The day after the 2016 election, when everyone was freaking out about a Trump upset, I wrote this: “Look, the adrenaline is pumping today. It
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Why Every Manager Needs to Watch the Dystopian Workplace Drama ‘Severance’
Severance, AppleTV’s show about the workplace, launches a long-anticipated second season on Friday. While it’s a workplace show, it’s definitely about a different kind of workplace.
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JPMorgan Just Decided That Employee Feedback Doesn’t Matter. It’s a Spectacularly Bad Decision
JPMorgan wants everyone back in the office by March. (More than half of their employees — including senior managers — have been working full time in
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How Do I Go Back to My Old Job?
I am considering stepping back from a managerial role to an individual contributor role. I am burned out, frankly, and about six months ago, my
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2024 Tried to Kill DEI. Could Costco Launch a Revival in 2025?
In 2024, we saw a huge shift in how companies approached diversity, with many throwing out or radically changing diversity, equity, inclusion programs. Companies like John
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Why Every HR Professional and Manager Should Know the Story of Gisèle Pelicot
Gisèle Pelicot’s husband Dominique drugged, raped, and invited other men over to rape her from 2011 to 2020. Today, a French court convicted Dominique Pelicot and
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Study: 88 Percent of High-Performing Women Get Critiqued on Their Personalities in Performance Reviews
“As a woman, you have to be less aggressive.” This is an actual phrase from a performance review I reported on in 2022. Two years later, we’re still
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New Work: Decoding Gig Economy Terms with Mellow
The gig economy: I’ve been involved in it since 2010, and I love it. But understanding how it works, who is a contractor and who
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Employees at This Tech Company Said They Were Stressed. So The Company Fired Them
Beauty is a big business. YesMadam is an Indian tech company that joins customers with providers for in-home beauty services, including everything from spa services to bridal packages.
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Yes, You Can Say ‘Merry Christmas’ at Work. Just Don’t Do This
It’s OK to say “Merry Christmas” at work. It’s OK to put up a Christmas tree. It’s OK to have a secret Santa, a Christmas sugar
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It’s Holiday Party Season!
It’s holiday party season! You know what this means? It’s okay not to drink alcohol. It’s also okay to have employees who don’t drink alcohol.
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HR Festivus: The Holiday You Didn’t Know You Needed
Wednesday, December 11, is the first annual HR Festivus What is Festivus? Seinfeld writer Dan O’Keef created Festivus and made it part of the show
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It’s Time to Put Everyone on a Performance Improvement Plan
Look, I know everyone (except me) hates performance improvement plans. Unfortunately, a recent survey by HR Acuity finds they are on the rise. Managers perceive them as
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Embracing Change in Talent Acquisition: Lessons for 2025 and Beyond
Change is hard. And with a big shift in presidential and legislative power coming in January 2025, Talent Acquisition has to be ready for change.
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Study: DEI Training Could Make Racial Tensions Worse
Since 2020, DEI–diversity, equity, and inclusion–has gained momentum across workplaces, academic halls, and social media platforms. Some of the movement’s leaders–including Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to
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