What We Talk About When We Talk About Workforce
Building a shared lexicon for a critical national conversation As the country continues to navigate the pandemic and its impact…
Delta Variant Blues
Here we go again. The pandemic tide has turned for the worse, and we’re all getting reacquainted with uncertainty: unpredictable…
Workers Are at the Heart of Our Economic Recovery
We need a bold new way of thinking to help them succeed. If you’ve tried to schedule a meeting with…
C'mon Jeb, America Does Have a Jobs Problem
The former governor of Florida recently wrote that our workforce problems can be solved with training and education. He's only…
The Big Takeaway from Davos
The ‘Great Reset’ must include sustainability and equity During last year’s World Economic Forum, I tweeted a lot about economy-boosting…
What 2020 Taught Us
If there is one lesson that we learned in 2020, it is that we need one another. We depend on…
If We’re Serious About an Equitable Economy, It’s All Hands on Deck
This month I write to you (finally) on the other side of a national election. However you feel about the…
Workforce Equity in the Jobs and Opportunity Reports
A conversation with Michelle Wilson and Jonathan Osei Even as the workforce grows more diverse, people of color face barriers…
A Vicious Death Grip on the Soul of our Nation: Confronting Racism in Workforce Development
I started thinking about writing this post after reading my colleague Bryan Lindsley’s latest piece, “In a Changed World, It…
In a Changed World, It Matters How We Think About What to Do Next
Last summer, in what now seems like a luxuriously routine work trip, I flew to Dallas for the National Fund…