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Federal Job Applicants Can’t Skip ‘Loyalty Question’ 

New essay questions on many federal job applications, asking candidates how they would advance the Trump administration’s policies, are optional, according to the Office of Personnel Management. But new documents submitted in a lawsuit seeking the removal of these...

Engineering Without The Liberal Arts Is A Broken Machine  

This whole-brain approach to engineering is neither emphasized nor practiced nearly enough. Sure, our school, like any school, supports the idea of exploratory education on paper. UConn regularly boasts about their general education program: an overflowing course...

Leadership Macomb Visits Detroit Arsenal

 A group of leaders from throughout Macomb County were introduced to the county’s defense and aerospace industries April 15 with visits to the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal and General Dynamics Land Systems as part of the Leadership Macomb program. The Detroit...

The Tech Industry Is Applying An Uber-Style ‘Gigification’ Model To Nursing

In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the emergence of ride-sharing and food-delivery apps. Almost two decades later, gig work is as big as it’s ever been, and is creeping into one of the...
How To Unlock Your Leadership Skills To Grow Your Business

Being a good leader is essential for any successful business -- especially if you want to bring out the best in your team. Now more than ever, consumers hold the power in the market system. Fueled by the global reach of social media, consumers can influence how...

Mentors: Why And How To Find The Right One For You

Most people use this yearly transition to examine and weigh their performance for the year. This is what gives birth to New Year's resolutions. Are you planning definite ways to advance your life and career in the coming year? If so, one of the most powerful ways to...

Getting Your Tech Stack Right: Critical For Your Business

As businesses navigate economic uncertainty, leaders need their teams to be empowered to spend more time on work that matters. This means ensuring that their time is spent on the most strategic and impactful initiatives that quickly address business pressures and...

Watch Out For These 4 Remote Work Mistakes

As I write this, I'm sharing my desk chair with my cranky elderly cat. We're listening to music, being warmed by a space heater, and I'm wearing slippers. It's freezing outside, but I haven't had to step foot out of my apartment to go to work. What's my secret?...

Amazon Ends Fully Remote Work

The call to return to the office came from Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, who posted a message on the official company blog, declaring that staff must now attend physical Amazon premises at least three times a week. In the blog post, Jassy mentions the benefits he sees in...

How Healthy Is The Future Of Work?

Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases its eagerly anticipated jobs report. Cue the headlines. Job numbers up? Good—well done, politicians. Job numbers down? Bad. Weak economy. Interpreting data this way misses the real story. Do these jobs allow...

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