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Hello! You can read our picks for the best work and management books of the year. Check out S. Mitra Kalita's advice for how to refresh your support of Black businesses, and strategies for getting through the end of the year without burning out. Also, read takeaways from our recent Workplace Summit and watch recordings from it here. Plus sign up for our free newsletter about the future of work.
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Interview
What Slack means for meetings and workplaces
CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield on what's ahead for Slack and for workplaces, and how he responds to employers who regret using the service.
Make this holiday season a refresh for how you support Black business
S. Mitra Kalita's advice on how to move beyond identity-based gift guides toward more sustainable action.
Interview
How to combat manager burnout
Managers are increasingly burned out. Their levels of stress, physical wellbeing, and work-life balance have been worse than those of the people they manage—and new Gallup data show that gap widening even further.
Book Briefing
The best work and management books of the past year
We've read more than 10,000 pages to cover 41 books this year. Here are our recommendations and takeaways.
Strategies to get through the rest of the year without burning out
Tactics from S. Mitra Kalita for helping your team, and yourself, stay calm and engaged amid end-of-year stress.
Workplace Summit takeaways: What kind of leaders we need now
How researchers, executives—including the CEOs of Slack, LinkedIn, GoFundMe, and The New York Times—and others answered the question: “What kind of leader do I need to be now?”
Book Briefing
'Bias Interrupted' by Joan C. Williams: Small tweaks that add up to more inclusive workplaces
The new book 'Bias Interrupted' spells out how a series of small changes to an organization’s practices can make it more inclusive.
The work of critical race theory falls on employers now
S. Mitra Kalita explains what voters’ fear of critical race theory in schools means for workplace diversity.
Interview
How to fix your performance reviews and address bias in feedback
An interview with Julia Taylor Kennedy, executive vice president of Coqual, about the think tank's research into bias in performance reviews.
Book Briefing
'Impact Players' by Liz Wiseman: How to become invaluable to your boss and colleagues
What research says about the behaviors and mindsets of successful “impact players.”
