Women in leadership: boardroom progress and the pushback
Women held 20 percent of Russell 3000 board seats by 2019, double the 2008 share, but courts struck down the mandates behind the gains.
Nikki Roberts · October 18, 2026Amjilt News
Workplace Safety Basics Every Manager Should Master
Workplace safety comes down to a few habits any manager can learn. See what occupational safety means and how to find and fix hazards in the right order.
Amara Okonkwo · October 6, 2026
Understanding Workplace Retaliation and Your Rights
Workplace retaliation can follow a complaint or a report of wrongdoing. Learn what it looks like, which protections exist, and what practical steps help.
Amara Okonkwo · October 3, 2026
Founders day rituals say more about a startup than its pitch deck
Anniversary celebrations look like confetti. They are really a company telling itself what it values — and employees notice the gap between story and practice.
Tanya Brooks · October 2, 2026
Museums have bouncers, buyers and librarians with guns (the kind that measure light)
A plain-language tour of how cultural institutions actually run, from acquisitions to the staff you never see.
Kara Williams · September 28, 2026
Culture shock at work is normal — here's how to move through it
A plain-language guide for new expats: what workplace culture shock is, why it happens, and the habits that help.
Kara Williams · September 23, 2026What company culture actually means, explained simply
Strip out the slogans and the perks, and culture is what people do when nobody is writing it down.
Amara Okonkwo · September 21, 2026The unspoken hierarchy of meeting attendance
Who gets invited, who must show up, and who can safely decline says more about power at work than any org chart.
Kara Williams · September 17, 2026
The jobs number you react to isn't the one that counts
The monthly payroll print is a sample-based estimate with a forecast bolted on. Here's what the birth-death model does, when the benchmark fixes it, and how big a normal correction looks.
Lena Fischer · August 15, 2026Workplace
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When to call workplace lawyers: a decision guide
Most job problems don't need a lawsuit. Some need a lawyer before you sign anything.
Michael Hayes · September 30, 2026
Return-to-office mandates didn't fix collaboration. They relocated it.
Mandates got people back at desks, but the two most-cited studies of the past three years find no firm-level performance bump — and the collaboration they promised looks different in person than leaders expected.
Michael Hayes · August 28, 2026
Job openings fell to 7.9 million — and the quits rate is the real story
Michael Hayes · August 27, 2026
Posting salary ranges shrinks pay gaps — and squeezes some raises
Michael Hayes · August 24, 2026Founders
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Founder perks explained: is a Founders Card worth it?
Elite membership clubs sell access, status, and savings. Whether any of that pays back depends on what your company actually needs this year.
Amara Okonkwo · September 20, 2026
What Psychological Safety Actually Means, and Why Leaders Now Measure It
Tanya Brooks · August 19, 2026The size of the independent workforce is a measurement choice, not a fact
Tanya Brooks · August 18, 2026Founders aren't diluted at Series A. They're diluted at signing.
The post-money SAFE locks an investor's percentage the day it's signed — here's the arithmetic, the option-pool clause, and the filing deadline founders miss.
Tanya Brooks · August 16, 2026Economy
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Scripps picked a digital operations veteran to run its newsroom
Sean McGarvy moves from Senior Director of Digital News Operations to Head of News on October 5.
Amara Okonkwo · September 29, 2026
The economy collapse headline shows up every year. Here's what would actually count.
Alarmist predictions are a genre. Structural indicators are a checklist. Knowing the difference keeps your planning honest.
Amara Okonkwo · September 26, 2026A law firm leader marked seven years with one word: gratitude
Jorge Piedra's anniversary commentary is thin on numbers by design. What the visible record shows about how law firm leadership talks about tenure, partnership and rest.
Michael Hayes · September 24, 2026More paid vacation didn't fix America's day-off problem
Nikki Roberts · August 21, 2026Business News
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A New Rural Health Title at UnityPoint — What It Promises, and What It Doesn't
UnityPoint Health created an executive director of rural health partnerships. The announcement is real; the proof will take years.
Amara Okonkwo · September 15, 2026
Employers dropped the degree requirement — hiring barely moved
Amara Okonkwo · August 12, 2026Boomerang hires are quietly becoming companies' best recruiting channel
Amara Okonkwo · August 10, 2026The federal noncompete ban is dead. State law never was.
A federal court blocked the FTC's nationwide noncompete rule in 2024, and the agency formally erased it in February 2026 — so whether your contract can lock you out of your next job still depends on where you work, not on Washington.
Amara Okonkwo · August 10, 2026