Join Michael in his conversation with Dr. Catherine Musemeche as they discuss her new book, Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II, which explains how the science of oceanography helped US armed forced prepare for the battles in the Pacific.

If we have learned anything over the past six years, and certainly after January 6th and the midterm elections, it is that the Social Compact is real and serves as the bedrock for a civilized society.

Join Michael as he speaks with Molly Ball, author of the Pelosi biography, about Speaker Pelosi’s decision to step down from her leadership role in the House of Representatives.

This World Mental Health Day, Paramount Media Networks & MTV Entertainment Studios (MTVE) introduces Hidden Healers, a digital content series created in partnership with a group of four mental health young leaders to drive mental health actions that honor the heritage of BIPOC communities and cultures.The digital series was created in partnership with the four young leaders who developed and presented the idea at MTVE's first-of-its-kind Mental Health Youth Action Forum hosted at the White House inMay 2022with First Lady Dr.Jill Biden, AmbassadorSusan Rice, U.S. Surgeon General Dr.Vivek MurthyandSelena Gomez. They include:

In the world of emergency preparedness, a hotwash is a term assigned to the after-action debrief in emergencies like natural disasters. The term originated in the military, where soldiers used extremely hot water to remove residue and debris from their weapons after firing.

Not everyone can say a volcano did them a favor, but I’m remembering a big one, a giant one, Mt. Etna did for me forty years ago, still vivid in my mind as if it were yesterday.  

By 2045, baby boomers are going to pass on over $70 trillion to the next generations. This is more than three times the current U.S GDP, and its implications on society and its recipients cannot be understated. This was the generation to set the current path of the United States, and as they disappear they have the power to yet again set the course.

Now that Labor Day 2022 is history, the election season is now officially underway, although it really never stopped. And you can be certain that critics of far right and far left media outlets will shout 24/7 about the slanted and false coverage their rivals are disseminating. And so will politicians of all stripes.

My tech-minded wife wants me to buy a car with the latest technology that automatically puts on the brakes if someone suddenly steps out in front.  And if I’m not up to steering, it will steer by itself.

As debtors doth make balance sheets ill, humor cures faster than any threats will.  

So, try a more creative approach to debt collection. Make your debtors laugh, don’t raise their ire.  Try dunning more artfully, adding comedic sparks to a friendlier fire.  

There are many styles of leadership and just as many gurus and books touting which style is the best.

What is a leader? Whether you are taking charge of a small group project, heading up a new team, or running an entire department, you are navigating a leadership role.

As social media continues to grow, people’s desires to make a name for themselves on these platforms only continues to grow alongside it. Nowadays there is not just money but an endless amount of fame and notoriety to be gained from sites like Facebook and YouTube. 

Feel like you’re stuck in a rut with your internal comms strategy? Maybe like you need to shake it off?

Or perhaps you’re bored with the day-to-day of your position, feeling like you know your work all too well.

What makes great societies and religions so strikingly powerful is the slowness with which they change. We may not agree with everything they stand for but we know they are built upon a foundation of beliefs and principles. Solid stone. They do occasionally metamorphosize but usually stop short of revolution and give us time to catch our collective breath.

A comprehensive internal communications strategy requires you to have the necessary tools to reach and engage your employees. Commonly referred to as a “tech stack,” a term used by developers to describe a collection of programs used to design an application or platform, an internal communicator’s stack pieces of software can help reach employees and measure messaging efforts. These measurement features are an invaluable resource when you are looking to prove the efficacy of your messaging strategies to C-suite members and other high-level executives.

By now, we’ve learned that AI can execute many tasks just as well as humans — if not better. In the process, we’ve also learned that some tasks make more sense for AI to handle than others. Rote jobs like customer service or accounting are ideal for AI, while creative disciplines like designing or writing are a bit more complicated, though still possible to a certain degree. 

Who really won?

Citing irregularities in certain swing states, many still questioned who really won the Presidency.  Sound familiar?  Only this was the 1960 general election.  

Following the onset of COVID, the world saw a shift to remote work that was far larger than ever before. It was such a large and important shift that 78% of current remote employees want to continue remote work for the rest of their lives. 

This has been an intense and eye opening two years for all of us (to say the least!). Collectively we’ve experienced a concentrated and ceaseless amount of heaviness. Adjusting to this new hybrid world at work while digesting everything else around us has definitely taken a toll on our collective mental wellbeing. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 30% of American adults have reported symptoms of anxiety or depression recently, up from around 10% before the pandemic. Adapting to a more permanent, new way of living and processing all that has happened is also skyrocketing stress levels across the board. Staying focused –let alone motivated – is an added challenge. Modern managers now have an opportunity and a responsibility to encourage and actively support empathy at work. Leading with empathy not only improves employee engagement, but also supports a much wider and very important cultural shift towards destigmatizing mental health issues, encouraging more authenticity in the workplace. Here’s how managers can start actively engaging empathy to empower their teams and drive change.

On May 24, on this site, I wrote a column giving my opinion on why the Republican Party has stymied Democratic legislation on women’s right to choose and gun control.