McKensey

JUNE 5, 2025

In times of disruption, many organizations freeze their innovation spending despite its critical importance for long-term growth. Here’s how to avoid that trap.

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Finance 122

Attendance Bot

JUNE 5, 2025

Even your high performers are stalling. Projects that should be in motion sit untouched. It’s not a motivation issue; it’s something more subtle: task inertia. In creative and knowledge-driven teams, the hardest part of work often isn’t execution, it’s getting started. Whether it’s a blank doc, a complex product brief, or a customer issue that requires deep thinking, the mental barrier to beginning can be surprisingly high.

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McKensey

JUNE 5, 2025

The CEO and cofounder of tech start-up Conscia.ai discusses how companies can easily modernize their technology architecture and accelerate their agility through composable tech stacks.

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Technology 110

Ask a Manager

JUNE 5, 2025

In reply to Feral Humanist. “Not for nothing, but the sector also has an issue with people refusing to retire.” Yep, and if it helps the LW feel better, please note that there are so many amazing young professionals leaving higher ed because there are few to no advancement opportunities because people aren’t retiring.

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Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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McKensey

JUNE 5, 2025

Mark Birkhead, chief data officer at JPMorganChase, shares how his team is leveraging AI to extract strategic value from the banks massive data estateall while meeting strict data governance standards.

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JUNE 5, 2025

1. Approximately how long did your last job search take? 8 months. It’s worth it to say that I work in a very niche area in my industry. 2. Approximately how many jobs did you apply for before landing something? My spreadsheet had about 250 lines. Of those 150 were job applications. The others were networking contacts, sending my resume to people, conversations with head hunters, etc. 3.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 5, 2025

Academia has this way of making us think that everyone should suffer for the institution, and that somehow that suffering is good or necessary. It’s toxic and by retiring as planned (after a WHOLE. YEAR. OF PLANNING), you are making a statement that you as a person are valuable, beyond your job. And your coworkers too, are valuable as people beyond their jobs.

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Mad in America

JUNE 5, 2025

“As long as I live, I shall balk at having psychoanalysis swallowed by medicine.” Sigmund Freud Image by A-EYE Once Upon a Time in the Asylum F or centuries, those labeled mad were neither treated nor understood. They were hidden, not healed. Alienists the forerunners of modern psychiatristsoversaw confinement not to cure, but to control.

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JUNE 5, 2025

1. My job search took a little under 6 months — I applied for my first job in the search in late June 2024 and got the offer for my current job in early December 2024. 2. I applied to 153 jobs (I got offers for jobs numbered 128 and 130). 3. My rejection rate was a little over 1/3 (60 that I noted; there were a few that came in after I stopped tracking).

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Success

JUNE 5, 2025

Successful people usually dont achieve success by accident. Its often in how they think and what they do that makes a difference. After all, success isnt just about achieving goalsits about cultivating the habits, mindsets and actions that lead to consistent growth and fulfillment. While the goal might be the ultimate prize, we should feel successful every step we take in the right direction.

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Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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JUNE 5, 2025

Hi there! I’ve got maybe a somewhat unique position because I’ve actually job hunted two years in a row at exactly the same time each year. Grief and the government can both make holding down a job tricky. 1. Approximately how long did your last job search take? 2024 – 4 months 2025 – 2.5 months 2. Approximately how many jobs did you apply for before landing something?

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Work Life

JUNE 5, 2025

I am sure you are a little fed up with all the discussions about AI, so dont worry: I promise you this article is about humans rather than machines. However, since it has long been customary for cognitive and behavioral scientists to examine computers to better understand human capabilities, and there are clearly informative parallels between human and artificial intelligence, I thought it would be interesting to begin this piece on human self-awareness with an exploration of self-awareness in A

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JUNE 5, 2025

As a person still too young to retire whose spouse is now on hospice for cancer: Go ahead and retire! Enjoy those years with your spouse, even if it’s just the two of you sitting in chairs reading like an old married couple. Soak up their presence, enjoy your retirement. Yes, there is always going to be yet another shitty thing that the current administration is doing.

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Communication 37

Success

JUNE 5, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, including the hiring process. From applicants using tools like ChatGPT to practice interviews to recruiters using applicant tracking systems (ATS), AI has become a component that requires deft navigation skills within these realms. Optimizing your resume is one way to make sure your application has the best chance of being considered, but how do you know if its truly at its best?

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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JUNE 5, 2025

In reply to Feral Humanist. This. Right now jobs in this and many other much needed sectors (public health, etc) are becoming scarce. If you can afford to be out of the workforce, that is another type of gift you can give to your mentees in addition to the many you already have. Think of it as passing the mantle, not abandoning the ship.

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Office Snapshots

JUNE 5, 2025

lber Blanc Office Cozy Minimalism with a Bold Twist We always strive to bring the clients vision to life, and the office for lber Blanc was no exception. lber Blanc is a proprietary trading firm. The design was guided by the company’s brand colors and the preference for ready-made furniture over custom solutions. The result? A cozy, minimalist office that balances calm work zones with vibrant, energetic public areas. lber Blanc Office Designed by Tengo In the entrance and public zones, we

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JUNE 5, 2025

LW, you were already planning to retire, and you absolutely deserve to. Please don’t feel guilty about that. I say this as someone working in higher ed who’s seriously considering leaving because of how unsustainable it’s become. Higher education is being demonized more each day. At the same time, our leadership is folding under federal pressures, banning all things DEI, absorbing state cuts with syrupy gratitude just for getting something , freezing salaries, reducing benefits, ramping up

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Work Life

JUNE 5, 2025

If youre an executive, there might be a time when you find yourself showing up on edge. You feel burned out , frustrated, and confused. The symptoms are familiar: You take longer to make decisions that typically come easily to you. You find it harder to move your team. Your instinctsonce your superpowerstart to misfire. Naturally, you start to wonder if youre losing your touch.

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JUNE 5, 2025

In reply to Middle Aged Lady. Oh, the candidates who “relax” and show a side of themselves they maybe would hide during a formal interview setting – I’m a female manager in a small company, and candidates sometimes assume I’m “just the girl who answers the door” Or even when I’m one of the people interviewing them, for a job where they’d be my direct report, saving their “serious interview persona” for when they meet with the male

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Work Life

JUNE 5, 2025

If you want to land a new role, you’ve got to deal successfully with the Q&A portion of the job interview. Fumble in responding to a question or offer a garbled answer, and you could miss out on that next dream role. That’s why it’s such a good idea to do your research and prepare a set of potential answers in advance. To do this, think of what questions could be asked and use the following template to build a set of answers.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 5, 2025

I wasn’t a government employee, but a contractor who quit a good gig on the spot when it became tangentially involved in immigrant detainment at Guantanamo. 1. Approximately how long did your last job search take? I accepted an offer three weeks into unemployment. 2. Approximately how many jobs did you apply for before landing something? Hundreds at first, and then once I’d applied through all the old stock I checked for new positions matching my searches three times a day to be amon

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Work Life

JUNE 5, 2025

In an age that prizes specialization, we’re often encouraged to distill our identities into a singular narrative your specialization, your personal brand, a streamlined profile that fits neatly into a predefined box. Yet while the world rewards narrow expertise, it simultaneously demands multidimensional thinking. Innovation and resilience don’t emerge from narrowing down; they arise from exploring intersections and embracing contradictions.

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Leadership Creativity Equipment Decision Making 72

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JUNE 5, 2025

1. 2 months 2. 4 seriously + some random “Easy Apply” jobs just to feel like I was doing something 3. Heard back from none of the Easy Apply jobs, and all four of the serious applications 4. I heard back from all four jobs, but I was also working with a recruiter specifically that worked with all the companies, so that’s different than applying normally 5. 4 6.

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Success

JUNE 5, 2025

While every new generation brings its own unique challenges to the workplace, none has required as much adaptation from its leaders as millennials and Gen Z. These generations include a fairly broad range of ages, with the youngest Gen Zer being only 13 years old and the oldest millennial being in their mid-40s. Together, they make up more than half the workforce.

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JUNE 5, 2025

1. Approximately how long did your last job search take? Three months of looking a little (applying to things that were a stretch/a step up), then a month and a half of looking a lot (applying to all the feasible things within my pay range) 2. Approximately how many jobs did you apply for before landing something? About 25. The roles are fairly specialized. 3.

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Office Snapshots

JUNE 5, 2025

This Global Professional Services Firm is an international advisory company that draws on a sustained history of success with a diverse client based to fuel its growth. Located in Dallas, TX, the new office reflects the clients commitment to inclusivity and sustainability while fostering a dynamic, collaborative work culture. OTJ Architects partnered with the client to develop contemporary, functional workspace solutions that celebrate the client brand, promote collaboration, and maximize daylig

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JUNE 5, 2025

1. From time of layoff- 2 Months, was looking before layoff more passively for about 3 additional months 2. About 250 3. Actually hear back from?50-75 4. What would you say your ghosting rate was? 60-70% 5. How many jobs did you interview for before landing something? 15 6. Would you say you got an interview due to your networking efforts, being recruited, or cold-applying with a stellar cover letter and resume?

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Workplace Wellness

JUNE 5, 2025

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JUNE 5, 2025

1.) 6 months, from when I sent out the first application to my start date. 2.) 15-20 jobs 3.) 90% 4.) 10% 5.) I was hired for the first job I interviewed for, although there was a background check involved, so there was a four-month period between when I interviewed and when I started. 6.) My cover letter and resume got me the job — I had exactly the kind of experience my employer was looking for. 7.

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Success

JUNE 5, 2025

With summer on the horizon, Instacart is turning up the throwback charm with baggy jeans, hip-hop hits and a splash of Y2K sparkle in a refreshed retail campaign. Instacart is rewinding to the 90s to win todays digital shoppers Instacart has developed from a modest grocery delivery service into an established retail-tech giant. As millions of Americans discover faster, more affordable ways to get groceries and essentials delivered online, startups like Instacart have been well-positioned to ride

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JUNE 5, 2025

Oh dear OP–you have done so much for students and for your colleagues. It’s obvious you have been as committed to the success of your area of work and the people there as you have been to your students. And those of us who have worked or continue to work in higher education know what’s gone on in our sector for the last several years as well as the chaos we find ourselves in now.

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Success

JUNE 5, 2025

Ben Newmans driving narrative started at age 7, when his mother died. Ive found so much strength in my story and my mom, he says. Even though she had this rare muscle disease called amyloidosis, she fought, and she had this amazing journal that became a place where she unleashed her positive mental attitude. Shed write things in her journal such as, Beat the statistics, Beat the odds, Live with a disease that is chronic and fatal.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 5, 2025

1. 5 months 2. 11 positions applied 3. None of the positions got back to me with a formal rejection 4. 9 of 11 positions never got back to me 5. I interviewed for 2 positions and got through 2 rounds of interviews before receiving offers 6. I heard about the 2 positions I got interviews for through networking. A former supervisor turned friend told me about the positions.

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Work Life

JUNE 5, 2025

My plane had just landed. I was anxious to get to the office after the departure of our team leader, a reduction in force culling hundreds of jobs just days before, and an organizational move to an unfamiliar part of the enterprise. As my teams senior ranking member, I needed to help process everything together. I turned on my phone to a deluge of texts.

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Healthcare Security Work Ethic Insurance 59