Workplace Environment and Incentives Drive Advisor Satisfaction
What ACTUALLY Makes A Difference In Advisor Satisfaction? Senior advisors occupy a uniquely high-impact role within advisory firms and develop portable skills. For firm owners, the challenge is not merely recruiting this talent… but also creating an environment and incentives compelling enough to retain them: https://t.co/c3dnULITfC Senior advisor recruitment, training, and retention are all different sides of the same coin: workplace satisfaction. In this article, Senior Financial Planning Nerd Sydney Squires discusses the newest Kitces Research on What Actually Contributes To Advisor Wellbeing and how advisory firms can create work environments and compensation structures that increase advisor satisfaction and long-term retention. #advicers #advisorwellbeing
Alibaba's AI Star Lin Junyang Abruptly Exits, Sparking Talent Concerns
Lin Junyang, a technical lead behind turning Alibaba's Qwen into one of world’s most popular open-source AI model series, has left the company in a sudden departure that rattled China’s AI sector and raised questions about talent retention inside one...
White‑collar Roles Face Highest AI Disruption Risk
Question for your Monday meeting: "An OpenAI co-founder just showed white-collar pros are most exposed to AI disruption. If we applied that to our org, which roles are highest-exposure? Are we training them, or hoping nobody notices?"
Mitigating Legal Risks of AI-Driven Recruitment and Redundancy
The legal risks of AI-driven #recruitment and redundancy (and how to govern them properly) @HRZone https://t.co/EFZosuqPhM #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Championing Inclusive FinTech: Engaging Future Tech Leaders
Pleased to support the Talent & Careers Track at the Inclusive FinTech Forum. Afterward, Stephen was kind to invite Bob and myself to visit the @CarnegieMellon for an interactive session with students, where we explored tech leadership, careers, and inclusive...
AI Threatens White-Collar Jobs, Sparks Recession Fear
Anthropic just mapped out which jobs AI could potentially replace. A ‘Great Recession for white-collar workers’ is absolutely possible https://t.co/rNRhkcS9bp https://t.co/KYlte6pkHz
Remote‑First Model Can Scale to $15B+ Companies
The remote work debate is heating up again. Alex Bouaziz says you can build a $15B+ company without a single office. Deel is the proof. Here's his argument:
Scale Globally: From Contractors to Costly Entities
There are three stages of compliance when hiring internationally. My rough guidelines for each: 1. Hire as contractors (a few folks) 2. Hire through an EOR (5 - 25 folks) 3. Set up an entity (>25 folks) Warning: setting up an entity can...
AI Flattens Workplace Pyramid, Threatening Entry-Level Jobs
Tech companies keep blaming layoffs on AI. But the data suggests something more structural: the traditional workplace pyramid is flattening. Routine analytical and administrative work, once done by large junior teams, is increasingly handled by AI, while experienced professionals who use these...
Jobs Report Reveals Future of Work Trends
The Jobs Report Tells A Story About The Future Of Work. Are We Listening? https://t.co/9sWVWcw7T3 @Britebound @Forbes
AI in HR Must Be Powered by People Analytics
#AI in HR is (should be) driven by people analytics https://t.co/2Sv6PSV0Gr #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Three‑quarters of Resumes Stuck Behind AI Screens
75% of resumes never reach a human: the new rules of job searching in the AI era | Fortune https://t.co/Y55ZcLu3fG -> this would be fine if your AI could then get paid to do the job you applied for - otherwise,...
Master Upward Management: Tips for Middle Managers
#TimTalk - How should a middle manager manage upward? with Gary Cookson https://t.co/EHLT2Lyxs5 via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management #HumanResources #HR https://t.co/LeIEnpKLPB
AI-Driven Layoffs Surge Since 2025 Reporting Window
AI-Linked Job Losses Newly reported layoffs where AI is either explicitly cited or credibly blamed as a material factor. Reporting window starts January 1, 2025. https://t.co/s6hVMg1I2Q
Hire the New Role That Didn't Exist in 2023
Just published a new newsletter: "The highest-leverage hire right now didn't exist as a job title in 2023." Check it out and subscribe to get everything new. https://t.co/PShJDZjqv3
AI Should Preserve, Not Replace, SMB Human Edge
RT SMBs don't need "more AI" to win - they need AI that protects their human edge: relationships, culture, and trust. I dig into how small businesses can use tech to make work more human, not less. #AI #SMB @Star_CIO https://t.co/Gb3ialWSOO
AI Onboarding Saves Founder Hours, Boosts Team Readiness
Every new hire at a wealth management firm means weeks of personal training by the founder. Victor Medina knew this bottleneck was unsustainable—but didn’t know how to solve it without risking client experience. Inside the AI Business Lab® Mastermind, he built...
Redundant Resume Uploads Waste Hours of Effort
Workday after you spend 2 hours tailoring your resume, upload it, then manually type in the same info for a job you're fully qualified for https://t.co/fgjuoIVFsO
Stagnant Trust Fuels Workplace Conflict; Shared Culture Needed
Trust has stagnated in developed countries: People have lost trust in institutions and are becoming more insular. This is linked to increased conflict at work and lost productivity. The most popular solution is to facilate trust by having leaders and employers...
Turn Hiring Into an Engineered AI Process
Most companies treat hiring as a people problem. I want to treat it as an engineering problem. Opening a role, screening candidates, onboarding, tracking performance, closing out year one. Every step can be rebuilt with AI. The companies that figure this...
Hard Conversations Are the True Test of Leadership
One of the greatest tests of leadership is having the hard conversation. Most leaders know it matters—but many avoid it, delay it, or handle it poorly because conflict feels uncomfortable.
Virginia Adopts 12‑week Paid Family Leave Law
VIRGINIA PASSED PAID LEAVE 🎉 An employment lawyer explains how it works: ✅ 12 weeks of paid leave per year ✅ 80% of wages ✅ max $1,444 per week ✅ for birth, bonding, medical recovery, medical caregiving, DV Welcome to the club, Virginia. Some...
HR Tech Designed for a Workforce That’s Vanished
Most #HRSystems Were Built For A #Workforce That No Longer Exists @Forbes https://t.co/njIjAm4zeL #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Flight Attendants Stuck Without Raises as Union Dues Climb
United Flight Attendants Havent Had A Raise In 5.5 Years — But Their Union Dues Are Still Going Up [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/bV3vxa6YNf
Multidimensional Resilience Boosts Workplace Thriving
#Webinar Resilience at Work: a multidimensional approach to thriving at work @ABPsychologists https://t.co/y1LNMfu5K0 #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
AI Recruiting Trends and Global Policy Updates
Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 492 https://t.co/Pr6g6on98P AI-Linked Jobless Tracker, Lessons from Zapier on AI interviewing deployment, Official English Translation of China's 15th 5 Year Plan and a cool how to on UK DUAA. https://t.co/HN0sFJQ5Zh
Nonprofit Hospital Execs Receive $250k Bonuses, Shock Fades
I mean…(allegedly) the hospital executives at a local Childrens hospital got $250k BONUSES each. It’s a nonprofit hospital. Many nonprofit hospital executives get paid millions a year. I guess the numbers just don’t shock me anymore.
Black Ownership Must Create Jobs and Invest Locally
I will continue to say this, as much as it bristles people, Black ownership is useless and insignificant if it doesn’t hire Black people at living wages, invest in the development of Black communities, root itself in Black educational pipelines...
AI-Driven Reskilling Essential for 40% Workforce Boost
The global energy transition won’t scale without people. Newly qualified energy workers aren’t keeping pace with demand, and without a ~40% increase in trained entrants by 2030, the skills gap will widen fast. This is where #AI, digital skills, and reskilling become...
Let Employees and Customers Define Your People‑Centricity
The question isn’t, “Are we people-centric?” but “Would our employees and customers say we are?” Learn why that matters: People-Centric or Profit-Centric: Reframing the Question in 2026 https://t.co/ofrGuZyasl #peoplecentric #profit #customerexperience #employeeexperience https://t.co/lquM4MeqSj
Office Spaces Often Feel Soul‑destroying, Questioning Return‑to‑office
I'm generally pro-return to office, but I acknowledge that one of the stronger arguments against this view is the fact that the typical American office space is one of the most soul-destroying spaces in the developed world. https://t.co/ruIzNYxOYy
Missing One Requirement Can Cost You the Job
how hiring managers look at your application when you only meet 72 of the 73 requirements https://t.co/3fsJCwaz3R
Live Your Values at Work, Not Just Define Them
The work isn’t crafting values; it’s living them. Values show up in calendars, promotions, and confrontations.
Recognizing Projected Helplessness in Leaders and Teams
Projected Helplessness: How It Presents in Leaders, Teams, and Organisational Systems @ABPsychologists https://t.co/0XrksxEgYC #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Meta Plans Layoffs Affecting over 20% of Workforce
Meta Platforms $META is reportedly planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company
Future Rewards the Unconventional Neurodivergent Mindset
$PLTR says the future belongs to the neurodivergent. It certainly belongs to those that are unwilling to conform. 💪🏻🚀
Scaling People Beats Scaling Tech—Hire First
As difficult as it is to scale infrastructure… …the hardest thing is to scale people. Yet technical founders spend most of their time on tech, because it’s interesting. Exactly wrong. That’s what you’re good at hiring for. Go solve the more important, harder problem.
Resume Positioning Beats Experience in Today's Hiring Market
Qualified candidates are getting overlooked in this hiring market more often because of resume positioning, not lack of experience. Here are the resume patterns that are helping our clients get noticed, land interviews, and secure new roles: https://www.karpiakconsulting.com/post/resume-clarity-in-this-hiring-market
Monopolies Hurt Workers Too, Not Just Consumers
Right now Meta is planning layoffs of 20% of its staff. We're starting to learn that monopolies aren't just bad for consumers and communities, but bad for the workers who serve them. Silicon Valley is more than the executives. https://t.co/Lsni5EJDAa
AI‑Driven Bossware Undermines Productivity, Needs Downtime
In the @nytimes, @loracorkelley reports on the rise of “bossware,” technology managers use to monitor employees. The phenomenon has been around for years but is now being super-charged by AI. It can take many forms, including monitoring keyboard strokes and even pauses. As...
Attendants Trade Job Security for Pay, Fuel United’s Regional Expansion
United Flight Attendants May Trade Away Job Protection For Higher Pay — So United Can Own A Regional Airline - View from the Wing https://t.co/yX50ewa63m
College Grads' Adaptability Will Outpace Older Workers in AI Era
College grads only skill is not “I can use excel”. They’ll adapt than older workers to whatever job ops ARE there in the AI economy. That’s the displacement that’s coming…
600+ TA/HR Pros Predict 2026 Market Shift
I asked 600+ TA / HR professionals on what the state of the TA / HR job market felt like in 2026 vs 2025. NB: this was before the closure of the Straits of Hormuz.. https://t.co/98ZlhSxp5Q
Invisible Learned Helplessness Stifles Teams; Leaders Must Reset Beliefs
One of the most dangerous barriers in organizations is invisible. Psychologists call it learned helplessness. After repeated setbacks, people stop trying, even when the constraint is gone. Not because they can’t act, but because experience has convinced them it won’t work. You see it...
Meta May Cut over 20% of Staff
WHY is it always late on a Friday night? Do they think the headline will go unnoticed? @Meta planning layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company @Reuters reports, citing 3 unidentified sources familiar w/matter. To put into...
Culture Issues Are Really Unnamed Psychological Problems
Unpopular opinion: your culture problem is not a culture problem. It is a psychology problem nobody has been trained to name. Unspoken power dynamics. Misaligned incentives. Leaders whose self-concept cannot tolerate feedback. Culture is just psychology at scale. Treat it that way.
Work Beats Imposter Syndrome, Earn Your Confidence
It’s Friday the 13th… Some people are worried about bad luck. Others are worried they don’t belong in the room. Here’s what you have wrong about imposter syndrome. You might feel like you don’t belong in the room. Like you’re not qualified, not ready,...
AI Shifts Skills, Not Jobs, Prompting Atlassian Cuts
AI is not replacing people. But it is changing the type of skills needed by companies. Atlassian to Cut About 10% of Workforce, Cites Need to Adapt to AI https://t.co/lxguZDO5I5 #CIO #AI #CHRO
AA Agents Sue for Unpaid Overtime, Federal Law Hinders Claims
American Airlines Agents Sue Over Unpaid Work and “Stolen Time” — But Federal Law May Block Overtime Claims - View from the Wing https://t.co/z4wsjxnClN
Score Prospects by Weighted Pain Factors for Hiring
Founders: Create a prospect attractiveness score: Example for recruiting tool: - # of technical reqs (3x) - # of recruiters (2x) - Use of passive sourcing (2x) - Recent funding (1x) Prioritize by pain magnitude.