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Build experience before trying to prove yourself When Mounia Ezzaher joined her family’s hospitality business at 24, she arrived with ideas and a determination to transform it. But her early push for immediate change met resistance. She later recognized that the proposals were not the problem: she n...
Build experience before trying to prove yourself When Mounia Ezzaher joined her family’s hospitality business at 24, she arrived with ideas and a determination to transform it. But her early push for immediate change met resistance. She later recognized that the proposals were not the problem: she n...
Why Crafting Matters in the AI Era As artificial intelligence takes on more workplace tasks, relying on it for everything—from developing ideas to replying to emails—may create a dependency known as cognitive debt. The concern is that if AI removes the effort from our work, we may stop practicing hu...
Why a McKinsey Partner Lost His Leadership Role Chris Bradley, a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, was removed from his leadership role at the McKinsey Global Institute after an internal review of his LinkedIn comments about the “glass cliff.” The Institute is McKinsey’s business and economic re...
Why leaders stall: workload and job design When an organization makes cuts, the work does not necessarily leave with the people. Many cuts may make sense on a spreadsheet, but the remaining workload can land on leaders who are already managing teams. According to Gallup, managers now carry a median ...
Demand for Skilled-Trades Classes Exceeds School Capacity A NORC survey of more than 6,000 voters, parents and public high school students points to a mismatch between student interest in skilled trades and the classes available. Just 30% of students have taken a trades class, while one-third of stu...
Demand for Skilled-Trades Classes Exceeds School Capacity A NORC survey of more than 6,000 voters, parents and public high school students points to a mismatch between student interest in skilled trades and the classes available. Just 30% of students have taken a trades class, while one-third of stu...
Make a Specific, Time-Bound Request When someone agrees to an informational interview, make it clear what you hope to learn and why you reached out to them. A vague request to “pick your brain” gives them little context. Instead, connect your interest to something you know about their background and...
Why Natural Strengths Matter More as AI Changes Work Some of your most valuable contributions may be the things you do almost without effort. You might notice when a plan rests on an untested assumption, spot a pattern in numbers or relationships, or see why a proposed solution would leave a problem...
The Millennial Economy Index examines what monthly jobs data reveals about workers roughly 30 to 45 years old. Its first finding is a holding pattern: Americans ages 35 to 44 remain employed at a low rate of unemployment, but job mobility is limited and paychecks are losing ground to inflation. In S...
Why Expertise-Based Side Hustles Appeal—and What They Earn When raises feel limited, selling practical knowledge can look like a way to earn more on your own terms. The wage data offers one reason workers may consider it: median pay growth was 3.4% in September for people who stayed with the same em...
Portfolio careers are growing, but professional networks often remain organized around a single job title or industry. Antonia Alia, a creator partnerships leader who worked at Meta and TikTok, saw that gap while helping creators build their businesses. She responded by founding Creative Society, a ...
