A mid April batch of links
Since the most recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers received a meditation on men behaving badly, followed by some reflections from a portal to the past. This coming weekend, they will enjoy some insights from my recent performance review. Also, I wrote on LinkedIn this week about being 15,000 strong.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links that represent the themes of this newsletter: career development, community building, and self care.
After a hopeful start to the year, office real estate market faces tariff-related uncertainty. Good coverage about where things are right now. I continue to monitor what’s going on with office space, which has been largely flat for some time. We should adjust to this being the norm now and ahead, despite what real estate executives declare is coming.
Tax tips for recently married couples and first-time parents.
A Young Generation Goes to Work for Mom and Dad Inc.
A young generation is taking a bigger interest in joining the family business, spurred by a cooling labor market that is making it more difficult to land entry-level jobs, economists and business analysts say.
At the same time, their parents and grandparents—baby boomers and Gen Xers who own the vast majority of America’s businesses—are feeling more urgency about making succession plans as they look toward retirement.
Shifting Trends Spotlight Need for Alignment of Dress Code and Culture.
Have Fun on Spring Break, Kids. I’ll Be Right Next Door. This doesn’t seem so crazy to me… Have dinner with your parents at the close of the day after spending it separately than them. Kids at that age make poor choices if they don’t have anyone to run those ideas by. I am sure, though, that teenagers don’t enjoy the thought of it.
Tariffs tanked the stock market. Did investors panic and sell? Here's the data.
Young Women Are Starting to Recession-Proof Their Lives. Oof at this sentiment, which is notably everywhere this season: “I was told if I got a big corporate job I would have financial security and healthcare that would take care of everything and I could retire with a big 401(k).”
When politics hits your 401(k): Tariffs have employees seeking advice on retirement plans.
How AI is making self-appraisals better and less painful — for both workers and managers. This really does feel like the only answer, doesn’t it? To make clear what’s expected and what’s not to expected to be done with AI throughout: “Privacy concerns remain, and companies need to have very clear policies about what is acceptable AI assistance, as well as be transparent about what personal information and work the AI tools can access.”
Why brands and agencies are putting AI chiefs in their C-Suites.
AI is changing how software teams work together. It’s both wrong to ignore AI and also to depend on it completely. Best is to be open with the team about where and how to apply it to the work so that the team as a whole improves. In that way, it’s no different than getting access to any other piece of software or solution. It’s just that now we work in a more remote-first setting, which makes it more challenging to update, to interweave, and to get aligned.
My Dad’s Death and the Forgotten Half of America’s Gun Crisis.
Being vocal about the dangers guns present to vulnerable people is nearly as important as gun policy. It’s why suicide researchers recommend that doctors speak with family members about the removal of lethal self-harm methods from the reach of vulnerable kin. And it’s why, after years of either lying about how my dad died or avoiding the subject altogether, I’m no longer willing to be silent.
Harvard-Bound Students Stand Firm While Some Columbia Prospects Think Twice.
Should you leave your job? Pay attention to how the four of them answer the question about why they left their jobs. Some sound genuine, which is welcomed in a setting like this one, and some sound like they’re protecting themselves from sharing the real story, which is fine, but should have rendered them out of this feature.