by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Entrepreneurs
Pound Cake and Puzzles of Color are among the small businesses whose owners are rethinking their plans as major U.S. companies weaken their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The initiatives mostly date from the end President Donald Trump’s first term and...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Health, Mentoring, Women
Mentoring for new mothers can be the difference between a positive and a negative return to work—and should be offered to all employees going on maternity leave, according to new research. Researchers from Keele University and the University of Southampton teamed up...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Disabilities, Remote Work
On Jan. 20, wasting little time during his first 24 hours in office, president Donald Trump issued a memorandum terminating federal remote work arrangements for millions of government employees. It was a pleasing move to many Republican lawmakers, the authors of a...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Gen Z
AI is proving to be a mixed blessing for some Gen Z employees. The rapidly developing technology, which can help shore up their skills, can also pose challenges for these members of the workforce, according to employers. The downsides of AI should concern...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Featured, Gig Workers, Retirement
While gig work offers flexibility, it has a significant downside: no employer-sponsored retirement benefits. For millions of freelancers and other independent workers, this means taking retirement planning into their own hands. “The biggest retirement mistake...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Featured, Fractional, Leadership, Women
This model also allows women to command executive pay without the burnout of being “the only one” in the room every day. Many fractional leaders work 20–30 hours a week per client and maintain two or three clients at a time, earning six-figure incomes while designing...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Education, Engineering, Events, Featured
With the generous support from the people at Astemo, Global Auto Mobility met in December with student groups, associations, and teams – plus an expert panel of UofM Dearborn professors – to discuss how industry, higher education, and students can collaborate to...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Future of Work, Hybrid Workplace, Technology
In a world where remote and hybrid work arrangements have become mainstream, technology continues to reshape professional environments at an unprecedented pace. From artificial intelligence assistants to immersive virtual meetings, innovations once considered...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, Tariffs, U.S. Economy
President Donald Trump’s tariffs — and the anxiety they are creating — have sent the stock market into a nosedive. But it’s not just stocks. Uncertainty is spreading throughout the economy. There are several ways these concerns are showing up in the labor market,...
by dankeelan | Apr 8, 2025 | Creativity, Future of Work, Workplace
Gone are the days when “fun at work” meant a ping-pong table in the break room, ordering in pizza, or a mandatory holiday party. Today, forward-thinking organizations are reimagining workplace culture by embracing two distinct but complementary approaches: contrived...
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