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Why companies hire back people they just laid off
Many of us have heard of “boomerang employees”—someone who leaves a company and later returns—but there’s a newer version showing up in the workplace: the layoff boomerang. Maybe you’ve...
Here’s how to use your FSA funds before you lose them
It’s almost the end of the year, and for many, that means health flexible spending account (FSA) funds are set to expire. FSAs allow employees to set aside pretax...
3 lessons for leading through uncertainty
If my three-decade journey in the corporate world has taught me anything, it’s that in business, as in life, the only certainty is uncertainty. In the past 20 years,...
Why AI is women’s new power move
The narrative is familiar: Revolutionary technology arrives, promising to liberate women from domestic drudgery and professional constraints. The electric oven would free housewives from coal-burning stoves. The washing machine...
Trust, but verify: Leading in the age of AI overconfidence
“ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info.” How many times have you seen that message? More importantly, how many times have you actually stopped to consider what it means? No doubt you’ve noticed...
The hidden costs of getting climate innovation wrong
Why do some climate innovations fail to deliver? Not because they’re flawed, but because the business world misjudges their economics. From hydrogen to EV infrastructure, carbon-capture startups to precision...
The next revolution in design: Emotional accessibility
Accessibility used to mean compliance. An installed grab bar, an added ramp, a resized font. But meeting physical standards is only half the challenge. The other half, the part that truly changes lives, is how design makes people...
The athlete advantage in the workforce
If you were to join a team meeting at Parity on any given day, you might sense something unusual. One colleague may have just returned from a strength session....
The hidden cost of cloud centralization
When AWS’s US-East-1 region went dark in late October, followed just a week later by a Microsoft Azure outage, it was yet another stark reminder that even the world’s biggest cloud vendors...
What to know about this year’s White House holiday decorations
Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the holiday decorations for her family’s first Christmas back at the White House, and her theme is “Home Is Where the Heart Is.” The decor...
