Is DEI dead? Several news sources have reported this week that Microsoft laid off its DEI team. That isn’t precisely what happened, according to a Microsoft spokesperson who said in an email to Inc., “This was two roles impacted in the events team, doing work that was duplicative of the centrally managed D&I org —
Former President Donald Trump just announced his vice presidential pick: Ohio Senator JD Vance. While you may not think politics applies to business, this is an example of a hiring strategy valuable to business leaders. How do you go about choosing your core team–especially when you’re launching a new venture? (While the United States isn’t exactly a
Unless you are a farmer or live in a farming community, you probably haven’t heard of Tractor Supply Co. Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, the company is valued at $28.8 billion and employs 50,000 people–but on June 18, it had a $31.2 billion market cap. What happened, and what caused the company to end Pride
Sexual harassment happens at work. Some of it is overt and obvious (“If you don’t sleep with me, you won’t get a raise.”), and some is subtle and harder to identify (depending on the tone and relationship between the two people in question, “You look nice today” could be a
“Disagree then commit.” Netflix just released its new “Culture Memo,” and while there is a lot to learn from this document, this is my favorite phrase. It’s also a principle all business leaders should implement immediately. Not everyone will agree with everything you do. A company like Netflix, which produces a wide variety
Ted Lasso would never cancel on you at the last minute because he wanted to do something fun, but Tedd Lasso creator Jason Sudeikis would and did. Sudeikis was slated to be the keynote celebrity speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management annual convention this past weekend, but he canceled at the last minute.
Is a $10,000 pay disparity an illegal difference in salary? According to a recently filed lawsuit against Apple, training instructor Justina Jong found a coworker’s W-2 on the printer and learned that that male coworker earned almost $10,000 more than she did–even though they did the same job. Now, for some Silicon Valley jobs, a $10,000
What if you laid someone off but forbid them from telling anyone? The Financial Times is reporting that accounting powerhouse PwC is conducting “silent lay-offs” in the U.K. — they’re asking people who take a voluntary severance package to keep the reason for their departure hush-hush. PwC is asking laid-off employees to keep explanations of their departure limited to the
“Act your wage” (number 1) while keeping your “balls in the air” (number 2), and you’ll likely set off the “spidey sense” (number 10) of everyone in the room so badly that you won’t be able to complete the “deliverables” (number 6) on your “mission critical” (number 8) project.
Starbucks customers say lines are getting long, and the wait times are probably making customers cranky as they wait 15 minutes or more for their coffee. But Starbucks says everything is fine–and that its staffing algorithm, which supposedly led to the line issue, is “upgraded,” along with the company’s staffing policies. I’m not a
