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The Leadership Skill That Takes Breakthrough Technology Further

Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors, once said, “Of course we’re going to compete, but in a lot of spaces now, in many industries, you compete and you partner.” This captures an important shift in leadership. From automotive and AI to healthcare, energy, food...

The Great Healthcare Cost Hike Is Here

American healthcare, the priciest healthcare system in the world, is set to get even more expensive In the coming weeks, the roughly 160 million Americans who get health insurance through work will log into their benefits portals and pick a plan for 2027. Even for...

It’s Taking Longer To Find A New Job After Losing One

In today's stagnant hiring environment, the numbers are not encouraging. U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs last month. That's one job for every 244 unemployed workers. The average worker is taking longer to find a new job, and that means more people are exhausting...

Bezos Vision For The Future — Exact Opposite Of What Other AI Leaders Predict

AI leaders, including two of Anthropic’s co-founders, have cautioned that AI could rapidly replace human jobs, leading to mass unemployment. Now Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is outlining a different future, where AI leads to human labor shortages instead.  In an...
Amazon To Cut A Few Hundred Jobs At Healthcare Units

Amazon.com will cut a few hundred jobs across its healthcare units, Amazon Healthcare Services executive Neil Lindsay said in a letter to employees on Tuesday. Roughly 115 positions may be eliminated at One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, according to Business Insider,...

AI At Work

AI, once an ambiguous science fiction trope, has become an ambiguous business buzzword, as every technology product races to implement what Silicon Valley thinks is the greatest innovation since the internet. But lost in the conversation are stories about the people...

Why Women Look For Gig Jobs: Avoiding The Old Boys Network

Jean-Paul Sartre once said, “Hell is other people.” The French philosopher wouldn’t get much of an argument from many working women. There’s a reason lots of women are freelancing, doing contract or gig jobs and saying goodbye to the traditional workplace − and it’s...

Is ‘Kind Productivity’ The Future Of Work?

Is this kind? If every decision made by every person at work—where many of us spend most of our daily lives—were to begin with that one question, what would the workplace look like? Laura Tan is a company director, "a lifelong grafter", and a firm believer that...

Personality Traits That Can Help You Ace A Job Interview

Anna Papalia, the Philadelphia-based author of the just-published book, “Interviewology” (Harper Business, Jan. 30, 2024), has some key tips for those in search of new jobs — as well as those on the front lines of filling those positions. Speaking to Fox News...

Marina Marchese and the Power of Building Your Vision

Workshifter had a conversation recently with Marina Marchese, Owner of ATD Healthcare Services Metro Detroit, Marina talked about her story as a young immigrant and how her push to succeed paved the way for the opening and growth of her business. To see Marina in...

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