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Kristin Stoller

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This is the hidden reason your AI investments are failing, according to Brené Brown

A new BetterUp report finds that leaders who pair AI investments with trust-building and coaching see 17% greater team performance — while those who...

13.04.2026 2

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The biggest mistake HR leaders make when pitching new benefits to their CFO

HR leaders keep leading with the wrong argument. Here's what actually gets a "yes."

06.04.2026 3

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How the 173-year-old glassmaker behind Edison’s light bulb and iPhone screens became a Silicon Valley darling

CEO Wendell Weeks talks about Corning Inc.’s innovations—ranging from Edison’s lightbulb to the face of your smartphone—and how its...

01.04.2026 2500

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This company is giving workers a raise for using AI — here’s what they have to do to earn it

The "AI salary bump" is here: Instead of vague productivity mandates, marketing automation platform Omnisend built a raise around it.

30.03.2026 7

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Are you addicted to technology? Six questions experts use to help spot red flags

A landmark court ruling has many asking whether their own tech use should raise red flags. Clinicians in the field suggest asking yourself a few...

28.03.2026 8

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What is tech addiction? A court ruling makes it Big Tech’s next big problem

The verdict in a landmark lawsuit over addictive social media design—and a wave of similar cases against Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and Snap—could...

26.03.2026 20

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A court just ruled that tech addiction is real—and dangerous. It could be Meta and YouTube’s Big Tobacco moment

A Los Angeles jury’s decision that addictive app design caused a young woman’s mental health crisis could force Big Tech to confront what parents,...

25.03.2026 2

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Inside the Seattle clinic that treats tech addiction like heroin, and clients detox for up to 16 weeks

A landmark trial over “addictive” social media design is forcing a legal reckoning over whether tech addiction is real and harmful—even as...

24.03.2026 30

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Tulsa paid workers $10,000 to relocate—and unlocked an $878 million talent boom

Tulsa’s relocation experiment delivered an economic windfall and opened a new lane for global hiring.

23.03.2026 2

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Nike and Coca-Cola cases point to the next DEI fight: who gets to claim discrimination

HR is guarding itself against reverse-discrimination claims.

16.03.2026 10

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Skills-based hiring was an HR mantra. Execution never followed

HR leaders say hiring by skills is the future. Many are ill-equipped to do it right.

02.03.2026 30

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Your spend as a ‘weapon’: Scott Galloway’s ‘Resist and Unsubscribe’ movement asks you to ditch Amazon, Apple, and Netflix to oppose Trump

The NYU professor and podcast host is hoping to wipe out a quarter billion in market cap from 10 tech companies in his protest of Trump administration...

28.02.2026 10

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3 documents that decide what HR can and can’t do when ICE arrives in the workplace

ICE raids are now an HR problem.

23.02.2026 5

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AI notetakers are creating HR nightmares

The meeting ends. The AI doesn’t.

09.02.2026 10

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While worker bonuses decrease, pay transparency is on the rise in 2026

Less than 40% of employees received a bonus last year, down from 44% in 2021, according to new data from ADP.

05.01.2026 20

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As more workers request accommodations, how should workplaces react?

With diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders on the rise, many colleges are seeing increases in students requesting accommodations. But what happens...

22.12.2025 10

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Unlimited vacation policies can work—it just depends on where employees are based

Unlimited vacation polices work for European employees, who took more days off than their counterparts with fixed time off this year.

15.12.2025 10

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How to handle ‘nepo babies’ in this economic climate

In a tough job market, some young people are turning to their parents for help and connections. But how should workplaces deal with “nepo babies”?

01.12.2025 10

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Even after layoffs, companies should throw holiday parties, says this C-suite executive

Despite economic uncertainty, companies shouldn't hold back from hosting celebrations, says one executive.

24.11.2025 10

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Companies make the mistake of focusing on ‘superstar’ hires. Focus on the ‘glue’ instead, behavioral scientist says

What makes a great team fail? The "too much talent" problem, when company leaders pack their teams with superstar hires, says behavioral scientist and...

17.11.2025 10

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The $1.3 billion startup that wants to tell you how to stop wasting time at work

Scribe, a workflow AI platform that helps companies document how work gets done and automatically generates step-by-step guides for employees,...

10.11.2025 9

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Why AI shouldn’t entirely decide promotions and raises—and where the human touch matters

At our Fortune Global Forum, economics and geopolitical tensions were hot topics, but the future of the workforce and workplace also came up in many...

03.11.2025 10

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Women are leaving the workforce in droves. Melinda French Gates launched a competition to solve it

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates launched a $60 million grant competition to discover bold, future-of-work ideas that remove barriers...

27.10.2025 10

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Would you tell your coworkers your salary? Gen Z employees are doing so, and here’s why that’s good for companies

Legally, employees have the right to talk about their salaries with coworkers. But that doesn’t stop HR executives from being nervous about the...

06.10.2025 10

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The questions companies need to ask themselves about H-1B visas

Retaining—and attracting—top talent is top of mind for many companies, as in many cases, the H-1B visa has functioned as an employee retention tool.

29.09.2025 10

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These are the tasks Indeed’s new CEO says HR leaders should hand over to AI

Indeed announced two new AI-powered hiring products that may convince companies to increase salaries and relax other job post requirements.

15.09.2025 10

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In the Age of AI, some tech leaders think communications degrees may actually be more valuable than computer science degrees

Can a two-year ‘problem-solving pool’ solve AI replacing entry-level jobs? This C-suite executive thinks so.

25.08.2025 20

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Why HR should pay more attention to buzzwords like ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘coffee badging’

Are buzzwords like “quiet quitting,” “coffee badging,” and “workcations" the sign of larger institutional problems? Here's why HR leaders...

11.08.2025 20

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Workers say AI and tech overload is making them less productive

A new study found that more than half of workers surveyed are losing productivity due to the "gray work" of navigating disjointed tech.

04.08.2025 20

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Young people aren’t anti-capitalist. They’re just sick of corporate hypocrisy

Zohran Mamdani's New York City mayoral primary win sparked major questions about what Gen Z wants from both their political and business leaders.

28.07.2025 20

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The billionaires and CEOs panicking about Zohran Mamdani are wrong about Gen Z

Young people aren’t anti-capitalist. They’re just sick of corporate hypocrisy.

24.07.2025 10

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Why a top HR executive at PwC says that in an AI-fueled labor market ‘skills are currency’

Managing director Kimberly Jones says that employees at the company pick who they want to work with based on their skills, not titles.

16.04.2025 10

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Inside JPMorgan’s new headquarters designed to lure back reluctant employees

Special lighting, conference room temperature preferences, and coffee favorites are all part of the deal.

06.02.2025 10

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