May 04, 2024 The federal government can help cities help immigrants. Here’s how Large cities such as New York, Miami, Denver, and Boston are struggling to house new arrivals and meet their basic needs. BY The Conversation Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over … Continue reading The federal government can help cities help immigrants. Here’s how
May 02, 2024 African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say The money raised by climate tech startups last year was more than a third of all funds raised by startups in Africa in 2023. BY Associated Press When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages … Continue reading African climate startups have a huge funding gap. Here’s what experts say
April 29, 2024 Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed: Digital dating is hard. Here’s how to cope A pair of studies in 2004 and 2005 showed people prefer receiving negative attention over being ignored entirely. BY The Conversation Buzzwords describing the digital dating scene are all over social media. Have you been ghosted? Is someone orbiting you? Are you being … Continue reading Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed: Digital dating is hard. Here’s how to cope
April 16, 2024 Leaders need to drop their egos. Here’s how they can do it In his new book, Steve Dennis breaks down how business leaders can transform their teams. BY Steve Dennis Executive ego dysfunction often has a seemingly contrary symptom. Although we may feel all-powerful, like complete masters of our domain who are always … Continue reading Leaders need to drop their egos. Here’s how they can do it
April 11, 2024 Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found This week, the researchers revealed the names of the companies that discriminated most against Black or female applicants in their study. BY Pavithra Mohan In 2021, a group of researchers published the results of a … Continue reading Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found
Every year, B2B marketers gather in Scottsdale, Ariz., to mingle and talk shop. This year, they talked a lot about AI. Scott Gillum on March 7, 2024 The B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) conference takes place annually in late February or early March at The Phoenician hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. I was in attendance, along with … Continue reading Here’s what happened at B2BMX 2024
By Mary C. Murphy March 11, 2024 In my work around entrepreneurs’ fixed-versus growth-mindset triggers, I came across a common lore—a hoodie-clad frontiersman (usually male, usually young, usually white) hacking his way through the digital brush, grinding it out until he sells or takes his startup public. But wait, that’s a growth mindset in … Continue reading Hustling harder doesn’t make your work more meaningful. Here’s what to do instead
By Shane Lloyd March 11, 2024 No matter what social class you come from, it impacts how you show up at work. For instance, depending on your personal circumstances, you would experience a company policy that expects employees to pay for work travel expenses upfront and be reimbursed later very differently. This kind of travel … Continue reading Social class impacts workplace culture. Here’s what companies can do
By Neil Costa February 02, 2024 According to the October and November jobs reports, overall job gains have slowed compared to the massive job growth in September. Yet, the employers’ open positions remained steady in September, which some people have dubbed the “great mismatch”—indicating an economy where open positions and job seekers are plentiful—yet … Continue reading Employers are intentionally leaving job openings unfilled, here’s why
By Andrew Fennell January 25, 2024 Are you ready to take the next step in your career? If so, the start of a new year is a great time to take action. Filled with fresh hope, a new year can provide you with the perfect opportunity to review the past 12 months and set … Continue reading It’s not too late to create career resolutions for 2024. Here’s how to set yours
