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Emma Burleigh

Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Before joining the Success desk, she co-authored Fortune’s CHRO Daily newsletter, extensively covering the workplace and the future of jobs. Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics. She has a joint-master’s degree from New York University in Global Journalism and East Asian Studies.

Understood's workspace, tailored to neurodivergent employees.
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Rethinking office space with neurodivergent workers in mind
By Emma BurleighDecember 11, 2024
Understood's office in lower Manhattan.
Leadership
The rise of the neurodivergent-friendly office—How a once-niche workplace idea is catching on in corporate America 
By Emma BurleighDecember 11, 2024
Workers on their daily commute in Tokyo.
Newsletters
Tokyo’s making a huge bet on the 4-day workweek and it’s about more than just flexible scheduling
By Azure Gilman and Emma BurleighDecember 10, 2024
Police cover evidence with paper cups as as CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson, 50, was shot as he entered the New York Hilton.
Leadership
Security companies are getting slammed with calls after the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO 
By Emma BurleighDecember 6, 2024
A group of people, including a person in an NYPD jacket, stand outside.
Leadership
Here’s how the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO will change executive security moving forward
By Emma BurleighDecember 6, 2024
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‘Targeted attack’ on UnitedHealthcare CEO ushers in a grim new era for executive safety fears 
By Azure Gilman and Emma BurleighDecember 5, 2024
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Leadership
The killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO follows years of mounting fear about executive safety
By Amanda Gerut, Emma Burleigh and Azure GilmanDecember 4, 2024
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Most workers with disabilities are disclosing their status at work, but many are struggling with discrimination fears
By Brit Morse and Emma BurleighDecember 4, 2024
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Newsletters
Here’s how AI will impact HR—and the training blind spot that companies are missing
By Emma Burleigh and Brit MorseDecember 3, 2024
Yahoo CPO Lisa Moore.
Leadership
The chief people officer of Yahoo explains why they don’t do performance reviews: ‘At the end of the day, we’re grownups’
By Emma BurleighDecember 3, 2024
Working woman is stressed at desk.
Newsletters
Working women are struggling with well-being and they’re scoring lower than men across every category
By Emma Burleigh and Brit MorseDecember 2, 2024
Middle-aged workers sit together outside office.
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Don’t overlook middle-aged workers—nearly 80% are actively learning new professional skills
By Emma Burleigh and Brit MorseNovember 29, 2024
Workers volunteer at event.
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Volunteering programs are probably the most powerful well-being benefit in your toolkit: ‘It’s a big competitive advantage from a talent perspective’
By Emma Burleigh and Brit MorseNovember 27, 2024
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More business leaders are taking fully paid sabbaticals and reaping the benefits
By Brit Morse and Emma BurleighNovember 26, 2024
Elon Musk and Donald Trump
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Elon Musk has big return-to-office plans for federal employees and he’s saying the quiet part out loud
By Brit Morse and Emma BurleighNovember 25, 2024
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