“Ego”. It’s a word we shy away from, shuddering, distancing ourselves in such a way that we can pretend it doesn't exist. But the reality is that it does. Ego can do a lot of things: it can protect, it can create and innovate, it can encourage growth and empower us to...
Communication is a fundamental human expression. Which is why it is an essential element of every interaction, and why it's the basis of design for all systems. Like most people, I’ve struggled with it greatly, and still do. I can’t tell you the number of personal...
The Run-Down: After its annual salary survey, the American Trucking Association found average wages for truck drivers rose 11% from last year to almost $70k The increase in compensation can be cited to the economic inconsistencies that have plagued the U.S. ever...
The Run-Down: 3,300 workers are participating in a four day work week test that begins this week This test will include 70 businesses, ranging from banks to restaurants, to partake in a six-month studyThe study plans to investigate company revenue and employee...
The Run-Down: The board of World Wrestling Entertainment is investigating a $3 million settlement chief executive, Vince Mahon, reached this year with a former employee, with whom he had an alleged affair with The former employee, who was hired in 2019 as a...
The Run-Down: Ernst and Young (“EY”), a Big Four accounting firm, has agreed to pay a $100 million fine and admit wrongdoing in a record settlement after company’s employees were caught cheating on required ethics exams The Securities and Exchange Commission says...
The Run-Down: In the past few weeks, more and more businesses have announced new benefits regarding menstrual leave, abortion care, and more This week, the founder of Antmyerp, an Indian-based software management company, announced they would now be offering paid...
Disruption and Corruption. How Uber Expanded its Empire. This week, news of the massive transportation provider, Uber’s, company-wide misconduct broke. In files obtained by news outlets, shocking claims of spying on government officials, dodging local laws,...
The Run-Down: NY AG Letitia James calls on the federal government to use its power to punish airlines for poor performance Lawmakers are specifically putting pressure on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to make some moves James is pushing for...
Do You Wonder Why Unethical Practices Persist Despite Increased Public and Regulatory Scrutiny? These 2 underlying forces shape corporate misconduct. How come, despite so much visibility and surveillance mechanisms, so many large organizations and their managers still...