Equality in the U.S. Starts with Better Jobs

Americans are demanding a reckoning. Incidents of police brutality and structural inequities that have caused the pandemic to hit people of color especially hard are sparking calls for racial justice. The precarious conditions endured by poorly paid frontline workers who have continued to stay on the job during the pandemic have generated calls for economic justice.  Each of these forms of injustice has distinct drivers, but they amplify each other and often fall hardest on the same people. As Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us, economic and racial justice are inexorably linked. READ MORE

Is your team prepared for long-term remote work? Ask these 3 questions to find out

As of now, two-thirds of employees are currently working remotely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, my company included. It’s true, remote work has its benefits: From a commute to the kitchen table to the ability to have lunch with your kids, we have more time to spend on hobbies and personal interests outside of work. All of which are key factors for better work-life balance and increased productivity. For me, I have been able to spend more time with family and catch up on my reading list. READ MORE

How SpaceX and NASA overcame a bitter culture clash to bring back US astronaut launches

In May, millions of Americans watched as Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, two veteran NASA astronauts, strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and took a 17,000 mile per hour ride to the International Space Station. It was the first time NASA astronauts launched from US soil since 2011 — and the first time in history that a privately owned vehicle carried humans into Earth's orbit. READ MORE

Why America Is Afraid of TikTok

Zhang Yiming embodies what the United States wanted China to be. He is the founder and chief executive of a company, ByteDance, that owns a wildly popular social-media platform, TikTok. He is a serial entrepreneur, having built multiple apps and search engines. Zhang’s story is one not of a copycat or a cost-cutter—the tired stereotypes of the Chinese business owner—but of an innovator. READ MORE

Why You Should Focus On ‘People Enablement’ Rather Than ‘Performance Management’

Performance management is a misnomer. No one likes to be managed, but we often talk about the best ways to boost employee results and encourage engagement. In reality, the organizations that succeed are the ones with employees who align with their company’s mission and know what they need to do to move that forward. Otherwise, employees feel like they’re running on a hamster wheel without a purpose, and leaders turn to “managing” to prod their workers. READ MORE