Folks, things are tough right now. From a government seemingly intent on dismantling our rights, to the existential threat of climate change, I wouldn’t blame you for wanting to sit around staring into the void (or just doomscrolling on your screen of choice). But that’s not how the Bureau members roll. We support each other through thick and thin, and our Slack is an ongoing source of inspiration. 

Each week we send a newsletter to our members with the best content from our Slack conversations, which I can’t recommend highly enough. You can subscribe to that newsletter here. And we’ve collected the best of those newsletters right here for your convenience. Check out the best of the best from our June newsletters!

Cool Reads

With interest rates low for a long time, businesses were expanding like crazy for years, but along came inflation, interest rate hikes, insane gas prices, etc. It’s all creating a cascading wave of fear and uncertainty that can be hard to understand. Fortunately, Vice has a great breakdown of how we got here and what’s next.

More to get the gears turning in your brain: 

Business

If you’ve ever given a kid (or a pet) a great toy and then taken it away from them, you might be able to see how employees feel returning to the office. Companies and workers did a fantastic job adapting to working from home, only to have many companies turn around and demand they get back to the office. But the cat’s out of the bag, and Vox discusses the dilemma of getting people back to work.

More ways to mind your business:

Social Justice

Since everything is more complicated lately anyway, it’s no longer enough for you to just run a company and let the rest of the world take care of itself. Coming fresh off of LGBTQ Pride month and right into Disability Pride month, we’ve all been reminded that we have to stand up for our rights more than ever, as well as leveraging our privileges against systemic injustice.

Here are a few reminders to help remind us of the need for empathy in different areas:

Resources

A couple months ago we talked about how to plan and execute a successful retreat, and organizing the travel is a large part of that. TravelPerk is a great platform to help you manage every part of corporate trips. 

Some more resources to help keep things running:

  • Postal.io - Virtual events, if organizing 28 flights is a No for you

  • 1Password - Everybody's favorite 2step auth service for shared accounts

  • Water Cooler Trivia - A fun culture building app

That’s it for now. Don’t forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter, for more timeless wisdom in your inbox each week. See you next time! 

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