It’s 2025, and many companies are still hiring on vibes—gut instincts and subjective impressions of job applicants—rather than objective skills assessments. Of all the ways
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Intel CEO’s All-Staff Memo Touts Layoffs as Key to Overhauling Company Culture
When Intel CEO Li-Bu Tan admitted the company erred in rewarding managers for building bloated teams, he sent out a wake-up call not just for Intel, but
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5 Things Every Leader Can Learn From Pope Francis
Pope Francis passed away this morning in Rome at 7:35, marking the end of a papacy that influenced far more than just the Catholic Church.
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This Grocery Chain Had an Employee Arrested for Stealing $110 Worth of Food. Here’s Why They Handled It Wrong
James, a deli worker at Meijer, the midwestern supermarket chain, stole a fruit cup and some chicken. Over a few months, that added up to
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Why a New Employee Dress Code is Part of a Brewing Turnaround at Starbucks
“I’ve never cared what my barista is wearing when she hands me my drink and my breakfast.” “This will make a big difference. A touch of professionalism goes a
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A Company Denied a Pregnant Employee Extra Bathroom Breaks. That’s a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen
One of the nice things about being an adult is we generally don’t need to ask anyone’s permission to go to the bathroom. It’s a
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DHS Wants Workers to Quit. The $25,000 Buyout Has Hidden Costs
When it’s time to trim payroll, a $25,000 payout can feel like a generous, clean exit. That’s one of the things Kristi Noem, head of the
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Leadership Lessons from Cory Booker’s Filibuster: Focus on the Message, Not the Spotlight
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) broke the record for the longest filibuster on the Senate Floor. His goal, according to political analyst Ed Kilgore, was to
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The Power of Honesty: What Businesses Can Learn from Jack Dorsey’s Layoff Announcement
When companies run into trouble, the C-suite often defaults to secrecy, sharing updates on a need-to-know basis. But when that happens, people make stuff up
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The Reason a UK School Headmistress Banned Group Projects is Instructive for Every Manager
In the working world, most successful ventures are group projects. No car is manufactured by a single person, no airplane is built and flown by one person,
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The Activist CEO: Have Elon Musk and Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever Damaged Their Brands?
Unilever fired Ben & Jerry CEO David Stever. Violent activists are attacking Tesla and Tesla owners, causing extensive damage and resulting in arrests. What on earth do these two
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Survey Says Gen-Zers Make Terrible Job Candidates, But Here’s the Truth
Gen-Z is an utter failure when it comes to job hunting. That’s what headlines like “1 in 6 Hiring Managers Report Gen-Z Candidates Using Their
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This Company Posted a $104K-$194K Salary Range—Then Said the Job Paid $120K Max
The job posting had a clear salary range listed: $104,000 to $194,000. That’s a ridiculously wide range, but my friend Tiffany (name changed for privacy) met all
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Improv Your Employee Appreciation Day
What does Employee Appreciation Day have to do with Improv-ing Your HR? Well, everything! Because improv is all about service! Service is about making employees’
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