedIn Team for showing deep-rooted trust upon each other! Excellent policy to keep humanity on its priority!” Michael Plis, founder and IT pro at Cyberkite ‘We trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams.’ Kudos & #KeepRockingLinkedIn!” Rajwinder Dhillon, senior principal at Guru Gobind Singh Public School-India “Love this evolved approach Ryan Roslansky & Teuila Hanson. Here are a few of the many comments, in response to the CEO’s message. The comments from members on the site overwhelmingly and widely applauded the concept of trusting workers to self-determine what’s best for their specific situations. It's smart that Roslansky stressed flexibility and adjustments to the decision-making process. There could be claims of favoritism or punitive actions based on the decisions made by supervisors around hybrid and remote options. What happens when her boss holds an old-school mindset and prefers his staff to be in the office? Similar issues could arise. For instance, if you are a single mother with young, preschool-aged children, it would be reasonable to ask for a remote option. There could be concerns with decentralized manager-based decisions. ![]() Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter pushed back their plans on having employees return to an office setting. With the sudden surge of the Delta variant, it is reasonable for LinkedIn and other corporations to remain flexible. Last year, the company previously announced working from home less than half of the time would become the new standard, but the plan was open to change. It reminds me just how critical company culture and the wellness and mental health of employees are to any business.” It's a smart move on the part of companies, as Hanson points out, “A supportive company culture not only attracts and retains the kind of talent needed to build the business.” In a follow-up LinkedIn post after the time off, Hanson wrote, “It's been three weeks since we all returned from our companywide RestUp! week and it's so inspiring to see how our employees returned to work rejuvenated and recharged. That is when we were seeing: 'wow there is clear burnout.'" Teuila Hanson, LinkedIn's chief people officer, said about the decision, “We wanted to make sure we could give them something really valuable, and what we think is most valuable right now is time for all of us to collectively walk away." She added, "I think the reality of the weight of the pandemic really took its toll during those months. LinkedIn provided its workers an extra paid week off in April. The job-search platform previously initiated a number of worker-friendly programs. “Leading with trust and flexibility is not new for us,” said Roslansky. Microsoft officials say LinkedIn’s solid advertising business surpassed $1 billion in the last quarter. Revenues for LinkedIn were up 46% compared to the same quarter last year. Now, it's the third $10 billion business acquired by Microsoft. ![]() Microsoft bought LinkedIn in 2016 for around $26.2 billion. ![]()
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