The story of Jan Broberg's abduction—by the same person, twice—is almost too wild and disturbing to fathom. Lacy tells us what it was like to channel the evil of her kidnapper.
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"People were pretty much across-the-board more pessimistic than last year. Only 15 percent of Americans thought that they had more economic opportunities than last year."
Is the American dream alive and well? I think most people would say no. I think it's largely because of inflation, mental-health challenges, and other issues in accessing jobs and economic opportunity. We're seeing some real threats to the American dream, but they're not insurmountable.
Organizations can take action in a few ways. One is to think hard about the flexibility that employers can offer in a broader set of jobs. That can make a big difference to the talent companies are trying to attract. Companies and leaders can also think about geographic mismatches and explore ways to access rural talent, for example. Finally, they can think more about the mental-health challenges that their employees are increasingly experiencing and consider the support that is needed. A toxic workplace, for example, can lead to employee burnout. Forty-one percent of workers reported that they feel like they have a hostile work environmentand that such an environment is hampering their ability to perform their jobs. That's an extremely high number of people who feel their work environment is hostile.
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