Deep Leadership Podcast: If You Only Hear Good News, You’re Failing as a Leader
The discussion explores why bad news gets buried, how fear shapes communication flow, and what leaders can do to build environments where candor beats comfort.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 3, 2026 | Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Leader-Shift, Leader-Shift PLaybook, Leadership, Media, Podcast
The discussion explores why bad news gets buried, how fear shapes communication flow, and what leaders can do to build environments where candor beats comfort.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Feb 25, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Courts, Federal, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending, Unionized Company
If joint-employer law feels like a bad rerun you never asked for, you are not imagining it.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Feb 17, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, States, Union Organizing
The bills would condition eligibility for certain state economic development incentives on an employer’s commitment that union representation decisions occur through a secret-ballot election
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Feb 16, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Media, News, NLRB, SHRM, Trending, Union Organizing
In a new feature for SHRM, entitled Union Organizing Recalibrates to More Selective Campaigns, Michael VanDervort breaks down what the data is really telling us about union organizing.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Feb 12, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending, Unions, UNITE-HERE
A recent article describes how a labor union, acting collectively, chose to use a boycott to harass a private individual planning her wedding.
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