
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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18 2024 November
Why Do So Many Companies Want People Back in The Office Now?
The future of work is hybrid. If there was one prediction I heard most often about the workplace coming out of the pandemic, this was...
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01 2024 May
What The New Ban on Non-Competes Actually Means for Companies
This week the FTC issued a rule this week that bans non-compete clauses, estimating that up to 8,500 new startups will be created as a result...
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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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02 2022 June
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?
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26 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...
Read Now03 2018 July
The Rise of Passive Job Seeking
In a world where everyone is constantly bombarded with examples of how the grass is greener somewhere else, earning true employee loyalty may soon be harder than ever.
Read Now27 2018 June
Why Our Economy Supports (And Sometimes Needs) Bullsh*t Jobs
“A titanic amount of our economy is presently bullshit, and we’re working crazy hours to ensure that all the bullshit gets done.” This review of...
Read Now16 2018 June
SHRM 2018 and the Reinvention Of Human Resources
Toby Flenderson is not a popular guy. A few years when I spoke at a previous SHRM event, Toby was one factor in a palpable...
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