There were 8.8 million job openings in July, a decrease of 338,000 from June and the lowest level since March 2021, according to the Labor Department. The resignation rate fell slightly to 2.3% from June's 2.4%.

Diane Primo, CEO of Purpose Brand marketing and public relations firm, says in this Q&A that companies that make DEI a priority thrive and documents examples in her new book, "ADAPT: Scaling Purpose in a Divisive World." Those values need to be reflected in recruiting and managing employees and working with vendors and customers, Primo says.

Wellness programs that enhance employees' energy can prevent the exit of burned out workers and the cost to replace them, which can reach four times their salaries, Harvard Business School lecturer Hise Gibson writes. Access to child care, elder care and therapy, as well as a feedback framework to identify what's working, are options to replace ineffective plans that focus on cutting health care costs, Gibson notes.

The US Department of Energy's report on advanced nuclear has led to discussions about the role universities should play in preparing the estimated 375,000 additional workers who will be needed to fill industry jobs by 2050. "An enduring component of safeguarding the nuclear workforce is strong [academia-government-industry] connections -- whether through collaborative research or specific offerings such as the Nuclear Energy University Program," writes Iowa State University graduate student John Mobley IV.

Our world is no longer designed for an "eat or be eaten" approach, but our brains haven't caught up to the idea of fearless versus fear(less), writes Rebecca Heiss, a stress physiologist, author of "Instinct" and founder of the Icueity app. "Fearing less means using our brains, not just bravado, in the face of fear" to analyze the risks and costs of doing something versus doing nothing, Heiss explains, likening it to an adventure.