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Murray Bartlett in The White Lotus
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White Lotus Teaches Managers How Not to Deal With Problem Customers
By Dan Ketchum | April 01, 2024
A White Lotus guide to customer service
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How to Handle a Bad Hire
By Skye Schooley | March 23, 2024
Bad hires can cost thousands in lost productivity, morale damage and turnover. Common causes include rushed decisions, poor screening and bad culture fit.
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What is a Holacracy? The Holacratic Workplace
By Genia Stevens | March 22, 2024
In a holacratic workplace, there's no traditional leadership hierarchy; team members assume multiple roles. Learn if holacracy is right for your business.
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HR, What’s It Good For?
By Steven Rogelberg | February 16, 2024
Absolutely Everything!
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Master of Change Author Brad Stulberg Wants You to Learn “Rugged Flexibility”
By Carolyn Neuhausen | February 14, 2024
Stulberg explains how entrepreneurs can overcome life’s inevitable setbacks.
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Supporting Bereaved Employees
By Ben Baran | February 14, 2024
Remember CARE
Hello Alice CEO Carolyn Rodz
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Hello Alice CEO Carolyn Rodz On 2024’s Biggest Challenges for Small Businesses (Full Q&A)
By Maya Afilalo | February 14, 2024
Plus her reasons for optimism — and how small businesses benefit whole communities
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Prevent Unethical Choices by Asking Yourself These 9 Questions
By Steven Rogelberg | February 14, 2024
Listen to your conscience and these helpful hints.
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Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah Wants You to Make Big Bets (Full Q&A)
By Tess Barker | February 14, 2024
How to turn ambitious plans into measurable results
Office Christmas tree
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How Yule Want to Close the Office for a Week Off
By Jake Wengroff | February 14, 2024
To fully relax and recharge for your week off, let’s make a list and check it twice.
Lynsi Snyder book cover
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In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder Serves Up ‘Slow-Growth Philosophy’ (Full Q&A)
By Rob Gabriele | February 14, 2024
She took over the company at 27 and “Double-Doubled” its success.
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“Little Business Books” Will Prep Your Kindergartner for the GMAT
By Dan Ketchum | February 14, 2024
Economic treatises for the CEO of the playground.
psychedelic workplace
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Companywide Ketamine Retreats Are Silicon Valley’s Latest Perk
By Dan Ketchum | February 14, 2024
Giving new meaning to “work trip.”
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Physical Height Is a “Complex” Hiring Bias
By Ali Saleh | February 14, 2024
Don’t let your shorter workers get the short end of the stick.
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How to Fast-Track Productivity for New Hires
By Ben Baran | February 14, 2024
Onboarding … on schedule.
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Big Profits, Big Layoffs: Tracking Earnings Per Laid off Employee
By Chad Brooks | February 01, 2024
Meta earned $3.9M per laid-off employee, Microsoft earned $9.8M per layoff, and Amazon earned $2.8M, while WeWork and Spotify had negative EBITDAs in 2022.
woman working from home on a laptop
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Is the U.S. Home to the World’s Most Remote Workforce?
By Elizabeth Barton | January 03, 2024
America lags behind other countries in return-to-office rates. Instead, employees are still working from home. See the data.
TikTok in front of an American flag
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The TikTokalypse Is Nigh
By Elizabeth Barton | January 03, 2024
How are marketers and creators planning?
Sad businessman with a birthday hat on
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Millennials vs. Workplace Ageism
By Skye Schooley | January 03, 2024
Know your rights if you’re turning 40.
People standing in line outside of a Cannabis Store
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More Lows Than Highs: Let’s Get Blunt About Starting a Cannabis Brand
By Daniel Thomas | January 03, 2024
Learn more about some key steps you must take in order to start a successful cannabis brand.
HBO Hacks actors lying in the middle of a highway
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‘Hacks’ on Attracting New Audiences Without Throwing Out the Old
By Antonio Ferme | January 03, 2024
When it comes to the workplace, older doesn't always mean wiser.
Green Duolingo owl
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Learn the Language: How Duolingo Conquered TikTok
By Ali Saleh | January 03, 2024
The company's global social media manager reveals how Duolingo was able to capture an entire platform with an iPhone, a mascot, and the right vision.
Think Different ad Steve Jobs
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Think Different: We (and AI) Updated Apple’s Iconic Ad Campaign for 2026
By Carolyn Neuhausen | January 03, 2024
What would this legendary campaign look like if it relaunched today? We picked a list of icons and asked AI to illustrate them.
Alice Everdeen
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From Content Manager to Stay-at-Home Voiceover Actor
By Dan Ketchum | January 03, 2024
Forget a 9-to-5 in a traditional office. Former content manager Alice Everdeen shares how an old school bus became her new place of work – and her home.
Manager talking to a room full of colleagues
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Should Companies Take Stances on Social Issues?
By Chad Brooks | January 03, 2024
75% of employees want employers to take social issue stances. 25% quit or avoid jobs over disagreements. Most want actions, not just words.
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Nearly 60% of American Workers Consider Themselves “High Achievers”
By Chad Brooks | December 21, 2023
57% of workers see themselves as high achievers; Gen Z expects promotions more than Boomers. Remote workers feel less high-achieving than onsite peers.
Kid at a restaurant
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New Jersey Restaurant Bans Kids and Gets 40,000 Likes
By Antonio Ferme | December 18, 2023
The business case for peace and quiet.
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Why the Ninja Turtles Are a Perfect Team to Emulate in Business
By Antonio Ferme | November 16, 2023
How to form a TMNT C-Suite.
Crazy Chemist
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Strange Business Patents of the Year
By Dan Ketchum | October 04, 2023
Are these products destined for revolutionary glory or just too far ahead of their time?
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Due Diligence Is a Wait You Must Bear
By Ali Saleh | October 03, 2023
Due Diligence Is a Wait You Must Bear