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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...
Focus On Mentoring Drives GLEAM Forward

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf President Sanjiv Razdan started GLEAM Network in the throes of the pandemic because he wanted to create mentorship opportunities like those he’s experienced throughout his career in the industry. The focus is to provide such mentoring and...

India: Over 40% Gig Workers Face Violence At Work

A recent survey conducted by Delhi-based NGO Paigam has shed light on the challenges faced by gig workers and app-based drivers across India. The survey, which studied responses from a sample size of 10,000 individuals between April 2022 and 2023 across eight states,...

Your Role As The Leader Of Your Team

Some of my clients are working to figure out the CEO role as their organization is changing. Many of these leaders find themselves challenged with stepping into a new role OR a familiar role in a rapidly changing organization. For example, if you are a company...

What Is The Secure Act 2.0?

Congress passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) in 2019 to help Americans better prepare for retirement. In the final days of 2022, the SECURE 2.0 Retirement Savings Act (aka "SECURE Act 2.0") was signed into law, expanding...

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