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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...
Nurse Practitioner Named Best Job Of 2024

Healthcare reigned supreme as the top category for jobs and careers, according to a survey released by U.S. News & World Report Tuesday morning. The report analyzed jobs by growth potential, work-life balance, safety, employment rate and median...

Work-From-Home Setup Still In Flux

WORK-FROM-HOME keywords have been declining in job descriptions on Jobstreet by SEEK, a leading employment platform in Southeast Asia, as hirers are still figuring out the ideal work arrangement for employees amid transitioning out of the pandemic. Lewis Ng, chief...

Hiring Seniors Can Be Financial Boon In Tight Labor Market

More senior workers are staying in the workforce than ever before, and that may be a “win-win” for employers and workers alike, writes my colleague Alexa Mikhail for Fortune’s February and March 2024 print issue. Around one-fifth of Americans...

Illegal To Record A Conversation At Work?

I've recently had a conversation with my boss where she accused me of something I didn't do, and she mischaracterized things I said afterward. I am considering recording future conversations to capture proof of what was exactly said. Can employees record work...

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