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Leading In The Age of AI — The Leadership Capacity Crisis

The organizations that get through a shift like this aren’t the ones with the best tools. They’re the ones led by people who grow faster than the moment demands. I’ve experienced that truth every time. AI isn’t the exception. AI is putting a spotlight on the...

Unions Sue Over New Rules Expanding Feds Power To Fire Workers

Roughly a million federal workers could soon be fired by a Washington office they’ve never worked for — one that can also decide whether its own firing decisions are fair. Seven federal employee unions sued the Office of Personnel Management Monday, asking...

What A Decade Of Gig Work Actually Pays

Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894 to honor the American worker. For the people who move Americans and their furniture, it is one of the busiest working weekends of the year. Data from more than 1.5 million completed jobs at Lugg, an on-demand moving...

Why Upwork’s CEO Insists The AI Jobs Apocalypse Isn’t Happening

Few leaders have a better real-time read on how AI is actually reshaping the workforce than Hayden Brown. As CEO of Upwork, the platform where 18 million freelancers meet the businesses that need them, she sees what the monthly jobs report can’t: which skills are...
Teaching Disagreement Is Leadership Work

The stakes of professional development are well documented and often framed in terms of career ownership and individual responsibility. But professional development also unfolds within relationships and institutions that shape how people learn to exercise voice,...

Longevity Is Redefining The Future Of Work

For years, workplace wellness meant perks, such as yoga classes, meditation apps, and step challenges. While these were all well intentioned, they were increasingly beside the point. A much bigger shift is now underway: the move from wellness to longevity. Longevity...

Getting A Job After Prison Or Jail Is Tough — Tips

The Marion County Reentry Coalition keeps a running list of job openings available to people with a criminal background in Indianapolis. To be on that list, according to senior associate Kinsey Bussell, employers have to be willing to work with people who were...

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