05 2025 June
The Man (and Book) That Might Actually Change the World
What if the greatest problem in the world was a lack of moral ambition among the best and brightest people? As a recent interview with...
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03 2025 March
Unemployment Is Low, But No One Is Hiring. Experts Are Calling It The Big Freeze.
What do you call it when unemployment is at record lows at the same time that hiring is similarly stalled? Actually, there’s no word for...
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26 2024 September
What “Jobs You’ve Never Heard Of” Can Teach You About a Better Way to Work
Sometimes a good roundup post is exactly what you need to give you a new perspective on work. That’s what this compilation from the team...
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03 2024 September
The One Time When Everyone Lies on Social Media: After Getting Laid Off
Getting laid off is hard. Though I’ve now been an entrepreneur for nearly ten years, I do remember those moments (yes, plural!) in my life...
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09 2022 June
Understanding the Woman-Led Backlash Against the “Lean In” Movement
If you are a professional woman, do you identify with this idea of "leaning in" as the right way to build your career, or do you feel that this expectation that it is your responsibility to assert yourself underestimates the cultural and institutional barriers that stand in your way?
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05 2022 June
My Non-Obvious Graduation Advice For Recent Grads
I’m just a few days away from my oldest son graduating from high school, and so I’ve been thinking a lot about graduation advice. A...
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Dress Codes Suck. Do They Actually Matter?
Should people be allowed to wear whatever they want in order to be their authentic selves at work?
Read Now26 2020 May
How To Conquer Loneliness and Isolation While Working Remotely
Last week I attended a virtual book launch event hosted by a DC-based networking group called Cadre where former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy spoke about his new book...
Read Now26 2019 December
5 Non-Obvious Megatrends Changing Our World In 2020
For the past ten years I have gone through an annual ritual of publishing a book about trends that describe our shifting culture and business...
Read Now28 2019 February
Digital Undertakers, On-Demand Grandkids And Other Jobs Of The Future
One of the most consistent signs of our shifting future is how quickly new jobs and industries are emerging. Even as some fear technology making...
Read Now21 2018 September
Why The Future of Work Should Be Jobs Humans Actually Want To Do
On September 13th Time magazine ran a cover story on the plight of underpaid teachers in America. A few days later, an Amazon worker published an expose about...
Read Now20 2018 August
Why More Millennials Are Uncovering Their Tattoos At Work
For the past several years the debate about tattoos at work has gone back and forth between those who think a tattoo is taboo in the...
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