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Who Are You Bringing With You?

Aug 18, 2026

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6 min read

Who Are You Bringing With You?

Mentoring, Volunteering, and Investing in the Future

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

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Forbes Says These Skills Are "AI-Proof." We're Still Teaching Kids for a World That Already Ended.

Jul 10, 2026

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4 min read

Forbes Says These Skills Are "AI-Proof." We're Still Teaching Kids for a World That Already Ended.

"AI-proof skills" articles are comforting. That's the problem. A harder look at nuclear's workforce - and the kids coming up behind it.

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

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We Just Proved Nuclear Can Move Fast. Can Our Workforce Strategy Keep Up?

Jul 1, 2026

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3 min read

We Just Proved Nuclear Can Move Fast. Can Our Workforce Strategy Keep Up?

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+4

Half a Year In. The Industry Is Moving. Are We Ready for It?

Jun 26, 2026

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4 min read

Half a Year In. The Industry Is Moving. Are We Ready for It?

A mid-year reflection on nuclear's momentum — and the workforce question nobody wants to answer.

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

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The Talent Crisis Starts in Middle School. We're Still Pretending It Starts on LinkedIn.

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

The Talent Crisis Starts in Middle School. We're Still Pretending It Starts on LinkedIn.

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

The Nuclear Renaissance Is Real. So Is the Excuse Machine Keeping It Stuck.

Jun 8, 2026

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2 min read

The Nuclear Renaissance Is Real. So Is the Excuse Machine Keeping It Stuck.

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

Nuclear's Partnership Era Is Here. The Workforce to Deliver It Isn't.

Jun 8, 2026

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5 min read

Nuclear's Partnership Era Is Here. The Workforce to Deliver It Isn't.

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

The Hands That Build the Future Don't Always Hold a Degree.

Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

The Hands That Build the Future Don't Always Hold a Degree.

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

Forty Years On: What Chernobyl Taught Me (And What the Next Generation Never Had to Unlearn)

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

Forty Years On: What Chernobyl Taught Me (And What the Next Generation Never Had to Unlearn)

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+4

The $40 Billion Question Nobody Is Asking

Jun 8, 2026

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5 min read

The $40 Billion Question Nobody Is Asking

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

The Leadership Accelerator No One Talks About

Jun 8, 2026

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5 min read

The Leadership Accelerator No One Talks About

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+4

AI Won’t Replace Work. It Will Redefine It.

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

AI Won’t Replace Work. It Will Redefine It.

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

The Workforce of the Future Won’t Appear Overnight - We Have to Grow It

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

The Workforce of the Future Won’t Appear Overnight - We Have to Grow It

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

Workforce Scaling Requires Thinking Beyond the Nuclear Box

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

Workforce Scaling Requires Thinking Beyond the Nuclear Box

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+2

From Talk to Action on Workforce

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

From Talk to Action on Workforce

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

I Didn’t Set Out to Fix the Nuclear Workforce, but...

Jun 6, 2026

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4 min read

I Didn’t Set Out to Fix the Nuclear Workforce, but...

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

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Which Team Are You On?

Jun 6, 2026

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3 min read

Which Team Are You On?

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

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It all starts with Relationships

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

It all starts with Relationships

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

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Don’t Wait for Permission

Jun 6, 2026

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3 min read

Don’t Wait for Permission

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

“Find an Old Gorilla”: What my Daughter Taught Me About Mentorship, Resilience, and the Nonlinear Path to a Meaningful Career

Jun 6, 2026

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3 min read

“Find an Old Gorilla”: What my Daughter Taught Me About Mentorship, Resilience, and the Nonlinear Path to a Meaningful Career

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

Resilience, Well-Being & Emotional Intelligence: The Real Engines of a High-Performing Workforce

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

Resilience, Well-Being & Emotional Intelligence: The Real Engines of a High-Performing Workforce

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

Working in a “Male-Dominated Industry”: What's it really like?

Jun 6, 2026

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1 min read

Working in a “Male-Dominated Industry”: What's it really like?

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

It Starts With You: Reflections on Professional Development Week

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

It Starts With You: Reflections on Professional Development Week

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

Building a Legacy: Midlife, Purpose, and the Workforce of the Future

Jun 6, 2026

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3 min read

Building a Legacy: Midlife, Purpose, and the Workforce of the Future

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes

energy

+3

The Power of the Generalist: Why Range Matters in a Specialized World

Jun 6, 2026

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2 min read

The Power of the Generalist: Why Range Matters in a Specialized World

Nicole Hughes
Nicole Hughes
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