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A playbook with advice and actionable strategies for making workplaces work for working parents and other caregivers.
Hello! Read S. Mitra Kalita on how to support colleagues who are sick or grieving and how to make it possible for yourself and colleagues to recharge this summer. And check out our briefings on the recent books HBR at 100, Talent, The No Club, and Tomorrow's Capitalist. Also, see our news about a bold new chapter for Charter thanks to our first outside investment (and Axios coverage of it.)
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Why the career of the future needs a portfolio approach
S. Mitra Kalita on the advantages of pursuing many roles at the same time.
Interview
How sustainability changes how you approach everyday business questions
'The Sustainability Scorecard' by Urvashi Bhatnagar and Paul Anastas argues that sustainably designed products and processes are more efficient and higher-quality than many current approaches.
How 'medium-level challenges' keep burnout away
A motivation researcher explains the psychology of 'boreout,' in which lack of stress feels as depleting as too much of it.
We're asking the wrong question about the recession
Whether we're technically in a recession matters less than focusing on the people who have been feeling the pinch for some time.
Book Briefing
‘Work Matters’ by Maureen Perry-Jenkins: How workplaces can positively impact children
In 'Work Matters', Maureen Perry-Jenkins of UMass Amherst draws a direct line between how low-income parents are treated at work and how they perform as parents—with broad implications for us all.
Why stakeholder capitalism depends on board diversity
S. Mitra Kalita on why inclusive leadership is key to better corporate governance.
Interview
How employees could have a voice on corporate boards
An interview with MIT's Thomas Kochan about how “stakeholder capitalism” might have more teeth if workers had a representative in the boardroom.
Book Briefing
'Building a Second Brain' by Tiago Forte: How to harness all of the information you consume
With this new book, Forte details a structure for managing information overload and using digital tools to organize information for easy recollection and retrieval.
The value of having more than one person in charge
S. Mitra Kalita talks to podcast co-hosts about their advice for successful shared leadership.
Interview
How Gen Z is Changing the Workplace
Generation Z is relatively new to the workforce, but is having an outsized impact on the preoccupations of managers. We spoke with Maia Ervin, chief people officer at JUV Consulting, a Gen Z digital marketing agency.
