The legal industry risks a long-term talent exodus—one that would disproportionately affect women and diverse attorneys—if it doesn't address the needs of working parents who are struggling during the pandemic.

Nearly four million Americans have stopped working or looking for jobs, a 2.2% contraction of the U.S. work force. A smaller labor market leaves fewer workers to build machines and clean tables, restraining the economy’s long-term prospects.

Before making a tough decision that impacts your team's future, Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price has a simple suggestion: Ask them for advice. It worked for him.

Seven months into the pandemic, many professionals say they like flexible schedules, but miss colleagues and clients and cite frustrations such as Zoom fatigue.

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Stephen A. Hart

Six strategies.

Deprive people of interactions with peers, and their social skills will atrophy. This is yet another side effect of the pandemic.

From Amazon to UPS, Boeing to Tesla, here’s a glimpse at the ways major U.S. businesses are navigating these challenging times.

Face coverings are a simple way to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, public-health officials say. Here’s how different types of masks stack up, and how they’re meant to be used.

Some early public health messages about COVID-19 have been overturned

Patrick Lencioni

Tens of millions of Americans are working from home and many will never go back; employers scramble to figure out what tools they’ll need to stay productive.

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Gallup

Dorie Clark

Art Markman

Seriously.

Southern California parking lots overflow with new vehicles and rental cars, evidence of the economic toll of the coronavirus on the auto industry.

Two months into working from home, Twitter makes it permanent for some.

Five research-based tips.

Just this week, I found myself leading an all-day webinar on antiracism for a group of over 100 Vermont educators. I was originally due to co-lead the session in person with the nation’s foremost expert on poverty, Dr.

Patrick Lencioni

Kotter

Earlier today, Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky sent the following note to Airbnb employees.

A psychiatrist who’s also a professor of organizational behavior observes that times of crisis usually evoke familiar images of generals or endurance athletes. Instead, he argues, “a public health crisis is not a war or a race.” Here’s what it will take.

Jim Collins

People who thought their jobs were secure, including white-collar professionals, increasingly face unemployment as the pandemic causes economic pain across industries.

Four lessons from Lincoln, Churchill, MLK, and others.