I cover innovation in management, employment, HR, HR tech, and logistics. I also work as a ghostwriter and contract editor, and coach other freelance writers.
Predictable Shift Laws Spread to More Cities, States
Companies are stumbling on the way to complying with regulations that provide mainly low-wage workers with more reliable schedules, regulations thought to cover more than 1.8 million people. My story is the most comprehensive analyses to date of the early effects of laws passed in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle and elsewhere.
Creating More Powerful Partnerships in Pharma Manufacturing
Increasingly sophisticated technology and other trends are converging to change pharma manufacturing, and companies are responding by shifting more production to contract manufacturing organizations that can work as trusted strategic partners.
It’s Time for a New Way to Sell Cars
As the ghostwriter for this whitepaper on how the car shopping experience is changing, I guided consultants in the firm's auto industry practice through the process of creating an outline, working on the content through a final draft, brainstorming graphics, title and other content elements, and working with editorial and production staff through publication. I also wrote a blog post to promote the report that appeared on the senior partner's LinkedIn page.
The Sphere of Influence Surrounding Human Resources Influencers
Influencers have jumped from consumer to b2b marketing, including the people management business. My feature story looks at who top HR and HR technology influencers are, what they do, what they make, what their relationships are with industry vendors - all information HR practitioners should know when they're making buying decisions.
Decoding Global Talent
I was part of a two-writer team that collaborated with BCG consultants, analysts, editors, graphic designers, marketers and online staff to produce this nine-report series on willingness to relocate for work. I wrote 6 country-specific reports in the series. Work included analyzing data from a 366,000-person global survey, conducting follow-up interviews, writing, and helping compile the charts that accompanied the reports.
A Great Place to Work For All (Book)
I provided editorial assistance for this 2018 book on building a workplace that supports all employees at all levels, from the consulting firm behind the annual Fortune Best Companies to Work For lists. Specifically, I ghostwrote Chapter 7, Leading to a Great Place to Work for All, which outlines key leadership behaviors and what managers have to do if they want to be for-all leaders.
Breakthrough: A Journey from Desperation to Hope (Book)
Breakthrough is Fr. Rob Galea's memoir of his journey from troubled teen to finding God to becoming the priest who rocked it on The X Factor in Australia. Ave Maria Press, the publishing house of the University of Notre Dame, hired me to collaborate with Fr. Rob on a book proposal, including outline and sample chapter. The work I produced convinced them to move forward with publishing the book, which became one of their top sellers of 2018.
Loading Dock Wait Times Cost Truckers Over $1 Billion Annually
I broke the story of this much-anticipated Dept. of Transportation inspector general report on wait times at loading docks that cost US truck drivers up to $1.3 billion in lost income a year.
Feds Say Truckers Over-Counted, Autonomous Tech Threat Overstated
I broke this story on a Bureau of Labor Statistics report that found a widely accepted industry estimate of U. S. heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver jobs could be over-stated by as much as 40 percent.
An Action Plan to Solve the Construction Industry's Talent Gap
I was the ghostwriter for this report on how the construction industry can overcome multiple pressing challenges to attract and retain more workers worldwide, which was produced by the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group. I collaborated with a BCG consultant to turn feedback from a WEF conference on the topic into a coherent report with action steps for governments, industry groups, and employers.
Give Yourself a Financial Checkup
I wrote 3 versions of this Q&A short meant to get people thinking about how well they manage their money, for AARP readers in their 40s, 50s and 60s.
It Was a Very Bad Year for Retail
When Toys “R” Us filed for Chapter 11 in September 2017, it joined an exclusive club that nobody wants to be part of: companies in need of a financial do-over to address declining sales, suffocating debt, and overwhelming uncertainty about the future.
Soaring Insurance Rates Stymie New Independent Truckers
In an otherwise ideal time for entrepreneurial-minded individuals to join the gig economy and start a trucking business, lack of affordable insurance is proving to be a major stumbling block. This article took third place honor for best feature story in the Motor Press Association's 2017 writing awards.
How Digital Nudges Transform Workforce Management
Mobile devices, enterprise social network tools and other workplace apps have made it easy to deploy such digital nudges to encourage behaviors that benefit both employees and the organization.
Are Bots the New HR?
Chat bots are taking on more of the mundane tasks that make the talent economy tick, including finding, hiring and managing people.