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Diverse employees collaborating with futuristic AI interfaces, showcasing personalized benefits and innovation in a modern office setting.
Insights

Employee benefit expectations for 2026 embrace personalized, non-traditional perks

Employer-sponsored AI tool subscriptions surged by 17 percentage points in a single year, now reaching a third of all companies.

Marcus Ellery·Sep 14
Diverse employees collaborating in a modern, positive office environment, highlighting the importance of employee experience.
Workplace

SHRM reveals employee experience is top HR priority for 2026

For the first time in a decade, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has declared "employee experience" its top HR priority for 2026.

Marcus Ellery·Sep 13
A diverse team collaborating enthusiastically in a modern office, brainstorming ideas on a whiteboard and sticky notes.
Leadership

Collaborative leadership fosters team success.

Many organizations still operate with functional teams that only begin collaborating after individual parts are completed, unknowingly stifling their own productivity and potential for innovation.

Alina Petrov·Sep 13
Four Client Stories Show Brad Sugars’ ActionCOACH System Across Different Industries
Entrepreneurship

Four Client Stories Show Brad Sugars’ ActionCOACH System Across Different Industries

This article showcases how Brad Sugars' ActionCOACH system helps diverse business owners from construction, marketing, and professional services navigate unique industry pressures and challenges. Client stories highlight recurring themes like structure, leadership, hiring, and improved operating decisions across different business contexts.

Sponsored by Brad Sugars·Sep 9
Diverse entrepreneurs from BRICS nations collaborating on a holographic global market projection, symbolizing innovation and international economic cooperation.
Entrepreneurship

BRICS nations propose new startup fund for innovation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged BRICS countries: help 100 startups expand into other BRICS markets annually.

Jenna Wallace·Sep 13
A human hand placing a resume on a desk, symbolizing the advantage of human-written resumes over AI screening in the hiring process.
Services

Human-written resumes help candidates bypass AI screening errors

A recent 'Talent Insights Report 2024' revealed 75% of resumes for a senior engineering role at a major tech firm were automatically rejected by AI.

Victor Huang·Jul 14
A job seeker contemplates two paths, one representing traditional employment and the other a future shaped by AI and new market dynamics.
Careers

Job seekers face new market challenges and alternative strategies

In April, the US economy reported adding 115,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.

Nathaniel Brooks·Jun 21
Diverse employees collaborating productively in a modern office, with AI tools seamlessly integrated into their workflow, showcasing enhanced engagement and efficiency.
Workplace

Strategies to Rebuild Employee Engagement and Productivity

Global employee engagement plummeted by 24 percentage points in a single year to 64% in 2026, a sharp decline from the previous year, costing the world economy hundreds of billions in lost productivit

Marcus Ellery·Jun 17
Brad Sugars’ Pulling Profits Out of a Hat Reached the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Lists
Personal Growth

Brad Sugars’ Pulling Profits Out of a Hat Reached the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller Lists

Brad Sugars and Monte Wyatt's book, Pulling Profits Out of a Hat, achieved Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller status in April 2019. This recognition provides a specific publishing credential, highlighting the book's focus on deliberate business growth, strategy, and cash flow management.

Sponsored by Brad Sugars·Sep 9
Silhouettes of federal workers walking away from a grand government building under a dark, stormy sky, symbolizing job insecurity.
Careers

Trump Reclassifies 8,000 Federal Jobs, Eroding Civil Service Protections

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that immediately stripped job protections from approximately 8,000 senior federal workers, making them at-will employees.

Nathaniel Brooks·Jun 5
Diverse team of professionals collaborating with advanced AI interfaces in a futuristic office setting, symbolizing the shift towards AI and targeted hiring in the tech industry.
Leadership

Tech Layoffs Recede as Companies Focus on AI and Targeted Hiring

After a year of unprecedented job cuts, Google, Meta, and Amazon collectively posted over 15,000 new job openings in Q2, a stark reversal from the 50,000 roles eliminated just months prior, according

Alina Petrov·May 31
Diverse group of professionals working together with an advanced AI interface, symbolizing successful AI adoption and cultural integration in a government setting.
Leadership

Enabling Culture Key to Successful AI Adoption

The UAE federal government aims to deliver half of its services through autonomous AI agents within two years, placing an AI advisor directly in the Cabinet, according to Consultancy-me .

Jenna Wallace·May 23
Gardenia bakery facility in Singapore with dejected workers standing outside, symbolizing job retrenchment due to production shift to Malaysia.
Services

Gardenia retrenches Singapore workers as production shifts to Malaysia

On June 30, 2026, Gardenia Foods (S) Pte Ltd will cease bakery production at its Pandan Loop facility, leading to the retrenchment of 141 employees, according to Singapore Business Review .

Victor Huang·May 20
5 DCJS Academies Aspiring Security Officers Recommend for the Past Decade
Insights

5 DCJS Academies Aspiring Security Officers Recommend for the Past Decade

The demand for skilled security professionals continues to grow as businesses and individuals prioritize safety. According to market analysis on LinkedIn, this rising demand is driven by increasing concerns about crime a…

Sponsored by Eagle Security Solutions·Sep 7
Young Gen Z entrepreneurs in a bright, modern co-working space, symbolizing the new generation of business leaders.
Entrepreneurship

Gen Z to Lead New Business Starts, Surpassing Boomers in 2025

A new report from Gusto found Gen Z entrepreneurs surpassed Baby Boomers in new business formation for the first time in 2025, according to Business Journal Daily .

Jenna Wallace·May 16
Diverse employees in a dimly lit office showing signs of disengagement and apathy, reflecting widespread organizational issues impacting morale.
Workplace

Organizational issues drive widespread employee engagement decline across regions

In the U.S., employee engagement has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, with only 31% of the workforce feeling truly connected to their jobs in 2024, according to Gallup . This decline in employe

Marcus Ellery·May 14
Small business owner using Anthropic's Claude AI on PayPal for automated invoicing and refunds, showcasing efficiency and modern financial management.
Entrepreneurship

Anthropic Launches Claude AI Tools to Empower Small Businesses

Small business owners can now automate invoicing and refunds directly through PayPal using Anthropic's new Claude AI assistant.

Jenna Wallace·May 14
Diverse group of former Spirit Airlines employees looking towards a hopeful sunrise over the Florida coast, symbolizing new career opportunities.
Careers

Florida Offers Job Support for Displaced Spirit Workers in State

An estimated 17,000 Spirit Airlines employees globally became unemployed when the company announced its closing, according to Florida Politics .

Nathaniel Brooks·May 6
From Business Owner to Strategic Leader: How Leadership Coaching Can Drive Sustainable Growth
Leadership

From Business Owner to Strategic Leader: How Leadership Coaching Can Drive Sustainable Growth

As businesses grow, owners must transition from hands-on operations to strategic leadership. Leadership coaching provides the support needed to develop capabilities, empower teams, and focus on sustainable growth.

Sponsored by Kent Business Consultancy·Sep 6
Diverse finance leaders collaborating around a holographic display, symbolizing the integration of AI and new management strategies in government finance.
Leadership

AI reshapes finance leader skills, demanding new management strategies

In government finance departments, automation is already shifting the core focus from processing transactions to high-level analysis, strategy, and oversight, fundamentally redefining public sector fi

Alina Petrov·May 5
An empty Spirit Airlines airport terminal with cancelled flight information displayed on a flickering departure board, symbolizing the sudden cessation of operations and employee job losses.
Careers

Spirit Airlines cancels flights, leaving thousands of employees jobless

Spirit Airlines employees' health insurance was cut off on Saturday, May 2, 2026, just hours after the airline ceased operations following a failed $500 million federal bailout, according to WPLG Loca

Nathaniel Brooks·May 4
Diverse employees collaborating in a modern office, showcasing a blend of in-person and virtual interaction for enhanced well-being and productivity.
Workplace

Companies Reimagine Employee Well-being to Boost Productivity and Culture

Akamai Technologies conducted a formal cultural diagnostic before expanding its 'FlexBase' model to over 95% remote work, establishing a baseline to treat company culture as a measurable system, accor

Marcus Ellery·May 2
A split image showing a thriving local business street contrasted with a desolate federal building, symbolizing federal funding cuts impacting small businesses.
Entrepreneurship

Small Business Month: Local Gains, Federal Cuts

As National Small Business Month celebrates entrepreneurs with local events and private grants, the U.S. Small Business Administration is quietly withholding at least $55 million in 2025 funding for key programs.

Jenna Wallace·Apr 26
Filing for Disability? How SSDI Lawyer.co Streamlines the Process (Insider Tips)
Leadership

Filing for Disability? How SSDI Lawyer.co Streamlines the Process (Insider Tips)

SSDI Lawyer.co offers a free online Benefits Check to streamline the Social Security Disability application process. It helps applicants review their situation and potentially connect with a participating disability attorney.

Sponsored by SSDI Lawyer.co·Sep 6