Rising prices squeeze small business margins first. Here's the math.
Inflation hits small firms twice: costs rise before prices can follow, and the gap comes straight out of margin.
Lena Fischer · November 2, 2026Amjilt News
Modular offices work when ergonomics comes before the floor plan
Flexible layouts get sold on collaboration and cost. The evidence says the gains come from fit, not from movable furniture.
Michael Hayes · November 1, 2026
Festivals don't just fill calendars. They fill cash registers.
A plain-language look at how cultural celebrations turn a weekend of fun into a real economic engine for local shops, restaurants and workers.
Kara Williams · October 30, 2026
In Pursuit bets that leadership lessons can outdraw the culture war
A bipartisan coalition of 44 presidential centers put a documentary on PBS. The real story is the distribution strategy behind it.
Amara Okonkwo · October 30, 2026
A leadership talk at DelVal is worth your attention — and a little skepticism
Andrea Lawful-Sanders told students to let their work speak for itself. The advice is sound. The evidence behind it is thinner than the applause suggests.
Kara Williams · October 30, 2026
Employees using ai at work: Employees use AI at work even where it's banned. The reason is boring.
Bans fail when the tool removes real friction and the official alternative doesn't exist. That's the governance gap, not a discipline problem.
Amara Okonkwo · October 20, 2026Culture: 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, 2026Culture 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, 2026
Founders brewing: Scaling a brewery doesn't kill the brand. Rushing does.
The hardest part of going from garage batch to production run isn't the equipment. It's deciding what your brand is allowed to outgrow.
Tanya Brooks · October 22, 2026Workplace
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What a workplace harassment training video gets right — and wrong
The EEOC's 2016 task force found much harassment training has not worked as a prevention tool, while tailored formats and trained managers show better results.
Amara Okonkwo · October 30, 2026
Preventing workplace violence starts before the incident, not after
De-escalation training, real reporting channels and a written plan matter more than any poster on a break-room wall.
Michael Hayes · October 28, 2026
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, 2026Founders
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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
Founderscard review — 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, 2026What 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, 2026Economy
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Downturns repeat. The households that survive them plan for repetition.
History doesn't offer a playbook for recessions. It offers a cast list of who gets hurt first — and who recovers fastest.
Lena Fischer · October 30, 2026
Radian's leadership appointments show how a company signals its next act
Five executive moves at one insurer double as a lesson in reading what a leadership shake-up actually tells you.
Michael Hayes · October 29, 2026Player-led leadership worked at Ohio State. Here is the manager's version.
Alex Golesh's account of the Buckeyes' 2005 shift is a checklist any team lead can run — if the incentives allow it.
Lena Fischer · October 23, 2026Scripps 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, 2026Business News
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Skydance's finance memo is a playbook for surviving a merger
The company's org-chart announcement doubles as a field guide to how mergers actually get run — and what the people inside them should watch.
Amara Okonkwo · October 30, 2026
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, 2026A 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