5 Leadership Lessons That Don’t Sound Obvious, But Work

Most leadership advice sounds like something you have heard before, such as build a strong team, communicate clearly and stay two steps ahead. It all totally makes sense, yet much of it feels surface level. The real test of leadership is not whether you know these...

Research: Remote Work — Not AI — Has Sidelined Recent College Graduates

The buzz on college campuses is that AI is disrupting the job market for young college graduates. But new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that the culprit may be something else: remote work. An analysis of federal employment data, paired with...

NY Fed: Rise In Remote Work May Be Related To Youth Unemployment

Research shows that a rise in remote work since the COVID-19 pandemic is connected to a rise in unemployment among younger employees, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday. In a blog post, the research authors said they estimate about 64% of the rise in...

The Future Of Work: When Everyone Becomes A Manager

Traditionally, the workplace hierarchy was organized in the shape of a pyramid. A select group of executives was at the top, managers responsible for coordinating teams were in the middle and individual contributors who executed tasks made up the base of the...
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New Law Provides Stability For Gig Workers

These 1099 workers and “gig” workers — freelancers, consultants and contractors — comprise over 16% of Tennessee’s workforce. Technology, innovation and lifestyles have changed how we work, with many people finding work through the gig economy platforms. Whether they...

Filing Quarterly Taxes As A Gig Worker

If you are a gig worker, there's a good chance you'll need to make quarterly tax payments instead of one big payment in April. Here's what you need to know about making quarterly tax payments when you make a living as a gig worker. Many independent contractors are...

HBR: Speed Is A Leadership Decision

When Andy Jassy succeeded Jeff Bezos as CEO of Amazon, in 2021, he stepped into one of the most scrutinized leadership roles in business. Yet under Jassy’s leadership, Amazon has not only sustained its momentum but accelerated. According to the company, revenues have...

The CEO And Culture

There’s no doubt that the culture, writ large, both in the documented things like core values or key leadership principles and the unwritten rules of how we do things here — the rules of the game, so to speak — those are heavily influenced by the CEO, the top leader...

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