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Damian Vaughn, PhD Vaughn, BetterUp's Chief Programs Officer, just wrote a new article for EdSurge that cuts right to the heart of the teacher shortage crisis. K-12 teachers have the highest burnout rate in America. Across all industries. The recruitment game won't fix this, Vaughn argues. Districts chase metrics—applicants, pipelines, signing bonuses—while retention crumbles. Teachers leave because they're stuck on their back foot instead of in their zone. The key isn't more hires. It's finding flow. Flow is that sweet spot where challenge meets skill. When teachers find it, something contagious happens; their focus spreads. Research shows a teacher's mood shapes the entire classroom climate. Just as stress spreads, so does curiosity. Districts that invest in coaching see the difference: teachers learn to redesign workflows, protect energy, and sustain engagement. New hires get onboarding that builds flow from day one, and burnout gets spotted early. The result is better retention, stronger recruiting, and classrooms that hum. Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/gNQVudzc

🚀 As the global conversation around AI accelerates, one headline is ringing clear: organizations are being tested not just on what AI can do, but how they integrate it into work in ways that keep people at the center. Take this week’s Financial Times coverage of how many employers are still struggling with inconsistent, unclear rules around AI use, in its article entitled: Celebrated or penalized? Employers confuse staff over AI rules This isn’t just a tech challenge, it’s really a leadership imperative. Adam Grant, Lila Ibrahim, and Alexi Robichaux weighed in on these topics at the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, where they explored how leaders must reframe their role in an AI-driven world: - Leaders are shifting from subject-matter experts to orchestrators of connection and purpose. - AI is no longer simply an augmentation tool — it’s a foundation for designing work and then deciding where humans add most value. - The ethical and relational layers of AI are non-negotiable: technology that doesn’t center people will struggle to scale in trust. - And of course, while machines automate “no-joy work,” human brilliance still shows up in innovation, empathy, and crisis leadership. If you’re navigating the messy, accelerating intersection of AI + people, this blog recap is for you. 👉 Read it here: https://hubs.ly/Q03Tm6wz0

Congratulations to Hilton, once again named the No. 1 World’s Best Workplace by Fortune and Great Place To Work . It’s not just another award. It’s really proof of a powerful truth: when you invest in people, performance follows. Hilton’s latest research shows that nearly 80% of consumers believe companies that take great care of employees deliver better products and services. The message is clear: thriving team members create loyal guests. When your people flourish, so does your business. We’re proud that Hilton’s people leaders are building that thriving culture with support from BetterUp, helping every team member grow, lead, and perform at their best. https://lnkd.in/ezhf7CDW

When Michael Phelps' goggles filled with water at the Beijing Olympics, he didn't panic. He'd trained for chaos. His coach had literally sabotaged practice sessions so he'd learn to swim blind. That's the mindset organizations need right now. Business conditions are shifting faster than ever. Markets move. Technology evolves overnight. The job you were hired to do can look completely different six months later. The old playbook — annual training cycles, episodic workshops, hoping people figure it out — can't keep up. Our new Human + AI Coaching for All release solves for what matters most: building a workforce that adapts in real time. Not just executives. Everyone. Here's what makes it different: → Personalized coaching that meets people in the flow of work → AI + human coaching that work together, not separately → Daily practice and feedback, not one-and-done learning → Organizational context built into every interaction The results? 36% boost in performance. 26% increase in adaptability. $29M ROI per 1,000 employees. Competitive advantage doesn't come from strategy alone. It comes from people who can execute any strategy with precision and adapt when conditions change. Allison Yost, Ph.D. breaks down how we're making deep transformation possible at scale. Read the full story ↓ https://hubs.ly/Q03PYzn70

Transformation fails when it only reaches the top 5% of your org. True performance doesn’t come from a few elite programs for HiPos. It comes from a workforce that evolves together. BetterUp delivers precision development for everyone — from the frontline to the C-suite. Powered by AI. Delivered in the flow of work. And designed for sustainable behavior change. Real change doesn’t happen in workshops; it happens every day. 🧠 Companies using BetterUp see up to a 26% increase in promotion rates among highly engaged users. That’s upward mobility at scale. https://hubs.ly/Q03MNVQl0 

In this short clip, BetterUp’s Chief AI Scientist, Andrew Reece, PhD, gets to the heart of what AI can’t do: replace the deep human focus, adaptability, and insight required to solve real problems.

We’re incredibly proud to see our co-founder and CEO, Alexi Robichaux , named to the 2025 H2O AI 100 — recognizing the leaders turning AI from promise into real, measurable progress. At BetterUp, we believe AI should make work more human, not less. Alexi’s vision for Human + AI Coaching for All embodies that belief, combining AI intelligence with human insight to help people adapt faster, perform better, and thrive through change. Congratulations to Alexi and all the innovators on this year’s list who are doing the hard work to make AI trustworthy, resilient, and useful at scale. And thank you to H2O.ai for recognizing those shaping the future of enterprise and AI for good. 🔗 See the full list → https://lnkd.in/dPcv7_YF #H2OAI100 #AILeaders #AIInnovation #ResponsibleAI #AgenticAI

We’re so proud to see our partners at Infineon Technologies leading the way in redefining what growth looks like in the age of AI. This is what Human + AI Coaching was built for — empowering people to grow with confidence, supported by both the deep insight of human coaches and the on-demand guidance of AI. The result is real impact at scale. Stories like this that remind us why we do what we do. 💙 #BetterUp #HumanPlusAI #CoachingCulture #FutureOfWork #LeadershipDevelopment

Kate Niederhoffer, social psychologist and vice-president at BetterUp Labs spoke to Financial Times on the topic of #workslop. In the piece on how employers can prevent AI workslop, she insists that employees are not creating #workslop for "nefarious" reasons but typically because they "have so much work to do." ". . . Workslop may be the result of too few people, everything feeling urgent and important.” One factor that protects organizations from the harms of workslop are its employees' mindsets toward AI. Read more! Here's a gift link 🎁 https://on.ft.com/476ANNa