In a Crisis, Great Leaders Prioritize Listening

How leaders navigate a crisis — big or small — has an enormous influence over the impact that crisis will have on their organization, not to mention the personal impact it will have on the people and leadership of that organization, in its aftermath. The pandemic — a crisis on a global scale — created a series of smaller crises for organizations worldwide. Some floundered at this immediate disruption. Others emerged more resilient than before. READ MORE

Who are America’s missing workers?

As the United States emerges from the pandemic, employers have been desperate to hire. But while demand for goods and services has rebounded, the supply of labor has fallen short, holding back the economy.

More than two years after the COVID-19 recession officially ended, some sectors haven’t found the workers they need to operate at capacity. Only in August did the workforce return to its pre-pandemic size, which is millions short of where it would have been had it continued to grow at its pre-pandemic rate. READ MORE

Taking Stock Of Stock As Part Of Your IPO Planning

Going public can be one of the most important and complex endeavors for businesses, making it essential to use all the time available – including extra time, should current market conditions impact your timeline – to prepare for each step of the process. One major component of complexity is the preparations your organization must make for newly issued shares resulting from an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. READ MORE

The Workplace Of Tomorrow Is Now: What Is Your Strategy?

As we approach Labor Day, and continue to emerge from the pandemic restrictions, return to work (and what that might mean in terms of the design of the work week and workplace) is on the minds of most American workers and employers. The pandemic increasingly brought to light how advancements in technologies, communication systems, cloud-based services and AI-based tools could assist business operations and impact the employment relationship. READ MORE

Never-ending 'pandemic' perks fueling labor shortage

When COVID-19 hit the U.S. more than two and a half years ago, the lockdowns that followed brought devastation to businesses and individuals alike, sparking waves of government programs aimed at providing relief to help Americans weather the pandemic.

But some experts say the generous perks doled out by the federal government to help resulted in the labor shortages crushing businesses to this day and that the seemingly never-ending benefits are only making the problem worse. READ MORE

Musk says 'civilization will crumble' unless we continue using oil and gas in the short term

Electric vehicle pioneer Elon Musk called for more drilling and exploration of fossil fuel resources in the immediate future on Monday, warning that humanity could be in trouble if the transition to lower-carbon energy sources is rushed. 

"Realistically, I think we need to use oil and gas in the short term, because otherwise civilization will crumble," the Tesla CEO told reporters at a conference Stavanger, Norway.  READ MORE

Can employee monitoring tools detect if workers are ‘quiet quitting?’

If posts on social media platforms like TikTok, Twitter and Instagram are to be believed, HR leaders are facing a new challenge: dissatisfied or burned-out employees who are “quietly quitting” or “quitting in place.” And like most other challenges facing today’s HR leaders, experts say the quiet quitting trend requires an HR response that includes both technology and empathy. READ MORE

How Much Value Does a Job Title Have?

As companies look to attract employees, some are inflating job titles to appeal to potential candidates. A recent analysis conducted by LinkUp, a global job-market data and analytics firm, found that before the pandemic, 3.9% of job listings had “senior” in the title; this spring, that number grew to 6.2%, Bloomberg reported. However, the actual job responsibilities may not match up with the advanced titles, which can end up crushing the egos of new hires, the news site explained. READ MORE

Freelance, side hustles, and gigs: Many more Americans have become independent workers

In the working world, a full-time job with one employer has been considered the norm for decades, but this model fails to describe how a significant share of the US workforce makes a living. In the latest iteration of McKinsey’s American Opportunity Survey (AOS), a remarkable 36 percent of employed respondents—equivalent to 58 million Americans when extrapolated from the representative sample—identify as independent workers. This figure represents a notable increase since we estimated the US independent workforce in 2016 at 27 percent of the employed population. READ MORE

5 Reasons Startups Fail (and Why Each One Is Preventable)

Any entrepreneur knows that, in your early days, no one will hesitate to tell you that most new businesses fail. It's annoying, but they're right. However, what's usually missing in the message is the why. Instead, there's a sense of inevitability. Starting a business is hard, so of course, most of them fail, right?

But in my experience, there are specific reasons startups most often fail. Recognizing them and preparing for them dramatically shifts the odds in your favor. I've built my business around partnering with healthcare entrepreneurs to avoid these pitfalls — so far with a record of 6-0, with three new ideas coming to life. Here's what to watch out for: READ MORE