How guilty should you feel about leaving the boss who gave you your first big break?
Archives for August 4, 2024
Will A.I. Kill Meaningless Jobs?
And is that so bad?
How to Ask for Help Without Making Yourself Look Bad
When you request support with confidence, your colleagues are more likely to see you as self-assured, pragmatic, and capable.
Why “Wisdom Work” Is the New “Knowledge Work”
AI technologies create less demand for human knowledge — and they put a premium on human wisdom.
4 tips for combatting workplace loneliness
Feeling left out at work? You’re not alone.
The Emergence Of The Viral ‘Hushed Hybrid’ Workplace Trend In 2024
In 2023, I wrote for Forbes.com about the “coffee badging” trend in which employees showed up at the office for enough time to have a cup of coffee and earn an imaginary badge for it, then went home to do their work.
The One Person Who Could Make Your Job Easier Also Doesn’t Want to Be There
Burned-out managers are an “industry-agnostic” problem.
The McKinsey partners putting middle managers at the center of organizational excellence
When you ask someone about their career goals, they may say, “I want to be a school principal” or “store manager” or “leading the team discovering a cure for a devastating disease.”
Trump claims he’s pro-worker. Project 2025 will gut labor rights
Far-right plan for a Republican presidency would undercut unions, strip child labor laws and boost corporate profits
Shapiro Faces Scrutiny Over Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Aide
The case has attracted renewed criticism now that Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, is on the short list to be Kamala Harris’s running mate.
EEOC hits budget crunch and plans to furlough employees
The federal watchdog agency responsible for protecting American workers from discrimination plans to furlough all employees for a day this month because of a budget shortfall.
What do good bosses have in common?
Good leaders might look different depending on industry or role. But they have certain key traits in common, say experts.
The countries where workers and their bosses are most and least engaged
Employee engagement is the goal of every good business leader—and it’s distressingly rare.
So, Human Resources Is Making You Miserable?
Get in line behind the H.R. managers themselves, who say that since the pandemic, the job has become an exasperating ordeal. “People hate us,” one said.