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No One Wants to Lead: How HR Can Respond to the Rise of “Conscious Unbossing”

A new trend is reshaping workplace dynamics: fewer workers want to be managers, and HR needs to take notice and plan for the rise of “conscious unbossing.”

Data shows that a significant number of workers – even those with prior managerial experience – are stepping away from supervisory roles, often citing stress, lack of fulfillment, and minimal rewards.

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Will Human Quotas be the Next Frontier in Workforce Diversity?

 

Artificial intelligence is woven into nearly every part of work life. But as AI becomes more capable, a new question is surfacing in HR circles: how much work should still be done by people?

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Childcare Affordability Causing a She-Cession?

Childcare costs are placing a significant burden on U.S. families, and data now shows that these affordability pressures are affecting the nation’s labor force. According to The Care Board, a project of the University of Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research, mothers experienced the sharpest January–June decline in labor force participation (2.8 percentage points) in more than 40 years.

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