Michelle Peng

Michelle is an LA-based reporter for Charter. You can reach her at m@charterworks.com

Recent Articles

How certain types of jobs accelerate your career

The attributes of “career accelerator” roles, and other new tips for thinking about opportunity, inclusion, and advancement from MIT Sloan Management Review's Work/23: The Big Shift.

By Michelle Peng

Inside Michigan's New Model for Addressing the Child-Care Crisis

A look inside Michigan's Tri-Share program, a new model for publicly-subsidized, employer-based childcare.

By Michelle Peng

The Case For Business Leaders to Work Collaboratively with Unions

Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, on rewriting the dynamic between labor and management.

By Michelle Peng

What Today's Employers Can Learn from a 1960s Daycare

A case for universal childcare taken from a not-too-distant episode in labor history.

By Michelle Peng

How to Actually Unplug from Work this Holiday Season

Six tips for stepping fully away from work to make your PTO maximally restful and replenishing.

By Michelle Peng

How to Prepare for New Pay Transparency Laws in California and Washington

CA and WA employers will be required to share pay information starting Jan. 1, 2023. Here's how to get ready.

By Michelle Peng

What We've Learned from Global Four-Day Workweek Trials

An interview with Boston College economist and sociologist Juliet Schor, lead researcher for 4 Day Week Global.

By Michelle Peng

How the ‘Climate Era’ Will Transform the Way Work Is Done

IDEO's Bryan Walker on how organizations can rethink their product and talent strategies for the climate era.

By Michelle Peng

‘A celebration of audio’: Inside Spotify’s Colorful New Offices

A look at Spotify's global redesign project, with photos from LA, NYC, Stockholm, Berlin, and Toronto.

By Michelle Peng

Is Your Organization Ready for Pay Transparency? Four Questions to Ask

Pay transparency becomes law in New York City on November 1. Here's how to get your organization ready.

By Michelle Peng

How a Mobile-First Real-Estate Firm Brought Home Into the Office

A look inside Avenue 8's New York City office.

By Michelle Peng

Today Is Working Parents Day. Here Are 8 Things Parents Need from Workplaces.

What employers can do to show up for parents in the face of an ongoing child care shortage, inadequate paid leave policies, and continued inflation.

By Michelle Peng

For a More Sustainable Workplace, Think Like a Customer-Experience Manager

As environmental policies become increasingly important to consumers, it's time to start learning from CX pros.

By Michelle Peng

How Employers Can Stand with their LGBTQ+ Employees Post-Roe

Last week, Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization confirmed the fears of LGBTQ+ advocates, allies, and community members. In it, he urged the court to reconsider other landmark civil...

By Michelle Peng

What Workplace Leaders Can Learn from Lizzo’s Apology

The singer's statement on 'Grrrls' is a case study for managers in how to handle workplace mistakes.

By Michelle Peng

Reimagining Lever House, a NYC Landmark, for the Future of Work

Plans are underway to redevelop Lever House, an icon of modernist architecture, for a new generation of workers.

By Michelle Peng

Goldman Sachs' Unlimited Vacation Policy Needs to Address These Four Questions

Simply giving people unlimited paid time off won't move the needle on employee burnout. Here's what will.

By Michelle Peng

The ‘Covid Graduates’ Have Some Career Advice for the Class of 2022

Alums from the class of 2020 returning to campus for makeup ceremonies share what they want new grads to know about entering the workforce

By Michelle Peng

At This Office, Employee Wellness Starts With a Pickleball Court

Financial-services firm TIAA is opening the doors to its redesigned Charlotte, NC campus this summer, where they emphasized employees’ physical and mental wellness throughout the 92 acres.

By Michelle Peng

What In-Home Daycare Educators Know About Making Remote Work Better

Three lessons from family childcare providers about working from home.

By Michelle Peng
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