The number of Americans living in poverty, according to the nation’s official definition, fell slightly to about 36.8 million in 2023, the Census Bureau announced on September 10, 2024. The data released also indicated that the poverty rate declined a…
You’re on vacation, strolling through a small European town. Your senses feast on the blueness of the sky, the texture of the clouds, the fragrance of the bougainvillea, and the sound of your shoes on cobblestones as you follow the road less take…
“I want to be an ineffective leader,” said no one, ever.
Yet, good leadership doesn’t come easy (even if you’re of the mind that great leaders are born). Numerous skills include emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and effective communicatio…
The conversation around AI today reminds me of the dot.com conversations we were having in the late ’90s, or the direct-to-consumer conversations we were having in the 2010s. And we’re seeing similar results, too: a proliferation of projects that…
A few weeks before Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey, announced in May 2024 that they were expecting, the pop icon posted a selfie where he appears tearful and distraught.
While media attention quickly pivoted to the pregnancy, there was little at…
Before the curtain rises, you’ll find world-renowned ballerina Misty Copeland alone on the stage. She may be acclaimed for creating transcendent experiences for audiences over the past 25 years. Still, these moments are her favorite. She orients her b…
In nearly every country that hosts foreign-born citizens, immigration emerges as a lightning rod for controversy. The economic realities of immigration, however, are far more complex than the negative sound bites suggest.
Far from being a burden, a…
A broad group of civil rights organizations called on the CEOs and board members of major companies Thursday to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack online and in lawsuits.
An open le…
As artificial intelligence reshapes business at breakneck speed, offices are awash in a new anxiety: Are the algorithms going to replace our jobs?
And this AI-driven panic is more than sporadic water cooler chatter. The 2024 Work in America survey …
For the past several years, the U.S. labor market has experienced what experts call the “September Surge.”
The period between Labor Day and Halloween has historically been considered by HR professionals as the ideal time for companies to find the b…
