Category: General Interest

June 5, 2023

We Asked Workers Why They’re Not Coming Back to the Office

We Asked Workers Why They’re Not Coming Back to the Office

Terrible commutes. Expensive child care. Employees explain why they will keep working from home. By Ray A. Smith and Julia Carpenter What’s still keeping American workers out of the office? At a time when restaurants, planes and concert arenas are packed to the rafters, office buildings remain half full. Thinly populated cubicles and hallways areRead More
The New Rules of Success in a Post-Career World

The New Rules of Success in a Post-Career World

Ever more Americans are searching for work with meaning, putting personal fulfillment over traditional priorities like income and status. By Bruce Feiler June 2, 2023 10:55 am ET Ever since a poor, bedraggled Benjamin Franklin strode into Philadelphia in the opening of his “Autobiography,” then strutted out decades later a wealthy celebrity, Americans have beenRead More

June 1, 2023

How to Spot and Support First-Generation College Talent

How to Spot and Support First-Generation College Talent

First-generation college graduates can lag behind their peers in educational and professional outcomes, despite comparable skills. First-generation college graduates—that is, people who are the first in their close or extended family to graduate from college—can fly under the radar during recruitment. Despite having suitable skills to enter the workforce on paper, many first-generation graduates haveRead More

May 15, 2023

So, You’re a Leader Now. Forget Everything You’ve Learned

So, You’re a Leader Now. Forget Everything You’ve Learned

May 12, 2023 Leading people requires a whole different set of skills than distinguishing yourself in project-based work. Katie Anderson For companies to thrive, it is critical they have leaders who cultivate cultures of innovation and engagement. Leaders who align and leverage the creativity of their people are needed now more than ever: to createRead More

May 11, 2023

Work-Life Balance Is Their Second Priority. Work Is Their First.

Work-Life Balance Is Their Second Priority. Work Is Their First.

Young professionals pledge admiration for peers who carve out personal time, then fail to do the same for themselves By Callum Borchers May 11, 2023 12:01 am ET Early-career professionals prize work-life balance. Turns out many are bad at it. The youngest people in the office say the peers they most admire carve out personalRead More

May 9, 2023

When Leaders Show They Trust Their Workers, a Positive Culture Takes Root

When Leaders Show They Trust Their Workers, a Positive Culture Takes Root

Trust starts at the top and trickles down through the organization, not the other way around. Carl Livesay People are a manufacturing business’s greatest asset. They are also the only asset that appreciates in value in direct proportion to investment. We can purchase most anything our businesses need, provided we have the financial resources. AnythingRead More

May 1, 2023

Slack? Phone? Teams? Zoom? There Are Too Many Work Communications

Slack? Phone? Teams? Zoom? There Are Too Many Work Communications

Workplaces become saturated with ways to talk, often breeding mistakes and misunderstandings By Anne Marie Chaker Updated April 26, 2023 9:46 am ET Lisa Donovan was juggling pings from multiple Slack channels and email windows when she inadvertently sent a sensitive company document to the wrong person. The part-time accountant for a Virginia-based academic coachingRead More
Career Advice: My Biggest Mistake and What I Learned from It (Part 2)

Career Advice: My Biggest Mistake and What I Learned from It (Part 2)

Career Advice: My Biggest Mistake and What I Learned from It (Part 2) April 28, 2023 IndustryWeek's Talent Advisory Board answers April's question: What’s the biggest mistake you made early in your career, and what did you learn from that experience? Part 2 of 2. IW Staff What’s the biggest mistake you made early inRead More

April 17, 2023

Why It’s Important to Show Gratitude at Work—and What’s the Best Way to Do It

Why It’s Important to Show Gratitude at Work—and What’s the Best Way to Do It

By Sara Algoe Updated April 16, 2023 5:30 am ET Research finds that even a simple thank-you can go a long way to making employees and colleagues feel valued and more collaborative There are two simple words that can increase productivity, enhance collaboration among employees, make managers more effective and improve corporate performance. “Thank you.” I haveRead More

April 12, 2023

How managers can best motivate top-performers

How managers can best motivate top-performers

Top-performing employees are a critical force at your company, capable of 400 percent greater productivity than the average worker, according to research published in Personnel Psychology. Beyond their personal output, top talent inspire and motivate other employees to do their best work. But top performers need to be motivated, too, and this is largely theRead More