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Companies across the U.S. are pledging to hire and promote more women and people of color, in many cases saying they want to make their workplaces reflect their customers. Boston-based Eastern Bank has made sustained efforts yet still says “we have a long way to go.”

Winter is coming. Here's my preview of the new books to warm it up—they cover fear and courage, isolation and inclusion, tradition and transformation, ... 127 comments on LinkedIn

Form 1099-NEC isn’t a new form, but it's set to replace 1099-MISC for non-employee compensation. Learn about the changes taking place for tax year 2021.

'It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.'

We spent 3 weeks working alongside Anna Rubincam a contemporary stone carver working in London as she carved a portrait from start to finish. Check out the showcase on @directorsnotes http://directorsnotes.com/2017/05/15/eyes-ears-a-continuous-shape/

Mapping the technology adoption curve to ideas gives insights as to which business models work on which parts of the addressable market.

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.

Learn More here: https://intentbasedleadership.com/ibl-online-courses/ https://intentbasedleadership.com/enroll-for-the-nudge Back before the coronavirus shu...

Steering Your Organization is Like Flying a Kite!

Don’t lash out at employees who aren’t as cool under pressure.

A new kind of workspace could help employees thrive.

Author Minda Harts explains why black women need to be their own best advocates during a pandemic and crisis.

Pet names like “missy,” “kiddo,” and “girl” aren’t cute or funny. Two researchers contend that language like that in the workplace is unprofessional and sexist.

macOS Big Sur is finally here. Version 11 of Apple's operating system for Mac features a completely overhauled look that's designed to be...

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO Great Music video from the nineties ! The lyrics are taken from a famous essay — written in 1997 by Mary Schmich, a columnis...

Leave it as It Is is the most engaging and powerful book about Western public lands that I have read in a long time. Gessner published a terrific book in 2015 titled All the Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West, and I find some Abbey and Stegner in this new book, both in style and content. He traveled the West in search of Abbey and Stegner

The iPhone 12 mini fits more easily in your hand, but that doesn't mean drops can't happen. Just in case, we've rounded up some of the best iPhone cases for your iPhone 12 mini.

It’s about experts leading experts.

A new generation of scientists have uncovered barrels containing DDT, a toxic pesticide banned decades ago, dumped into the deep ocean.

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As continentally confined Americans look for domestic vacation options that won’t expose them to too much risk of infection from the pandemic that’s still raging across the country, the RV rental company RVshare has raised more than $100 million to capitalize on its historic opportunity. The company’s new cash has come from the private equity […]

My wife @RebeccaSittler, a Nebraska native, reminded me today of why NE splits its electoral votes. If Biden does not win PA, NE's single electoral vote (from districts around Omaha) will be why he has 270. THIS lone blue dot. The reason is Ernie Chambers. pic.twitter.com/z2YVfannpi— Dr. Andrew R. Schrock (@aschrock) November 4, 2020

Designed to help readers develop a critical eye about representations of American Indians in children's and young adult books

Here in Los Angeles, the true stars have single name recognition and are skilled at evading the limelight. Fitting then, that the biggest star in town should be known merely by a designation and be…