Spending, Incomes Rise As Layoffs Drop

When the going gets tough, you want to be the kind of manager who makes things easier for the people who work for you. Being a good leader is challenging in the best of times. But in stressful or uncertain times, it’s even more daunting. As a manager, you are responsible for business results and your employees’ job satisfaction and well-being.

These laws are not geared toward the casual parent who wants to share a picture of their child on Facebook. They’re putting guardrails in place for a form of child labor that has gone wildly unchecked. Ruby Franke was once one of the most popular YouTube family vloggers, posting videos featuring her husband and six children on her channel, 8 Passengers, that racked up more than 1 billion views.

They are the ones who demonstrate transparency, vulnerability, empathy, humility, and grit in everything they do.  Recently, my friend Scott asked me out of the blue:  Is there anyone you idolize?

A former head of talent at Google talks about the rise of strict return-to-office mandates—and how companies could implement them more effectively. This year has ushered in a more robust return to the office, with companies across industries now putting an end to remote work for most employees. The likes of Amazon, UPS, and Boeing are now requiring workers to be in the office five days a week, along with several banks and finance companies.

The argument that the left needs to find its own version of the hit podcaster goes up in smoke upon close examination. The weeks after an election are open season for pet political theories. An electorate as massive and sprawling as America’s will never swing on just one thing. But that’s no fun to admit.

Republicans are likely to fight to keep key components in place for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Although coverage of the 2024 election was dominated by the economy, taxes didn’t get much attention in the run-up to the vote. That’s a bit of a surprise, since 2025 will be a major year for America’s tax system.