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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 Cutting Hundreds Of Healthcare Jobs

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs at its health care units, Amazon Pharmacy and the primary care company One Medical, the tech giant confirmed Tuesday. In a statement and memo to employees shared with GeekWire, Amazon Health Services Senior Vice President Neil...

Hybrid Work Is An Equity Issue

“For women, hybrid or remote work is about a lot more than flexibility. When women work remotely, they face fewer microaggressions and have higher levels of psychological safety.”1 While executives may believe it’s time to come back to the office, there...

Oakland Nonprofit To Mentor Black Young Men Through STEM

A nonprofit organization that started in Oakland with a mission to mentor Black young men and transform their life through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics now has spread across the country. "I want to be an entrepreneur, but I've also been thinking...

Jerome Powell: Remote Work Will Be Persistent

If corporate America was hoping Fed Chair Jay Powell would provide ammunition in the ongoing battle to end the scourge of remote work, instead it got friendly fire. Three years on from the rollout of lifesaving COVID vaccines and the gradual ending of pandemic-era...

6 Essential Skills For The Next Decade

I’m so sorry to be the one to tell you this, but the year is well underway. As we venture further into this year, decade, and century, the landscape of professional advancement continues to evolve rapidly. What does that mean? Well, it’s more important than every that...

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