How to make work fair
Last Thursday in IBM’s beautiful new office space in midtown Manhattan, I was the emcee for HR Innovators’ first CHRO Summit of 2025, Human Resources to Drive
Last Thursday in IBM’s beautiful new office space in midtown Manhattan, I was the emcee for HR Innovators’ first CHRO Summit of 2025, Human Resources to Drive
Over the weekend, I read More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter. The title caught
Last week I told you about the three kinds of leaders—The “It’s All Good” Leader (aka non-intentional), The “Perfect” Leader (aka a bit robotic), and
Last week I wrote about how to bring your messy to work. Looks like the idea hit home! Here are some of the responses I
Five years ago this month, life as we knew it changed forever. Knowledge workers went home almost overnight. We scoured the aisles of stores for
We hear it all the time—Gen Z wants purpose and meaning at work. A recent study found that 82% of Gen Z says purpose at
Hank Azaria spent nearly four decades creating over 100 distinct voices for The Simpsons. But with all of the advances in A.I., he wonders: can technology
Great news! Enrollment for the Great Human Leader spring cohort is now open! Here’s a quick reminder about his cohort: If you’re a manager who
A leader named Chris recently shared with me that he hired a great 24 year old named Damian into a coordinator position, and he was
January 10th was National Quitter’s Day—the second Friday of the new year, which is the day when most people forget about their new year’s resolutions
I think we could all agree that it’s been a long (long!) time leading up to yesterday’s Presidential Inauguration. Regardless of who you voted for
I haven’t been able to think about much other than the fires in Los Angeles. Like many of you, I have very close friends who
Over the holiday, I had the privilege of traveling to Tanzania and Rwanda with my family. While I loved the safari and seeing all of
This fall I led my first Great Human Leader cohort. The hope was to take the most important lessons from all three of my bestselling
I love the holiday season. My daughter Caroline and I start singing Christmas songs in November, and I never miss my annual movie night watching
According to a new report from Deloitte, “nearly 95% of US professionals say they’re concerned that future generations won’t have the human skills they need for the workforce.”
Thanksgiving is complicated. Especially this year. While we pine for the iconic holiday fantasy of eating way too much turkey and stuffing, watching football, and
Last week, I was the emcee at the HR Innovators CHRO Summit. The theme was creating the conditions for performance—pretty wide open, right? Five minutes
Happy (if you can call it that) Election Day. I hope you have a chance to exercise your right to vote today. As you know
This weekend I went to UPenn’s Family Weekend. In between parties and darties,* my son Daniel interviewed Vivek Sagi, Chief Technology Officer at Eventbrite as part
A CHRO recently told me that their employees want full flexibility around when and why they come to the office, and that’s what they’re getting.
I was reviewing my video content with Chris West, a producer who is working on my new speaker reel. He gave me some constructive ideas
Four and half years ago, I was asked this question in an interview: What will work look like in 2025? My answer, which I gave from
Last week I came across a Newsweek article titled, “Companies Are Quickly Firing Gen Z Employees.” It’s worth a read, but the gist is that businesses are
Last week I got two texts at literally the same moment. One from my father who had just had back surgery and was moving into
Last week I was creating a document for an upcoming project. The person who helped me create the document casually called upon ChatGPT to insert
This back-to-school season is going to be different. Why? Because of the concerted effort to ban phones in school districts across the nation. I had to hear
Danny Meyer, founder and executive chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group and author of Setting the Table is a great human leader who I interviewed for my first
I recently read a book that I couldn’t put down—a mighty high bar for a business book! The book is Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of
Did you know that watching sports has “a positive psychological and neurophysiological impact on human well-being”? That’s according to research published this year. And boy, did watching
Here in Paris, it’s been the thrill of a lifetime to watch so many incredible athletes compete, break records, and win gold. I particularly loved
If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that I’m in Paris for the Olympics! #EricainParis As a former gymnast and a trustee of the US Olympic
Raise your hand if you are: I get it! That’s why I created this new nine-week cohort called Managers on a Mission: How to Become a
As everything we know about the way we work has continued to shift, you might find yourself totally stressed and overwhelmed. And if you’re a
One of the feistiest sessions I attended at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival was on AI and Global Learning. Go figure! The discussions were intense
Last week, at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival, I attended two sessions that were so oversubscribed that people were actually sitting on the floor. Surprisingly,
A few days ago, I got this text: Erica – Greetings – Dawn here! Always like to check in when I am headed to Aspen
What do you think employees want more than anything? If you’re like most employers, you think it’s: According to a recent study from McKinsey, what employees
I recently came across a Wall Street Journal article called “The Loneliness of the American Worker,” which included some pretty bleak stats about our modern work lives.
For the last 19 years (except during Covid), I’ve gone away by myself once a year to take a break, get off my technology, and
It’s pretty impressive how ChatGPT or any other AI tool can respond to a basic question and spit out the answers. So fast! Or find
Last week I hosted a free event called The Case for Community: The ROI of IRL Connection as a preview of a new keynote + workshop I’m
I’ve been studying LinkedIn as a company since 2017 when I was writing Bring Your Human to Work. One of the most impressive things I learned
Guess how long it takes to make a real friend? According to a University of Kansas study, 200 hours! But don’t worry; you can form
On April 8, 2023, exactly one year ago yesterday, we got an email from our friend Adam that started like this: Dear friends who are
When I wrote Bring Your Human to Work in 2018, some people didn’t even understand what it meant to “bring your human to work.” They wondered if
AI was the talk of the town at the Transform HR Conference in Vegas a couple weeks ago. My big takeaway? Guys, it’s here to stay.
Last week I took the stage at Transform to talk about one of my favorite topics – Navigating Leadership in the Hybrid Horizon: The Crucial
As a workplace strategist over the last 25 years, I’ve come to expect the unexpected. So it doesn’t surprise me that employees who come into
Last Tuesday, February 13th, was NYC’s first official “snow day” of the year. While kids in the burbs got to bask in the childhood ritual
Sephora recently reached the incredible milestone of 10 billion in revenue. And they sent their employees a cookie. Um. No. According to HR Brew, Sephora employees
One of my rituals this time of year is to rewatch The Sound of Music. And of course sing along! Raindrops on roses and whiskers
Erica Keswin is an internationally sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and workplace strategist who partners with some of the most well-known companies in the world on how to bring their human to work. For the past two decades, Erica’s work has defined what it means to be a human leader. Erica’s Human Workplace Trilogy: Bring Your Human to Work, Rituals Roadmap, and The Retention Revolution was published by McGraw Hill and each debuted as a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
When Erica isn’t writing books, she delivers keynotes, leads workshops, and coaches top-of-class companies and individuals to help them improve their performance by honoring relationships in today’s hybrid workplace.
