When layoffs and a recession collide with the future of work agenda
An interview with Lars Schmidt, founder of the human-resources advisory firm Amplify, about how leaders can approach cuts while still investing in people.
Leadership
What to do when you can't please everyone
Tips for being effective at work while also not needing to make everyone happy, and other top takeaways from the EmTech Next summit.
What one executive wishes they could tell employees about return-to-office plans
An anonymous C-level leader tells S. Mitra Kalita about the questions they're wrestling with.
Book Briefing
'A New Way to Think' by Roger L. Martin:
The new book by Rotman business school's former dean provides examples of how cultural change is best pursued indirectly, through day-to-day shifts rather than top-down decrees.
Interview
What can lead businesses to take a stand
Research suggests that a key ingredient for corporate action is what Wharton's Stephanie Creary calls “social authorization.”
Book Briefing
'Redesigning Work' by Lynda Gratton: How to make hybrid work for everyone
This new book is a substantive guide to changing how we work using a four-step design process.
Book Briefing
'Partnering' by Jean Oelwang: The secrets of effective partnerships in work and life
What makes a business or personal partnership successful? A close look at prominent partnerships suggests tactics to try.
Book Briefing
The First, the Few, the Only by Deepa Purushothaman: How business can evolve with women of color leading
This former Deloitte executive wrote the book to help other women of color “question everything” and redefine power in their own ways, and for everyone else to understand the need for a new playbook for leadership.
