The NHL has hired five female assistant general managers and the San Jose Sharks have the league's first Black general manager in Mike Grier, but a report shows 83.6% of employees are white with Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latino and Indigenous employees each making up less than 5%, and male employees outpacing women, nearly 62% to about 37%. "This is a good start, but nobody is taking a victory lap," said Kim Davis, the league's executive vice president of social impact, growth and legislative affairs.

Some companies are cutting back on hiring to get ready for leaner times, while others are snagging workers to meet their current growth needs in a still-competitive job market. Although there has been "a little bit of a moderation" in hiring, particularly in certain sectors, ManpowerGroup's Jim McCoy notes that "we're not seeing any significant slowdown."

Around 44% of workers want their employers to take more action to ensure abortion access, while 52% of those ages 18 to 34 say employers aren't doing enough, according to a study from Catalyst, a nonprofit focused on women's workplace issues. In addition, two-thirds describe their employer's response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade as "performative" and 30% are thinking about changing jobs as a result.

Vander-Bend, a California contract fabricator with other US locations, didn't send employees elsewhere or make workers learn outside of work hours to improve their skills. Instead, Matt Howell, the training manager, created a curriculum for four career-path areas, including multiple skill tiers and classes for every worker on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.

Values may differ from person to person, which is why S. Chris Edmonds suggests leaders clarify the shared values employees of the company should hold and implement a way to measure success. "Gathering employee feedback on how well bosses live your valued behaviors is the fastest, most reliable way to hold everyone accountable for respect and results," Edmonds says.