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Social Security Benefit Reduction Worries Are Rattling Workers And Retirees
Nearly 71 million Americans rely on Social Security for monthly income, and a growing number now fear benefits could be reduced, the SSA confirmed. EBRI's 2026 Retirement Confidence Survey found that about four in five workers and seven in 10 retirees are concerned...
Microsoft’s New Research Finds An AI ‘Paradox’ Holding Companies Back
A new Microsoft study of 20,000 artificial intelligence users in workplaces around the world concludes that the biggest barrier to getting real value from AI isn’t the technology or the workers themselves — it’s the ingrained culture of the organizations where they...
Building and Sustaining a Cohesive Leadership Team
The Real Work of Organizational Health -- A healthy organization doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built—intentionally, consistently, and over time—by leaders who understand that the quality of their leadership team determines the quality of everything else. This...
The Critical Part Of Work Leaders Keep Missing
In a general sense, workplace leaders are trained to focus on what can be seen and measured. They’re taught to pay close attention to employee performance, productivity, and efficiency—often without realizing that some of the most important aspects of work will never...
Expert Insights Into How AI Can Boost Remote Team Collaboration
While concerns about artificial intelligence often center on job displacement and reduced human connection, a different reality is beginning to take shape—one where AI strengthens how teams work together. For remote and distributed organizations in particular,...
Why Are So Many Workers Holding Multiple Jobs?
About one in 20 workers has multiple jobs, a rate not seen since the waning days of the dot-com boom. There are still a lot of U.S. workers holding down multiple jobs — about one in every 20, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s fallen a fraction of a...
India: 23 Million GIG Workers By 2030
By 2030, India will have over 23 million gig workers. Most of them will have no formal contract, no social security and no guaranteed income. This is not a future risk. It is already the reality. India is in the middle of a structural shift in how work is defined and...
The Four‑Day Week Won’t Happen Overnight, But It Could Transform How We Live And Work
A century ago, the five-day working week helped reshape society. It was introduced at scale by industrial pioneers to address not only worker wellbeing but also economic pressures. US industrialist Henry Ford was among the first to give workers two full days off per...
