Picture it: A job candidate walks into an interview holding an iced coffee. Are they making a harmless beverage choice or signaling that they don’t quite understand the moment?If you’re not terminally online (like me), you might have missed the whole thing. Don’t worry, I’ll bring you up to speed. I’ll also explain why this whole conversation really isn’t about coffee at all.The scenarioFrom Inc. magazine:The debate has been raging since last week, when a recruiter who says she has 16 years of e

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Mr. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists.

Earlier this year, I started documenting counterproductive — and sometimes downright baffling — hiring practices that people were sharing on social media. I call it “weird games hiring managers play.

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About a decade ago, the term “healthcare disruption” started showing up everywhere. It was talked about constantly. It got to the point where I became cynical whenever someone mentioned the term. Why?...

🚨Updated: Healthcare disruptors of 2026 (and beyond)! 👇𝐍𝐄𝐖 to the list: - AARP - AI medical scribes - Baby Boomers (aka “Silver Tsunami”) - DTC primary care - Home medical testing - Maven Clinic (vi...

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Promotions don’t always go to the most qualified person. They often go to the person who speaks up first. Here is how to avoid this mistake.

String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’

The well-off have no experience with the job market that might be coming.

Note: This blog post was also published as a newsletter article by Healthcare Communicators Northwest. So much has changed for healthcare communicators in the past few years. I know what you’re thinki...

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King used the phrase "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" in se...

And this is not what it looks like when you’re serious about lawmaking.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described a future where technology creates an abundance of resources so "anyone can have whatever stuff they want."

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.

If you're looking for something to read in 2026, I have a few suggestions for you to consider. And as always, I encourage you to buy books that catch your eye from independent bookstores, such as Powe...