Hiring at private enterprises unexpectedly increased in April, defying projections for a slowing labor market, according to payroll processing firm ADP. Private payrolls increased by 296,000 for the month, exceeding the Dow Jones projection of 133,000.

The company named as 2023 Small Business Administration Manufacturer of the Year has good pay and benefits, but when hiring, Hygrade Precision Technologies CEO Pedro Soto also knows that people also seek "a good place to work, where they want to show up and have other good people around." Soto says everyone at the aerospace high-precision machining and finishing company models those values and likes working with each other, which is the type of edge manufacturers need in such a competitive hiring market.

A report by One Medical and Workplace Intelligence suggests that while many workers are affected by mental health issues, they often do not take advantage of available services due to benefit complexity and low awareness of resources. Report authors said placing a greater emphasis on primary care could be helpful to engage workers more in their own mental and physical health.

Goldman Sachs Group Chief Information Officer Marco Argenti says the bank has been testing the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence and could be months away from implementing it. "The technology is changing so fast in front of our eyes that I think it's almost like the limit is ourselves and being able to rationalize it," Argenti says.

Our comfort with nature's endless turns -- the falling of leaves, the spinning of planets -- can be an apt lesson for handling business problems, marketing consultant Steve McKee writes. Leaders can view such turns along a well-mapped straight road as opportunities instead of obstacles and detours instead of disruptions, McKee suggests.

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