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Kane Carpenter

@KaneDCarpenter

Dad and husband. I write about work and labor economics, guided by 10+ years of workforce consulting experience.

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Joined December 2010
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“… new labor market entrants have accounted for 85% of the total rise in U.S. unemployment since mid-2023.” notalentnoalpha.com/new-entr…
New Entrants Drove 85% of the Unemployment Rise

New Entrants Drove 85% of the Unemployment Rise

The headline unemployment rate barely moved. Almost all the damage was absorbed by workers trying to enter the labor force for the first time.

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Spent 1 hours on a pitch call today. Client has 40% turnover and wants to fix it with better snacks. I told them the truth. They didn’t like it.
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Culture is built by only two types of employees. 1. The doer 2. The ideas-person The rest? They’re a drain. open.substack.com/pub/kaneca…
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What sunk cost have you held onto the longest? open.substack.com/pub/kaneca… #econ #stocks #hr
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I love trying to identify parallels between investing and human capital management. open.substack.com/pub/kaneca…
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Looking at the Figma IPO.
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CEOs Are Shrinking Their Workforces—and They Couldn’t Be Prouder

CEOs Are Shrinking Their Workforces—and They Couldn’t Be Prouder

Bosses aren’t just unapologetic about staff cuts. Many are touting shrinking head counts as accomplishments in the AI era.

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10. A life well lived is one lived in defiance. Maybe we are just apes floating through space—but I’ll live with purpose and meaning anyway and I just don’t gaf. h/t Camus
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This is 100% true in the companies I’m a part of.
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Aaron Levie says the future of work has flipped. We thought AI would fix our mistakes. Now it makes the first draft. We QA what comes back. “The human's job is to fix the AI errors, and that's the new way we are going to work.”
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Kids are the ultimate example of “show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome”!!
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“Collect memories, not regrets.”
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“Really great talent is rare,” Buffett said. “It’s rare in business. It’s rare in capital allocation. It’s rare in almost every human activity you can name.” wsj.com/business/warren-buff…

Exclusive | Warren Buffett Reveals He Stepped Down After Finally Feeling His Age

The legendary investor, 94, opens up about his decision to hand the top job to Greg Abel.

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I reckon we see more of this soon. thetimes.com/business-money/…
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Thoughts on layers in an organization. substack.com/@kanecarpenter/…
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80% of volatility is diversified in the first 8 stocks Source: Dorsey Asset Management
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Seems like the auto industry is shifting...
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Judging by the promotional emails I’m receiving is @BrooksBrothers going after the Charles Tyrwitt customer base?
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Incredible. wsj.com/arts-culture/books/d…

Essay | The Last Decision by the World’s Leading Thinker on Decisions

Shortly before Daniel Kahneman died last March, he emailed friends a message: He was choosing to end his own life in Switzerland. Some are still struggling with his choice.

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I find this chart fascinating.
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Tapped out and teetering. open.substack.com/pub/kaneca…
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