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With AI, Job Searches And Recruiting May Be Less Onerous, Hopefully
AI is disrupting the onerous process of search and interviewing for positions.
Leaders Have Better Lives but Worse Days
Gallup 2026 Report — Leaders Are Thriving. They’re Also Burning Out. Both Are True.
New Gallup data reveals a paradox: leaders report the highest engagement — and carry the most stress, anger, sadness and loneliness.
Workplace Loneliness Is The Leadership Crisis AI Cannot Fix
Workplace loneliness is not a personal problem. New research shows it is an organizational crisis with measurable costs and a leadership fix.
my long-time employee pushed to become a contractor … and the relationship fell apart
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A reader writes:
I run a small healthcare practice and recently had a difficult transition with a long-time employee that I’m trying to learn from.
Sarah worked for me for about five years as our director of business development and marketing lead. During that time, I invested heavily in her
employment lawyers won’t talk to me until I’ve already been fired — how do I find a legal consult now?
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A reader writes:
I’m a long-time reader. I often see you advise writers to get advice from an attorney. You even once covered how to tell your current employer you are bringing in an attorney.
I’m seeking advice on an ADA matter, but I’ve run into a weird issue. It
Gen Z workers are so fearful AI will take their job they’re intentionally sabotaging their company’s AI rollout
Many employees are refusing to use AI tools, with some even admitting to tampering with performance reviews to make AI appear less effective.
should I contact my old boss, who’s in prison for a terrible crime?
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Content warning for upsetting discussion of sexual abuse of children.
A reader writes:
I spent most of my 20s managing a business, eventually becoming more or less second-in-command. The owner was an older guy in his 60s. He was a bit of a grumpy guy and more conservative than me
We’re Asking The Wrong Question About AI And Jobs
The challenge is not predicting which jobs will vanish, but understanding how work is being transformed—and ensuring that our education systems evolve accordingly.
6 Micro-Responses At Work Make Your Impact Impossible To Ignore
Unrecognized at work? Learn the six micro-responses—small, strategic shifts—that experts say can quietly take you from invisible to indispensable.
Are You Learning At Work — Or Just Using AI To Get Answers?
As AI reshapes the workplace, early career professionals need more than technical skills. Here’s how to build human value that sets you apart from AI.
The white-collar jobs most exposed to AI, according to Anthropic’s own data
Anthropic’s head economist talks with Fortune about how AI can already handle far more work than most realize.
Managers and Executives Disagree on AI—and It’s Costing Companies
AI initiatives often stall not because leaders lack ambition or investment, but because the people charged with making them work—middle managers—see a very different reality from senior executives. Executives tend to experience AI as a strategic advantage, while managers confront its flaws inside real workflows, under real constraints, and without enough time or support. Companies will move faster when they stop treating AI adoption as a top-down mandate and start addressing the operational burden in the middle: diagnosing readiness honestly, involving managers in planning, reducing their administrative load, tracking readiness as well as usage, and creating feedback channels that surface problems early.
EEOC Reports Record Recoveries, Signals Continued Enforcement
The EEOC reports $660M recovered for workplace discrimination victims in 2025, with record pre-litigation gains and systemic enforcement driving robust results.