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Where DEI falls short — and how to rethink it | Y-Vonne Hutchinson

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Tired of “privilege walks” and black squares on social media that feel hollow? Workplace inclusion expert Y-Vonne Hutchinson peels back the superficial layer of performative DEI to reveal a fresh approach that meets people’s real-life anxieties — from climate chaos to political instability — and helps us connect with compassion and respect. It’s a spark of optimism for anyone looking to replace empty gestures with thoughtful, practical solutions that actually make a difference.

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U.K. Business Confidence Jumps, Spurring Hiring Plans

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British businesses turned more optimistic for the first time in seven months in February as they took a brighter view on the economy and ramped up their hiring plans, according to a survey published on Friday. Striking a more upbeat note than other recent gauges of sentiment among employers, the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer hit its highest since July and August of last year at 49%, up from 37% in January which was its lowest in more than a year.

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Will AI make us the last generation to read and write? | Victor Riparbelli

TED Talks

Technology is changing our world — and how we communicate — at an astonishing rate. So much so that entrepreneur Victor Riparbelli predicts that artificial intelligence will drive audio and video to replace text as our primary form of communication by the end of this decade. He imagines a world where anyone can create a Hollywood film, receive personalized education or communicate via hyper-realistic avatars — all in the time it takes to read a book.

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Managers Expect More Pay Raises Than Senior Leaders, Survey Shows

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Management-level employees face high pressures, but a new report reveals a positive outlook for them. According to LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence survey , half of U.S. managers are expecting a pay raise by June, outpacing individual contributors (43%) and senior leaders at the director level and above (45%). The survey highlights that managers have already seen more significant pay increases in 2024.

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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LinkedIn Says Team Lunches Are Back in 2025—Here’s How to Have One That Builds Workplace Culture

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LinkedIn’s annual Big Ideas that will change our world forecast of workplace trends is a window into tomorrow’s office. In 2025, we can expect to see AI reshaping corporate workflows , corporate influencers emerging and millennial CEOs ushering in a new era of workplace culture. By comparison, the resurgence of office lunches in the era of in-office returns is a modest but critical proposal on the list.

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Around 74,000 women a year are pushed out of their jobs when they become pregnant

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New research from Pregnant Then Screwed, in partnership with Women In Data, claims there has been a sharp increase in the number of women who are pushed out of their job when pregnant, during or when returning from maternity leave. Up to 74,000 women every year now lose their job for getting pregnant or taking maternity leave an increase of 37 percent from 54,000 in 2016.

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Trump Administration Tells Workers To Relocate To D.C. Or Be Fired

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The U.S. government’s human resources agency has told at least two dozen employees they have just nine days to decide whether to relocate to Washington, a move labor unions and governance experts say is another ploy by the Trump administration to force federal workers to quit. The Office of Personnel Management sent an email on Wednesday to remote workers, some of whom live thousands of miles from Washington, telling them they are being relocated to the U.S. capital and have until March 7

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FAA Steps Up Hiring, Offers 30% Salary Boost To Attract New Air Traffic Controllers

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety incidents again raised questions about a persistent staffing shortage. The Federal Aviation Administration will open its hiring window to become an air traffic controller through March 17, will increase starting salaries by 30% for candidates who go to the FAA training academy and will speed the time-to-hire by cutting more than

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Trump Admin Dramatically Cuts NOAA Staff, Scientists Warn It Will Cost Lives

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Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump administration’s firing of hundreds of workers at NOAA, the agency that provides the U.S. government’s weather forecasts, will put American lives at risk and stifle crucial climate research. The layoffs at the agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, started to unfold on Thursday afternoon and numbered more than 800, according to congressional sources.

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