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During my executive recruitment days, I offered this insight to suddenly laid off talent: Getting tossed is a gift. youtube.com/post/UgkxtVl...

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Did you know that JPMorganChase's new Midtown Manhattan headquarters will feature its own signature scent? Did you also know that this feature is tied to its aggressive return to office or RTO plan? The story ... youtube.com/post/UgkxsrF...

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I just watched Hallmark Channel's "Return to Office" so you don't have to. Here's my take on their take on modern work and the modern workplace ... youtube.com/post/UgkxZvk...

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What keeps career professionals up at two in the morning? It's the question that prompts many of the live show episodes that we air at WHAT'S YOUR WORK FIT? youtube.com/post/Ugkxn8U...

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The fed layoffs are starting to negatively impact people in my community. Offer them grace. My post... youtube.com/post/Ugkx_dF...

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"Oh, we're not celebrating Valentine's Day this year. It's just too much." That early morning lament, from an at-risk federal worker who's too stressed and sad to celebrate. The story: youtube.com/post/Ugkxocp...

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Will there be employment markets for former [or soon-to-be-former] federal workers? It's a question I've not heard anyone in mainstream media or on this platform discuss. But I have thoughts on helping fed castoffs to market themselves for corporate life... youtube.com/post/Ugkxz80...

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What Color is My Parachute? People in the federal sector, imperiled by DOGE's workforce slashes, may not realize that there is no more meaningful question to ask themselves about their future career chapters and their "work fit." youtube.com/post/UgkxSAW...

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At $8 mil. a pop, is running an ad on this year's Super Bowl worth the price? Some thoughts on the topic from this former "Mad Man." And may the best ad win. youtube.com/post/UgkxTdg...

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New from The Hallmark Channel, a rom-com about the return to office. It'll have pretty people. And sparks flying. And hearts fluttering. But, can it positively portray flexible work? Or will it compound the #RTO tropes. Watch the clip and offer your commentary. youtu.be/erey788cC9A?...

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How it's going in the Federal workplace as rendered by Microsoft Copilot/DALL.E #forkintheroad #fedworkforce

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"How do I feel? I feel like I am attending my own funeral." I spoke those words to a friend and colleague moments after being let go from a job. And that dismissal happened on my birthday. My thoughts on getting fired and then being career-liberated. youtube.com/post/UgkxgQz...

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How do we drink from the firehose? This question came to me early this week, during a stretch of 2AM-3AM insomnia, as I pondered the flood of breaking news about the federal workforce and the sudden efforts of the executive branch to slash it. My thoughts... youtube.com/post/UgkxwEp...

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Are the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment reports about to get an Orwellian reframe? Or will they disappear entirely? It's time to start thinking about all of this. My thoughts: youtube.com/post/UgkxDgE...

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For those of you who follow workplace issues, ask yourself this: what does all of this censorship and newspeak do to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' weekly and monthly unemployment reports? If you are not outraged you are not paying attention. h/t @crampell.bsky.social

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“Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder." President John F. Kennedy address before Canadian Parliament 5/17/1961

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The Newark Star-Ledger has ended its print edition. So too did the other pubs run by NJ Advance Media. My thoughts on this milestone, the future of news gathering, and how it all informs our worldviews as citizens. youtube.com/post/Ugkx6NP...

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The news media, already impacted by their own workforce reductions, have struggled to cover the serious impact on federal workers and the economy. So, I wanted to share a dispatch from one fed who took to social media overnight to recount the work week just ended: youtube.com/post/UgkxQ0s...

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Is it better to be SMART than it is to be RIGHT? This is a question that's been a through line in my professional career. It also serves my exploration of what it means to work in a time of workplace revolution. My thoughts... youtube.com/post/UgkxtcK...

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Many of us will follow you to your new platform, @jimacosta.bsky.social Wishing you well in your next chapter.

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Some of our best workplace leaders learned how to lead teams in battle. My thoughts on how workplaces doing modern work can benefit from the leadership of military vets. youtube.com/post/Ugkxzst...

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Today is #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay. And this is a reminder that the #Holocaust started in the #workplace. Remember, never forget, and be kind. Image credit: Yad Vashem International Holocaust Memorial

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Of course [he] hates the unbelievable turnaround success of a football franchise and workplace that, for 24 years, he ran like a despot would a failing country. #HTTC and let's win the NFC! www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

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One of the best qualities a career professional may possess is skepticism. "You need to SHOW ME." youtube.com/post/UgkxLLH...

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This week has felt like a month of Mondays. Our continued look at federal workforce disruption and DEI here: youtube.com/post/Ugkxz8B...

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There's been a lot of incendiary discussion on social media this week regarding DEI. And now, with the president's executive order to eliminate it from the federal government workplace, the heat from this topic has turned up to 11. youtube.com/post/UgkxIMS...

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WaPo: What are you doing?!!?! Just report the f***ing news! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/b...

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Thousands of hard-working federal-sector workers, who have long benefitted from the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, are now waiting nervously for news of whether they will be forced back into their government collocation or not. Story: youtube.com/post/UgkxyCT...

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I am a Founding Member of The Future of Work Alliance, a recently formed global collective of entrepreneurs, operators, practitioners, researchers, and writers who are shaping modern work. Or mission: to create a more resilient, intelligent, and just future of work. www.futureofworkalliance.com

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G-dspeed, Jules Pfeiffer. You made the world a better place. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

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Why don't we celebrate failure as much as we do success? 3M became a major brand because it commercializes the stuff that blows up in the lab. Celebrating and learning from failed workplace experiments helps teams to explore new ideas that foster trust and positive workplace culture.

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How can the workplace become bigger and stranger? RTO on LSD? We're about to find out. Season 2 of Severance drops on Apple TV+ this Friday 1/17/2025. TY @benstiller.redhour.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/a...

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You run a workplace. But are you shielded from The Great Detachment? Last month, Gallup published findings that were a check-engine-light warning about the workplace. And it all made The Great Resignation pale by comparison. Check out Gallup's jarring report, here: www.gallup.com/workplace/65...

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How can the workplace become bigger and stranger? RTO on LSD? We're about to find out. Season 2 of Severance drops on Apple TV+ this Friday 1/17/2025. TY @benstiller.redhour.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/a...

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