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Workplace Evolution

This is the difference between equity and equality

Equity is absolutely not the same as equality, but they play for the same team. Equitable solutions require us to understand history, context, and cultural relativism.

This is the difference between equity and equality

7 ways to make hybrid work really work

Meta’s VP of Reality Labs Home & Work details the ways in which their teams have adapted to hybrid work and strategies for success.

7 ways to make hybrid work really work

Leaders: You’re sitting on a goldmine that will help you create better flexible-work policies

The cofounder of Software.com believes the companies most likely to succeed in creating flexible-work policies will be constantly gathering data and feeding it back into the system to drive continuous learning.

Leaders: You’re sitting on a goldmine that will help you create better flexible-work policies

This tech leader was a hybrid work skeptic—until he wasn’t

“I had deep convictions about the value of in-person collaboration,” Gusto cofounder Edward Kim says, but “my preferred way of working wasn’t necessarily best for my team or for the company.”

This tech leader was a hybrid work skeptic—until he wasn’t

22% of people don’t have any friends at work. Here’s how to change that

It doesn’t have to be this way. Here are simple ways to foster workplace connections.

22% of people don’t have any friends at work. Here’s how to change that

How to get employee buy-in to build an inclusive culture

A top-down approach that doesn’t engage employees will fail.

How to get employee buy-in to build an inclusive culture

2 easy strategies to help you hire nontraditional candidates

The founder of Candidate.co believes that prioritizing prior experience above all else does a disservice to candidates as well as the employers who may miss out on quality talent.

2 easy strategies to help you hire nontraditional candidates

What science says about having fun at work

There’s a positive relationship between how much fun you have at work and your propensity to be nice and to avoid being a toxic colleague.

What science says about having fun at work

6 ways to be a year-round ally to your LGBTQ+ colleagues

Beyond that rainbow Zoom background, this trans activist lays out how to take real action that lasts past Pride month.

6 ways to be a year-round ally to your LGBTQ+ colleagues

Why elevating leaders with disabilities is so crucial to disability inclusion

Only 4% of businesses are focused on expanding their offerings to include disabled people. That has to change, this activist says as Disability Pride month gets underway.

Why elevating leaders with disabilities is so crucial to disability inclusion

5 ways employees can help shape company culture

Making a positive impact requires knowing when (and how) to speak up.

5 ways employees can help shape company culture

3 ways brands can build a more diverse and inclusive social media strategy

With digital video shorts and reels, there is tremendous opportunity to inspire new audiences that may not have resonated with certain brands.

3 ways brands can build a more diverse and inclusive social media strategy

Screw your logo. Your office policy says much more about your brand

The founder and CEO of VSC says the supporting employees’ work styles is the foundation of a brand they will want to work for. Everything else—the logos, swag, perks, website—is all window dressing.

This is how playing video games can be good for teams, according to science

Matt Parker, professor at the New York University Game Center, explains that by the end of this article, you’ll be slaying dragons with your direct reports in the name of team harmony.

This is how playing video games can be good for teams, according to science

This is how you jump-start momentum on DEI

One of the few Asian American CEOs says making long-term, generational progress to include and elevate historically underrepresented individuals is a dedicated, holistic effort.

This is how you jump-start momentum on DEI

Fearing a recession? Don’t drop the ball on your DEI efforts now

Despite tumultuous times and the prospect of shrinking profits, your aims for diversity shouldn’t take a back seat.

Fearing a recession? Don’t drop the ball on your DEI efforts now

One of these 4 types of workers could be ruining your teams

Here’s how to spot them, and how to deal with them.

One of these 4 types of workers could be ruining your teams

How ‘new collar workers’ can help companies push past the Great Resignation

They’re a self-starting new pool of tech talent from non-conventional backgrounds just ready for the plucking. Is your company open to and ready for them?

How ‘new collar workers’ can help companies push past the Great Resignation

When the push for ‘cultural fit’ creates a DEI blindspot

Is your culture a bland broth or a rich gumbo, where the distinct flavors still combine for a most satisfying meal?

When the push for ‘cultural fit’ creates a DEI blindspot

This one consideration can help everyone work better together

Google’s senior director of Product Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility explains how little, but meaningful, changes in your day-to-day routines can go a long way to fostering a more inclusive work environment.

This one consideration can help everyone work better together

Tech

Online abortion pill startups boom—even as they face new legal and privacy challenges

It’s no surprise that Uber and Lyft are tapping into the ad business

Worker protection laws aren’t ready for the automated future of work

News

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are crashing, sending Coinbase stock down, too

Strippers are the latest workers to join the union wave

Why VCs keep investing in the Adam Neumanns of the world

Co.Design

Inside Russia’s cartoonish propaganda website made for kids

Black architects are rare. This program plans to change that

Cars need their buttons and knobs back

Work Life

Want to reach the best decision? Stop and ask yourself these questions first

3 questions interviewers hope you ask, and 3 they hope you don’t

First-gen leaders and professionals, it’s not your fault you feel like a fraud