THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
What we're reading & what we think about it
Where Social Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Ingenuity Intersect: the LuminAID Story
While attending the University of Chicago’s Business School (now Booth), I learned a lot about the key principles of capitalism, including the concept of human capital. As an alum, they have turned me onto one of the most interesting forms of organizations that I...
San Fran Fed solves Wage Growth Clue: It’s Mrs. White, leaving the kitchen, using a knife
Figuring out what's been going on with wage growth has been one big game of Clue. Economists have been scratching their heads trying to solve the mystery. It seems that the San Francisco Fed has focused their magnifying glass on the right things and solved the Who...
Back to School, I mean Work!
There are many people that find it hard to get in a work groove during the summer; this can be even harder if you work remotely. But the second that September comes along, there seems to be a “back to school” mentality that grabs everyone, even if they are not in...
A Career 180°?
It’s the end of the week, and perhaps you are sitting at your desk wondering, “What am I doing here?” or “I gotta do something different, but what?" People jest about doing a 180, but before now, did you really know exactly what that would be? The Upshot section of...
New Jobs Report reveals sluggish US wage growth (but these are just averages)
Following this morning's news, and the better-than-expected news, on jobs numbers, I heard this story which had been filed yesterday. Today’s good news does not change the the reporter’s analysis. What really caught my attention was what this reporter stressed...
Gender Caution in the Workplace
In a poll conducted for The New York Times, nearly two-thirds polled say people should take extra caution around members of the opposite sex at work. Some people avoid individual interactions with the opposite sex for ethical or religious reasons, but many fear sexual...
