Dear CEOs: mass layoffs are counterproductive. Hundreds of studies: firms that downsize end up being less profitable than peers that find other ways to lower costs (e.g., exec pay cuts, unpaid leaves). Layoffs bleed talent & breed guilt+anxiety. They should be the last resort.

I’ve gotten really close to canceling meetings because my dog was sleeping on me and I didn’t want to disturb him by getting up to go sit at my desk. Really close.

Tell me again how the brutalization of citizens and lack of accountability only affects minorities. People of color have been the bellwether for these kinds of abuses, but it’ always been to the detriment of society at large. Reprehensible behavior.

So much in here. The importance of teachers and people who want to see others succeed. The importance of finding your passion. The importance of feeling your emotions. Love this clip, and excited for Jonathan Majors to keep making his mark on the world.

Given that there is ample research from trusted sources showing that diverse and inclusive teams make better decisions, perhaps they weren’t focused *enough* on representation and a culture of speaking up and being heard?

This is what economic inequality looks like: tiktok.com/t/ZTRvYjYHN/

I love this because it’s a small example of the idea that you don’t get what you don’t ask for. It’s a wonderful idea to think we’ll be recognized for skill or desire alone, but we may need to speak up and be seen. Won’t always work. Won’t always be comfortable. Still worth it.

This. This. 1000 times, this. As people start going back to conferences and in-person large events, please normalize this. And please stop saying ‘I don’t need a microphone, I have a loud voice’.

To all the people out there for whom our parents are some of our biggest supporters, and those of us trying to be the same for our babies (no matter their age)

The horrible irony is that well-run DEI programs teach about and promote fairness, individual responsibility, and the power of systems. Banning, as opposed to learning, enhancing, and evolving, just reinforces that there’s not even a desire to have the necessary conversations.

“We’re talking so much about where people work and not enough about how people work,” Katie Burke laying down gems, and showing how it can/should be done at HubSpot

You can’t justifiably and rationally remove race-conscious admissions yet retain legacy admissions. If the goal is to judge each applicant based solely on their individual merits, and ignore any pre-existing obstacles or privileges, then legacy has to also go.

I’m on Threads now, khalil_smith, and eager to *not post* on there as much as I’ve historically *not posted* on Twitter. Well on my way to 100,000+ followers who will get nothing from following me...

This advertisement is brilliant on so many levels. Love the emotion, love the ferocity, and love the reveal. Watch all the way through.

Wow. Wow. Wow.

NEW: a recent study found a fascinating pattern People are becoming more zero-sum in their thinking, and weaker economic growth may explain why Older generations grew up with high growth and formed aspirational attitudes; younger ones have faced low growth and are more zero-sum

A Lego letter to parents from 1974. Here's the letter transcribed: "To Parents The urge to create is equally strong in all children. Boys and girls. It's the imagination that counts. Not skill. You build whatever comes into your head, the way you want it. A bed or a truck. A

It is frustrating reading articles on the productivity impact of WFH based on anecdotes from CEOs and politicians. These policies impact millions of employees, so should be grounded in data and research. I summarized for The Hill what we know, covering the three main sources.

Best compliment I ever got while consulting/executive coaching is when someone whom I respect greatly, recommended me to a peer of theirs and said, ‘Khalil isn’t cheap, but he’s the best’.