The Compensation Band Paradox
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Kane Carpenter
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How do I make time for strategic work when I'm drowning in operational stuff?
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Productivity Surged 4.9%
Workers are producing more. Their purchasing power isn't keeping pace.
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How do I delegate work that I could do better and faster myself?
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Seven in Ten Workers Under 50 Are Disengaged
Engagement hit record lows in 2024, and younger workers are checking out faster than anyone else.
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The Performance Paradox
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How do I give someone hard feedback without them shutting down?
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Workers Have Stopped Quitting
The quits rate has been frozen at 2.0% for over a year. Workers aren't leaving because they have nowhere better to go.
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Should I promote my best individual contributor to manager?
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One in Five Unemployed Workers Searched for 27+ Weeks
Long-term unemployment is rising and it's changing who's available when you're hiring.
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Stop Counting Direct Reports
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What makes 1-on-1s actually valuable vs. just going through motions?
Most 1-on-1s are status updates dressed up as conversations. You ask how things are going. They say "fine." You ask about their projects. They tell you what you already know from Slack. Thirty minutes later, nothing changed except you both feel like you checked a box.
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