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Amplify Briefing Ep1: Are You Kind?

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Hello, world. 👋🏼

Welcome to the debut episode of the new Amplify Briefing newsletter.

Brief is the key term here.

These newsletters are designed to get your up to speed on key stories from the world of work in 10 minutes or less.

Let’s dig in.


This Week’s Stories

  • Being a founder is hard. This Fast Company piece was written to make it easier.

  • Is poor organizational design holding back companies from growth? Josh Bersin dropped some new research that says yes.

  • Wouldn’t it be cool if someone created an open-source dashboard to calculate employee lifetime value? Jess Zwaan did.

  • Workplace flexibility is having its moment. Could it be the key to unleashing neurodivergent talent?

  • Language matters. Particularly through the lens of inclusivity. This open-source guide from Pyn will help you get it right.

  • There are a handful of companies who’ve really nailed the transition to remote-first. Learn how they did it directly from their CPO, Melanie Rosenwasser.

  • 🎵 Woah, oh, what I want to know is are you kind? Jerry Garcia would appreciate this take on kindness at work.

Visual of the Week

Two months does not make a trend (yet), but the visual below may be cause for optimism on turning the corner on tech layoffs. Additional perspectives here.

Thanks for reading! If you found this briefing helpful, I’d appreciate you sharing it with your network. See you next week! ✌🏼

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