by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the American worker. For the people who move Americans and their furniture, it is one of the busiest working weekends of the year. Data from more than 1.5 million completed jobs at Lugg, an on-demand moving...
by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Jobs
Few leaders have a better real-time read on how AI is actually reshaping the workforce than Hayden Brown. As CEO of Upwork, the platform where 18 million freelancers meet the businesses that need them, she sees what the monthly jobs report can’t: which skills are...
by dankeelan | Aug 25, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work
Amid a “frozen” job market, particularly challenging for young workers, AI presents both peril and significant career promise. Embracing AI is crucial for navigating this landscape. Individuals can leverage AI to boost productivity, as companies...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Soft Skills, Workplace
Noticing that a six-foot-something intoxicated and aggressive man was hungry and providing him with a ham sandwich once helped John Finnerty calm a volatile situation. Finnerty, who is 53 and from Limerick, was a member of An Garda Síochána at the time. “I’d been...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Workplace
For years now, executives at companies that are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars a year into developing various artificial intelligence tools have insisted that the technology will ultimately mean people will spend less of their time working. An engineering...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Mentoring, STEM
The Mystic Aquarium has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Multistate Mentoring Programs initiative to expand its STEM Mentoring program. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Hiring, Skills
Seventy percent of employers now use skills-based hiring, up from 65% a year earlier, and 53% have eliminated degree requirements entirely, up from just 30%, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2026 survey and TestGorilla’s 2025...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
After lackluster hiring in June, forecasters had expected the report to show a modest pickup in July. The Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its report on the U.S. job market, and it looks weaker than forecasters had expected. Employers cut 23,000 jobs in July...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Featured, Remote Work
Remote work has transformed how people collaborate, communicate, and build relationships at work. While greater flexibility has benefited many professionals, it has also introduced a layer of invisible effort that often goes unrecognized. From carefully managing tone...
by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Career, Featured
“For decades I’ve been told that managing a successful career begins with a plan,” Bill, a senior leader in a financial institution, told me during an executive education program I was running. “Decide where you want to be in five years. Build a roadmap. Acquire the...
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