Facing the new world of work

Have you just graduated, or are you about to? Or maybe someone else in your life has? It’s commencement season for high schools and colleges in many places around the globe. Here’s a primer on what new grads need to know about the working world. Explore our special graduate’s guide or take a closer look at topics like:

  • The future of work—remote, hybrid, and in-person—plus what people are thinking as they peer ahead
  • Learning as a skill to develop over time (and what it can do for your career)
  • How CEOs and other leaders are thinking about talent, customer experience, digital trends, global forces, and more
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
  • Well-being, stress management, and finding meaning

The future of work after COVID-19

The most fundamental skill: Intentional learning and the career advantage

Keeping McDonald’s ‘relevant’: An interview with CEO Chris Kempczinski

Fit for the postpandemic future: Unilever’s Leena Nair on reinventing how we work

Race in the workplace: The Black experience in the US private sector

The case for inclusive growth

How to turn everyday stress into ‘optimal stress’

Making work meaningful: A leader’s guide

Innovation: Your launchpad out of the COVID-19 crisis

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