May is Building Safety Month, an excellent time to highlight that safety in the physical work environment is foundational to a good job, company success, and global sustainability. Building and workplace safety in the United States has been evolving since…
Reflections on the San Francisco Bay Area I just returned from a family spring break vacation in California. On our road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco, we visited the Chinese American Museum and Japanese American National Museum, drove…
Black and Latina entrepreneurs critical for a post-pandemic workforce The Great Recession has some people asking, “Where are the workers?” and others to quip, “No one wants to work anymore.” While the economy continues to pick up pace in a…
As healthcare employers continue to struggle to fill high-demand positions, it’s critical for organizations to explore historically underutilized talent. For example, people with physical or developmental disabilities are too often excluded from the workforce. As a result, workplaces committed to…
Whether it’s the “Great Resignation” or the “Great Reshuffling,” keeping your workers is more important than ever At the National Fund, we believe that a good job is a competitive advantage. And that has never been truer than during this…
At the individual level, stress not only makes people feel fragile and overwhelmed, but also alone. This is especially true at work, where employees feel pressured to be productive and professional regardless of what’s happening in their personal lives. Now,…
Discussions about race equity are challenging. Very often, they create tension and discomfort among the participants. At our 2022 National Fund Site Director Meeting, we considered the importance of getting comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. That idea may seem counterintuitive, but…
Black women face labor market discrimination from the moment their resumes land on the desk Depending on who you are and who connect with on social media, you may have seen this meme: It’s a picture of Ketanji Brown Jackson,…
How do you attract and keep workers? Include them in the job design process. Today, even after a year of the fastest labor market recovery in history, there are still 11 million job openings. Every one of those open positions…
We know that systemic racism is harmful to society, but many people may not realize how much racial discrimination in hiring practices jeopardizes the wealth of Black individuals and communities. Many hiring managers may not even be fully conscious of…