🔥 “The whole point of DEI is to allow for merit." - Vernā Myers
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Vernā Myers at Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit | Fortune
“The whole point of DEI is to allow for merit."
Vernā Myers told #FortuneWorkplaceSummit that scrapping DEI commitments without recognizing the benefits is "morally unjust and bankrupt.&quo...
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May 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🔥 “The whole point of DEI is to allow for merit." - Vernā Myers
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“[DEI] actually is not just a good thing to do or the right thing to do, it’s not just a social imperative, it’s a genuine business imperative,” said Ray Dempsey, a former chief diversity officer at BP and Barclays at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/4wAwyUV
DEI experts say the acronym may be radioactive, but the underlying business case is stronger than ever | Fortune
Two former chief diversity officers say companies that abandon DEI under pressure are making a costly, long-term business mistake.
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May 20, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“[DEI] actually is not just a good thing to do or the right thing to do, it’s not just a social imperative, it’s a genuine business imperative,” said Ray Dempsey, a former chief diversity officer at BP and Barclays at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/4wAwyUV
“We had an HR team, and that HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow told the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit.
“Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3Rk2jkS
“Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3Rk2jkS
Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’: | Fortune
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow says a culture of “entitlement” forced a sweeping reset—including cutting the HR team, he says, which was “creating problems that didn’t exist.”
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May 20, 2026 at 1:26 AM
“We had an HR team, and that HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow told the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit.
“Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3Rk2jkS
“Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3Rk2jkS
“When you know who you are, when you know those values... when the pressure shows up, you don’t retreat," said @TheKingCenter CEO Dr. @BerniceKing at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit, discussing companies that walked back DEI. https://bit.ly/4dAnwyA
Dr. Bernice King on why companies that walked back DEI were never truly committed: 'If you retreat that quick…that reveals who you really are' | Fortune
As political pressure mounts, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. says corporate retreats from DEI initiatives expose which companies genuinely cared.
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May 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
“When you know who you are, when you know those values... when the pressure shows up, you don’t retreat," said @TheKingCenter CEO Dr. @BerniceKing at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit, discussing companies that walked back DEI. https://bit.ly/4dAnwyA
When @ThredUp CEO James Reinhart saw what happened after he gave his employees a four-day work week—satisfaction, retention, and creativity all skyrocketed—he didn’t overthink it. “It was a top-level decision,” he said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “We’re not going back.” https://bit.ly/4dFUei5
ThredUp's CEO has a warning for five-day companies: You're going to lose the talent war | Fortune
A four-day workweek leaves employees more content and well-rested, and that directly translated to increased and sustained revenues.
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May 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
When @ThredUp CEO James Reinhart saw what happened after he gave his employees a four-day work week—satisfaction, retention, and creativity all skyrocketed—he didn’t overthink it. “It was a top-level decision,” he said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “We’re not going back.” https://bit.ly/4dFUei5
“If companies were merely consistent with the things they say they care about in their pay philosophy, and what they actually pay... the pay gap would basically be eradicated,” said Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio, at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/3PCNqtj
Pay transparency is exposing a bigger problem: Most companies can't explain why they pay what they pay | Fortune
Syndio’s CEO and the founder of Salary Transparent Street told Fortune workers aren't just demanding to know what their colleagues earn—they want to know why. Most employers can't tell them.
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May 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“If companies were merely consistent with the things they say they care about in their pay philosophy, and what they actually pay... the pay gap would basically be eradicated,” said Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio, at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/3PCNqtj
“The sectors that are most exposed to AI right now are seeing the most growth in terms of demand for those jobs,” Indeed’s chief economist Svenja Gudell recently said onstage at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/434pwKF
Indeed chief economist says the sectors most exposed to AI are seeing a big growth in job demand | Fortune
Indeed’s chief economist Svenja Gudell believes AI-exposed industries like software development are actually adding jobs and could enjoy a “wage premium.”
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May 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“The sectors that are most exposed to AI right now are seeing the most growth in terms of demand for those jobs,” Indeed’s chief economist Svenja Gudell recently said onstage at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/434pwKF
“There’s no question that the entry-level hire is under pressure,” WeWork CEO John Santora said in an interview at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit on Tuesday. It’s up to senior leaders to help solve the problem. https://bit.ly/3RQandb
WeWork and Upwork CEOs confirm the Gen Z hiring nightmare is real—but it's nothing new | Fortune
WeWork CEO John Santora says it's time for older generations to step up and mentor entry-level workers.
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May 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“There’s no question that the entry-level hire is under pressure,” WeWork CEO John Santora said in an interview at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit on Tuesday. It’s up to senior leaders to help solve the problem. https://bit.ly/3RQandb
At the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit this week, a panel of executives and educators gathered to confront the unforgiving job market. The consensus is that the rules have changed, and nobody has fully figured out the new ones yet. https://bit.ly/4wJALW7
Beyond the diploma: Skills that actually get graduates hired | Fortune
The rules of entry-level hiring have changed—and experts at Fortune's Workplace Innovation Summit weighed in on the implications.
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May 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
At the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit this week, a panel of executives and educators gathered to confront the unforgiving job market. The consensus is that the rules have changed, and nobody has fully figured out the new ones yet. https://bit.ly/4wJALW7
“I think we’re overestimating the speed at which we’re going to see this transformation,” Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit about the pace of the labor market’s AI transformation. https://bit.ly/43lNNf2
Indeed chief economist says execs are 'overestimating the speed' of AI transformation in the labor market | Fortune
The AI labor shift is moving more slowly than executives may think, but it will hit harder than they’re planning for.
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May 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“I think we’re overestimating the speed at which we’re going to see this transformation,” Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit about the pace of the labor market’s AI transformation. https://bit.ly/43lNNf2
“We’ve made a commitment to hire more entry-level people this year than we did last year,” said Beck Bailey, Accenture’s global chief diversity officer, at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/3RSkA8Y
Accenture exec says the consulting giant is hiring more entry-level workers out of college compared to last year | Fortune
As some employers reel back their entry-level hiring, Accenture’s global chief diversity officer, Beck Bailey, says the consulting giant is only ramping up its acquisition of Gen Z talent.
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May 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“We’ve made a commitment to hire more entry-level people this year than we did last year,” said Beck Bailey, Accenture’s global chief diversity officer, at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/3RSkA8Y
Stephen Colbert, the longtime host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is wrapping up his 11-year run this Thursday. At the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit, @CNN analyst @brianstelter says his public reaction is inspiring for leaders and professionals. https://bit.ly/4vj5t7l
CNN analyst and 'The Morning Show' producer says Stephen Colbert is a role model for his ‘positive’ outlook on his show ending | Fortune
Journalist and TV producer Brian Stelter says leaders like outgoing The Late Show host Stephen Colbert emulate the disposition everyone needs in their careers and life.
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May 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Stephen Colbert, the longtime host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is wrapping up his 11-year run this Thursday. At the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit, @CNN analyst @brianstelter says his public reaction is inspiring for leaders and professionals. https://bit.ly/4vj5t7l
Q: “Would you be severed yourself?”
A: “Never. Because I like all the emotions … that’s living. I want to live.”
—Jeremy Hindle, production designer for “Severance,” at #fortuneworkplacesummit / @fortune.com
A: “Never. Because I like all the emotions … that’s living. I want to live.”
—Jeremy Hindle, production designer for “Severance,” at #fortuneworkplacesummit / @fortune.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Q: “Would you be severed yourself?”
A: “Never. Because I like all the emotions … that’s living. I want to live.”
—Jeremy Hindle, production designer for “Severance,” at #fortuneworkplacesummit / @fortune.com
A: “Never. Because I like all the emotions … that’s living. I want to live.”
—Jeremy Hindle, production designer for “Severance,” at #fortuneworkplacesummit / @fortune.com
Michael Jordan in his prime may have been an amazing basketball player, but it took the rest of his Chicago Bulls team to make him unbeatable. “You need that team.” —Tracy Christian, founder, TCA MGMT at #fortuneworkplacesummit / @fortune.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Michael Jordan in his prime may have been an amazing basketball player, but it took the rest of his Chicago Bulls team to make him unbeatable. “You need that team.” —Tracy Christian, founder, TCA MGMT at #fortuneworkplacesummit / @fortune.com
The single biggest factor for predicting success in the executive suite is high resilience. — Rosanna Trasatti at #fortuneworkplacesummit @fortune.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The single biggest factor for predicting success in the executive suite is high resilience. — Rosanna Trasatti at #fortuneworkplacesummit @fortune.com
“When you’ve got people who go to work and see it as a privilege, you’ll get the best out of those folks.” — Larry Miller, chairman of the Jordan Brand Advisory Board at Nike, at @fortune.com #fortuneworkplacesummit
May 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“When you’ve got people who go to work and see it as a privilege, you’ll get the best out of those folks.” — Larry Miller, chairman of the Jordan Brand Advisory Board at Nike, at @fortune.com #fortuneworkplacesummit
“I think we built this company out of spite.”
— Marcelo Lebre, Cofounder and President, Remote at @fortune.com #fortuneworkplacesummit
— Marcelo Lebre, Cofounder and President, Remote at @fortune.com #fortuneworkplacesummit
May 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“I think we built this company out of spite.”
— Marcelo Lebre, Cofounder and President, Remote at @fortune.com #fortuneworkplacesummit
— Marcelo Lebre, Cofounder and President, Remote at @fortune.com #fortuneworkplacesummit
It's almost here! Looking forward to this one. #FortuneWorkplaceSummit
Excited and grateful to participate in the inaugural @fortune.com Workplace Innovation Summit in May!
May 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's almost here! Looking forward to this one. #FortuneWorkplaceSummit
One quick way to enrage a room of people leaders? Tell them you let go of your entire HR team.
“[The] HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3PCFN6n
“[The] HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3PCFN6n
A CEO fired all of HR, and the EEOC is suing the NYT | Fortune
Both defended their decisions onstage.
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May 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
One quick way to enrage a room of people leaders? Tell them you let go of your entire HR team.
“[The] HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3PCFN6n
“[The] HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist,” Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “Those problems disappeared when I let them go.” https://bit.ly/3PCFN6n
“We’re going to have workers in places we actually don’t want workers, and we’re going to have to reallocate a whole bunch of jobs to other people," said Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/3RBMoOT
Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’ thanks to a generational imbalance of workers | Fortune
Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, says baby boomers are retiring at a speed and magnitude that young generations can’t replace.
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May 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“We’re going to have workers in places we actually don’t want workers, and we’re going to have to reallocate a whole bunch of jobs to other people," said Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/3RBMoOT
“Lazy girl jobs came from The Great Resignation era,” said @msantiwork at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “I’m a huge workaholic…and I didn’t have a lot of balance. So what was really hard for me was to get a ‘lazy girl job,’ which was still a really good job.” https://bit.ly/4wJ1l1P
Founder of Ms. Anti Work says her ‘lazy girl job’ allowed her to only work a few hours a day—and she built her media company on the side | Fortune
Gabrielle Judge, a content creator known as “Ms. Anti Work,” has built an empire helping others decenter the 9-to-5 hustle and adopt a softer approach to work.
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May 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“Lazy girl jobs came from The Great Resignation era,” said @msantiwork at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. “I’m a huge workaholic…and I didn’t have a lot of balance. So what was really hard for me was to get a ‘lazy girl job,’ which was still a really good job.” https://bit.ly/4wJ1l1P
“We have a ton of research that suggests anything from 30% to 50% of a person’s work hours and work activities could transform and change in the coming three to five years,” Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/4v2A5ts
McKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years | Fortune
Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, predicts that up to half of professionals’ working lives could be transformed by the turn of the decade.
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May 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“We have a ton of research that suggests anything from 30% to 50% of a person’s work hours and work activities could transform and change in the coming three to five years,” Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, said at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/4v2A5ts
Dating and corporate relationships are intertwined, former director of brand strategy Lakshmi Rengarajan argued at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit—and one of the most obvious comparisons may be the similarities between “ghosting” and “quiet quitting”. https://bit.ly/4u6wVnP
A dating expert says ghosting and quiet quitting are the same problem at their core, and corporate life has more to learn from romance than it admits | Fortune
Lakshmi Rengarajan, founder of How to Date Humans, says dating may be the best guide to fixing what's broken at work.
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May 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Dating and corporate relationships are intertwined, former director of brand strategy Lakshmi Rengarajan argued at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit—and one of the most obvious comparisons may be the similarities between “ghosting” and “quiet quitting”. https://bit.ly/4u6wVnP
“I don’t think AI—or actually, for me, hopefully forever, too—AI never replaces any human, and it just actually augments us, enables us, allows us to do higher quality work,” Glean CEO Arvind Jain said onstage at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/4tKDZG8
While other tech CEOs warn of mass job losses, Glean's chief says AI will never replace a single worker | Fortune
Arvind Jain, the CEO of AI-powered enterprise search platform Glean, says no roles are being eliminated in the AI era.
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May 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“I don’t think AI—or actually, for me, hopefully forever, too—AI never replaces any human, and it just actually augments us, enables us, allows us to do higher quality work,” Glean CEO Arvind Jain said onstage at the #FortuneWorkplaceSummit. https://bit.ly/4tKDZG8