THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
What we're reading & what we think about it
Finding a way out of the childcare desert
Everyone predicted it back in the spring. We even addressed some of the childcare issues that concerned people back in May on our blog. But, we’re still here. Summer is ending, some schools have started (even if only virtually), and the picture isn’t any prettier. Are...
Summer Rerun: Geographic Differentials
Back in May when we first warned of the quicksand that awaited employers flirting with basing pay on where people lived, we approached it from a technical compensation perspective. When I came across this article last night, I knew we had to revisit the topic...
Base on Balls
Maybe it’s my mom’s fault. When I was only six months old, she discovered that watching the Detroit Tigers on TV captivated me and gave her time to get things done. Then again, maybe it’s my dad’s fault because when he took me to games, he taught me how to keep score,...
Summer Reruns
Photo Credit: ©Jeremy Stenuit For those of us old enough to remember when there were just three networks, summer TV meant reruns. If you had missed an episode, or had a favorite one, you didn’t mind reruns. In the case of our blog, we are rerunning one from January...
Third Rail of American Capitalism
“All I Want Is What’s Coming to Me.” – Sally Brown, Peanuts A few weeks ago, an article in The Economist touched the third rail of American capitalism: it stated that CEO pay in America was “out of whack.” It even justified its headline by starting off with a quote by...
A. Burr Gets Paid
By Lisa Aggarwal Have you watched the Hamilton movie? How many times? I’m on my third time already; getting the most out of my Disney + subscription this month, thank you! I cannot get enough of this masterpiece, which I consider the most important Broadway musical of...
