The coming recession will be a real and abrupt reckoning for workers of a certain age and attitude.

Rising inflation and a sharp downturn in the markets all but guarantee layoffs are looming in many sectors. The days of expecting emp...

On a recent visit to a school district, I was startled to find a procurement office with folding tables stacked with hundreds of paper purchasing orders that needed to be manually reviewed and approved.

What major industry still opera...

In a crisis, any help is better than none. That's why the Biden administration's proposal to boost the cornerstone federal funding program for low-income college students is a very welcome step.

The increase in the Pell Grant woul...

Conventional wisdom says retirement should be a time of rest and relaxation. Yet there's a reason so many seniors mentally regress quickly after they stop working. If we're not mentally active, our brains tend to atrophy, inviting a greater c...

In late May, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told a Dutch television show that cryptocurrencies are "worth nothing." She's not alone in her sentiments. Since volatility shook the digital currency market earlier in the mont...

When Covid-19 first hit, our company went entirely remote. We soon saw 10% drops in productivity.

Two months after the initial nationwide lockdowns, while most other companies kept working from home, we returned to the office. We've b...

Just as it seemed that global supply chain disruptions were easing, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has now destabilised conditions for private equity-owned companies around the globe. I'm sorry to say this, but the environment is likely going t...

Cyberattack warnings have become so frequent that it's easy to tune them out. Your company has loaded up on security tools and run its Red Team drills. You're confident you've done all you can.

Executives at Microsoft and the ch...

When I first entered the workforce two decades ago, it wasn't uncommon for financial analysts to be asked to cut large checks needing to be mailed immediately, without much explanation about what they were for and why they were so urgent.

Imagine having to decide between calling a loved one and buying food or medicine for yourself or a family member.

While this doesn't seem like a decision that anyone in the United States should have to make, this scenario unfolds ev...

As a startup owner, you are forgiven if you feel powerless in addressing supply chain issues, lacking the financial clout and deep supplier networks enjoyed by the Walmarts and Procter & Gambles of the world.

In reality, though, b...

I recently had to install a new printer, and my first thought was to read the manual. My teenage son, of a generation born with phones in their hands, turned to YouTube instead. Guess who ended up installing that printer?

There's a...

High school students and their parents devote an extraordinary amount of time and energy to the college search process. But then an odd thing happens once a student is accepted. Families tend to exhale - "All done!" - and mostly put college o...

The Great Resignation has boosted employee training and development programs from "nice to have" to "critical." Training has been christened the "new corporate profit center" by Forbes for its potential to improve emplo...

"Let's bring manufacturing home!"

This sounds like a straightforward solution to the disruptions currently plaguing the supply chain-which have only been amplified by the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Unfortunately, the...

Public schools around the country could see some of the most exciting educational innovations in decades - if districts have the courage to quickly deploy a federal windfall to schools' best advantage.

It's a big if.

We'll never know what Philando Castile was feeling when the police lights first flashed across his rearview mirror on a balmy night in the summer of 2016. But we can be reasonably certain of what he wasn't feeling: surprise. The traffic stopâ...

For too long, college students have been forced to make a false choice between a life-shaping liberal arts education or a pre-professional education that gives them valuable career skills.

The reality is that schools need to provide s...

As we watch rent and home prices soar around the country, it's easy to forget that the U.S. housing market includes far more options than just luxury condo towers and single-family homes.

In fact, multi-family dwellings and mobile h...

This year will be as good as it gets for the gasoline engine. After a century of dominance, gasoline-powered vehicles are set to see peak sales in 2022 and then go into permanent decline as automakers switch their focus and investment to electric...