Employee resource groups got squeezed — and finally got job descriptions
The DEI retrenchment of 2023-2025 hit ERGs from two directions at once: less budget, more expectations. Some groups emerged better designed.
Kara Williams · March 31, 2026
Company culture reported through people rather than value statements. Articles look at the unwritten rules of an organization, how status is distributed inside teams, which behaviors get rewarded without being named, and how culture shifts after growth, layoffs or a change of ownership. For anyone responsible for a team.
Company culture reported through people rather than value statements. Articles look at the unwritten rules of an organization, how status is distributed inside teams, which behaviors get rewarded without being named, and how culture shifts after growth, layoffs or a change of ownership. For anyone responsible for a team.
The DEI retrenchment of 2023-2025 hit ERGs from two directions at once: less budget, more expectations. Some groups emerged better designed.
Kara Williams · March 31, 2026
The world's largest trials showed strong retention of the model; the failures happened in the adoption step, not the experiment.
Kara Williams · March 8, 2026
Long-run survey data shows Americans have fewer close friends than a generation ago, and remote work accelerated the workplace's role in the decline.
Amara Okonkwo · February 14, 2026
After a decade of open plans, companies are buying quiet back — phone booths, focus pods, and library floors.
Kara Williams · January 22, 2026
Meeting-free experiments didn't delete calendars; they forced teams to decide which conversations actually deserved a slot.
Kara Williams · December 30, 2025