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The Powerful Combination Of Aligned Goals And Intentions
I recently worked with a rising young executive, and we were having our final leadership coaching meeting. During our conversation, I asked her this question, “What is the one big thing you need to do to continue your development as a leader?” She paused for a moment...
Gig Workers Are Not Dispensable
In the past few years, the “gig economy” has ballooned in size to make up around 5m people - or 16 per cent of Britain’s workforce. These are jobs on short term contracts or freelance work, but with few rights or protections. Services are booked through apps or...
How the PRO Act Threatens High-Skill Careers
Aimee Benavides has spent the past two decades using her English- and Spanish-language skills to help those in need. She earns a living as an interpreter in courthouses, assisting witnesses and defendants who don’t understand what’s happening — and she specializes in...
Attracting and Retaining Restaurant Employees in a Labor Shortage
As much as labor dynamics have flared of late, the national hourly crew turnover rate for limited-service restaurants today sits well above the 100 percent mark—a number virtually unchanged from 2019, according to Black Box Intelligence. It’s a reality surfacing some...
Lifelong Learning – Skills for a Sustainable Future
It is an undeniable fact that ongoing training and development throughout people’s working lives will be an essential cornerstone of creating a sustainable economic future in the years ahead. In fact, a report from the World Economic Forum states that by 2025 44% of...
A Harvard Business School Professor’s 4 Great Leadership Lessons
If you rise to become CEO of an established company or you're brought in to turn one around, you face a raft of surprising leadership challenges, including: Inability to trust some of your inherited team to tell you what you need to know,Urgent need to replace...
Factors to Consider When Vetting and Hiring an Executive Coach
Executive coaching is a tool to support your professional growth. For some, executive coaching can help determine how to get to the next level in their careers. For others, it supports them in being more effective or productive in their roles. Executive coaching can...
States Overpaid Almost $13 B Unemployment Benefits
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit home, millions of jobs were shed within weeks. Thankfully, lawmakers stepped up and boosted unemployment benefits at the start of the pandemic to help jobless workers who may not have had savings to fall back on. But a...
