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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The Very Weird End of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting
Who owns that business? That should be an answer that is easy for any business to provide. After all, don’t all employees know who the
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5 Reasons I Love Elon Musk’s Request for Five Things, and 1 Reason I Hate It
The Associated Press called it an “extraordinary request,” but it’s certainly not extraordinary. In fact, it’s incredibly ordinary for employees to report what they are working
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