A 2024 study of S&P 500 firms found that companies often mandated a return to the office after stock prices fell—hoping in-person work would spark productivity and improve financial performance. But is that really working? Experts offer their insi…
Where you live determines a lot—especially if you’re a woman. From physical and mental well-being to unemployment rates to median income, key components of life satisfaction in the U.S. vary drastically based on location. And given that the pay …
The entrepreneur Sara Mauskopf has a big voice on X but not in real life. Tens of thousands of people follow her account, where she goes by @sm. Outside social media, she is an introvert who prefers to stay in with her husband and three kids, only…
As a faculty member at the University of Texas, I often watch our football team play on fall Saturdays. During last week’s game, there was a penalty on the Longhorns’ defense. The referee called the penalty and mentioned the player who committed…
Every change starts with a grievance. There’s things people don’t like and they want them to be different. At any given time in any organization, there are things that aren’t working as well as they should. Employee turnover is too high, sales are dow…
The conversation around AI is deafening. Headlines shout disruption, executives debate productivity, and experts argue endlessly about timelines. But in the middle of all that noise, Gen Z’s response has been surprisingly quiet and that silence is tel…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from …
For decades, we’ve been told that technology would liberate us from mundane work, yet somehow we ended up more tethered to our desks than ever. Now, groundbreaking research from GoTo suggests we may finally be reaching the inflection point where…
Do you pass on added responsibilities at the office, have no desire to progress into management roles, and prioritize your 5-to-9 over your 9-to-5? If so, you might be a career minimalist.
According to a recent Glassdoor report published in August,…
We are living through an AI revolution. Boards are green-lighting pilots and buying AI licenses to maximize employee productivity. However, the most powerful performance lever in the modern workplace isn’t algorithmic, it’s human. When people are happ…
