Mental Health Is No Longer an HR Issue. It’s a Leadership Issue.
Economics researchers recently surveyed 20,000 employees and found that nearly half (49%) said their work had made them feel depressed at least sometimes during the previous few weeks.According to the...
View ArticleThe One Quality That Still Gets You Hired in the Age of AI
With headlines predicting an AI job apocalypse and fewer entry-level positions, many graduates believe the odds are stacked against them. While the job market is competitive, Arvind Jain, former...
View ArticleMeta Made Billions. So Why Are Employees Miserable?
On May 20, Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta eliminated about 10% of its global workforce. The layoffs came after one of the most profitable quarters in Meta’s history: $56.31 billion in revenue and...
View ArticleBurned-Out Managers Are Killing Performance, Retention, and Growth
According to a recent Gallup report, managers are more burned out than the people they lead. Why? They’re stuck in the middle—pushing performance from below while absorbing pressure from above....
View ArticleAI Isn’t Eliminating Management—It’s Redefining It
AI Isn’t Eliminating Management—It’s Redefining ItFor years, large organizations have been reducing layers of middle management in pursuit of speed, efficiency, and cost control. Now, AI is...
View ArticleThe Great AI Debate: Hype or the Next Industrial Revolution?
Artificial intelligence is being described in wildly different terms depending on who you ask. For some people, AI is the most helpful coworker they’ve ever had. For others, it’s just a glorified...
View ArticleWhy Employees Fear AI—and What Managers Can Do About It
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept—it’s here, and employees know it. While leaders often view AI as a productivity booster, many employees see it as a looming threat. Fear of job...
View ArticleThe Critical Leadership Lesson Hidden in NFL Black Monday
January 5 – Otherwise known as Black Monday. The annual day after the end of the NFL regular season when a slew of losing coaches get fired. This year, a few NFL teams didn’t even wait for the final...
View ArticleEvery Successful Person Uses This Word
When we’re young, saying yes is effortless. It’s instinct. We shoot our hands up first, volunteer without overthinking, and feel that quiet thrill of being chosen. That natural impulse to step forward...
View ArticleThe Broken Promise: How AI Is Leaving a Generation Stuck
Recruiters, overwhelmed by tens of thousands of applications, are increasingly turning to AI-powered screening tools to filter candidates long before a human ever sees them.At the same time,...
View ArticleThe $5 Million Push to Close America’s Trade Skills Gap
Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs and CEO of the Mike Rowe Works Foundation, believes America is in the middle of a “seismic shift” — one that could redefine the future of work. And it’s not happening in...
View ArticleWorkplace Loyalty? AT&T Says It’s History
It’s rare for a CEO’s internal memo to go viral, but that’s what happened when AT&T CEO John Stankey responded to a recent employee engagement survey. Stankey was direct: loyalty is no longer...
View ArticleThis Advice from Melinda French Gates is a Hidden Gem
Despite her $30 billion net worth, Melinda French Gates said “no” to funding her 22-year-old daughter’s startup: a platform that compares clothing prices from over 40,000 sites to help shoppers find...
View ArticleThe Best Business Advice from the Oracle of Omaha
At this year’s meeting for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffet announced that he’d ask the board to replace him as CEO at the end of the year. He’ll be 95 years old then.After a standing...
View ArticleHow to Bridge the Executive/Employee Divide
If you were to have asked me, “Could the world of work possibly get any worse?” my answer would have been “No.” And yet—it has. The divide between U.S. employees and executive leadership continues to...
View ArticleBusiness Lessons Learned on the Pickleball Court
After years of pushing my body with tennis matches and thrilling (but brutal) downhill ski runs, I found myself searching for a sport that could offer a bit more forgiveness. That is when I discovered...
View ArticleThe Hidden Costs of Layoffs
A wave of layoffs is currently underway globally. And while these cost reductions may offer organizations a temporary reprieve, they also come with hidden costs that many companies fail to...
View ArticleThe Future of Work Isn’t Changing; Gen Z Has Already Changed It
The workforce is evolving as Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2012, according to the Pew Research Center) redefines career paths, favoring entrepreneurship, gig work, and trades over traditional...
View ArticleThe Power of High Performers: A Lesson from Gridiron Football
With the AFC’s No. 1 seed secured, the Kansas City Chiefs football team opted to rest their starters during the Jan. 5 regular-season finale against the Denver Broncos. Instead, the Chiefs fielded...
View ArticleCorporate Greed and the Cost of Executive Security: A Band-Aid Solution to a...
In the wake of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, companies are racing to enhance security measures for C-Suite leaders and making executive staff less visible on their websites....
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