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We’ve heard it for decades. We have been ‘on the brink’ of a clean industrial revolution seemingly forever. It never came. Now it’s here and, as always, driven by government policy. The threat from climate change has been the subject of conversation, activism, and often aggressive debate for decades. It has successfully laid solid foundations

One of the top three reasons young workers have left their jobs in the past two years is due to burnout, so why aren’t more employers taking action to combat it? With resignations at an all-time high–more than 4.27 million Americans quit their jobs in May 2022, for example– and even “quiet quitting” emerging as

The question of what someone plans to offer for a company’s future is a must in all interviews. Regardless of what you are planning to do, here are the three rules that will save you from all the fuss of trying to be accurate and successful. Give them a chance and check them out. Use

Middle managers, front-line and back-office employees are likely to be the most disappointed—the proportion of those job categories receiving a bonus increase of at least 5 percent is projected to fall by more than half, down from 32 percent in 2022 to a projected 14 percent in 2023, across both levels.   As for CEOs, just

Work consumes 1/3 of our time daily. The problems we face there we tend to carry at home and finally in our personal life. It is important to take some burden off our shoulders at least with these 4 common useful pieces of advice. Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot

It is no secret that the Covid pandemic has been a harbinger of stress for many individuals, and that stress is beginning to take its toll. In fact, nearly fifty percent of all working adults in the U.S. cited anxious or depressive symptoms within the last two years, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study.

Trying to succeed in a competitive way leads to some common mistakes that most employees seem to make. Every successful personality has been through these issues and has tried to overcome them and do their best. The good news is that you are not alone. The world is not competitive just for you. Everyone has

Corporate travel may not be back to pre-pandemic levels, but in-person meetings are enjoying a renaissance of sorts. According to Deloitte, expected domestic and international business travel spend will rise gradually over the coming years. That means your organization may want to consider the value of investing in a managed travel program. Managed travel programs offer a one-stop

High inequality has torn the fabric of American society and weakened its democracy. The most extreme form it takes are the large number of billionaires in America and the extraordinary compensation of CEOs. In 2020 Elon Musk’s compensation was $6.7 billion and Mike Pykosz, the CEO of Oak Street Health earned $568 million. Such compensations

For the last few years, wage growth has been on a tear, with average pay in the U.S. up 8.9 percent in 2021 alone—the fastest growth since the early-80s, according to the Social Security Administration.  But now, as the economy slows, that trend is likely to end—fast—especially among executives and middle managers, according to our

There’s nothing like the anticipation of a new hire, and the expectation of infusing fresh experience, talent and drive into your workforce. Too often, however, those expectations go unmet. The data has long made it clear that external hires cost much more than promoting homegrown talent, and often don’t perform as well or stay as

Empathy is the ability to understand what other people feel, see things from their point of view, and imagine yourself in their place. That understanding helps us to better decide how to respond to a situation.  Starting at the top  Leaders of a company, and of people, bear tremendous responsibility. This responsibility causes stress and

When I was halfway through completing an MBA program at the London Business School, I was offered a position with McKinsey in New York, a dream job of every MBA student at the time.  My tutor, British management guru Charles Handy, told me not to take it. Rather, he said that he had recently concluded

It is easy to imagine being an international student, but the reality hits differently. While the experiences of an international student are diversified, they often are marked by the many adjustments he makes to make a decent living. Expenditure is quite high, even as a scholarship student and this is, especially, true when you come

Statistics is more complex than our minds want us to believe. We are inclined to think in very different ways, often leading to errors of judgement. For example, when an event occurs more often than expected in a certain period of time, we tend to believe that it will occur less frequently in the next

Great leaders know that the first step in building relationships and resolving conflict is sitting down to listen to the point of view of someone with whom you may not want to agree. A self-confident leader is willing to engage in those moments – showing up when you say you will and being present in

What’s required to make a company culture great? In many ways, building a company culture can feel like a vague, amorphous, unquantifiable thing that’s impossible to get your arms around. But it’s not. It just takes grasping what the elements of a transcendent culture really are. And just as importantly, understanding the illusions getting in

The worst of times may be coming to the U.S. economy soon, but it’s still the best of times for American workers. And they’re likely to remain in high demand in an environment that seems sure to remain labor-starved for some time, even if recession visits soon. That was the consensus of executives gathered online

Groupthink is stealth. Beware. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) combat groupthink, which is a mode of thinking that occurs when individuals of a highly cohesive, insular group or an in-group strive for consensus and might avoid or override alternate viewpoints, ideas, actions, or dissent. Also, an in-group might be unfamiliar with outside perspectives, unwilling or reluctant