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When you’re responsible for an entire organization, you need someone in your corner who can give you support and advice. You’ve probably heard the phrase, “It’s lonely at the top.”

In her new book, Ukeme Awakessien Jeter breaks down how to address and dismantle anti-immigrant bias at work. Unconscious biases play a significant role in shaping attitudes, actions, and decisions. These biases, often based on social stereotypes, are unintentional, automatic, and deeply ingrained in the subconscious. Immigrants face unique unconscious biases.

Small, prefab housing is popping up as a quick solution for America’s houseless population, but it’s raising new questions about what will solve the issue in the longer term. In 2017, Tacoma, Washington, declared an emergency. The city’s growing unhoused population was becoming more and more unsustainable, with dozens of sites threatening public health and safety, officials argued, including the “Tacoma Jungle,” an encampment of dozens of tents that had formed in an underpass of State Route 705 downtown.

As hurricanes and heat waves become more extreme, FEMA funding may not last through the summer. Six months into 2024, tornadoes, winter storms, and other severe weather events have already cost the country more than $25 billion in aid and recovery costs. Now, with the Atlantic hurricane season beginning, experts are worried about what the rise in natural disasters could mean for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s pool of disaster relief funding.

Interviews differ depending on what stage you are at in your career but there are steps you can take to nail both. It doesn’t matter whether it’s your first or your 15th time, interviews can be nerve-wracking—especially when you really want the job. The good news is that careful preparation and mastering key interview techniques can help you to give the best possible performance. 

AI doesn’t have to upend our potential for strong human-to-human relationships in business partnerships and collaborations. When we read about AI and its impact we often view it through a lens of eliminating the human aspect of work. However, properly harnessing AI can make human-to-human relationships more effective in the workplace, allowing organizations to be better positioned to make the most of their strategic collaborations.