The ‘growth trap’ is why midsize companies fail to scale
The fastest way to destroy value in a high-potential company isn’t a bad market, it’s scaling a business that isn’t ready to grow. And this article highlights one of the few ways you can…
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How the 3-arrows ‘recycling’ symbol turned into a tool for greenwashing
This is an excerpt from Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. An odd symbol, made up of three arrows arranged in a triangle, began showing up on plastic containers across…
A parent-friendly workplace checklist
Forget the ping-pong tables and kombucha on tap. The real workplace perks, if you are a working parent, aren’t glitzy. They are functional. And, in an era of record burnout and extreme…
Texas banned lab-grown meat. What’s next for the industry?
Texas joins six other US states and the country of Italy in banning these products. These legal challenges are adding barriers to an industry that’s still in its infancy and already faces…
Revised BLS data shows the job market is weaker than expected
The labor market may be weaker than previously reported. According to newly revised Bureau and Labor Statistics (BLS) data, the U.S. added nearly a million fewer jobs than it had said…
The smart way to ask ‘dumb’ questions
You’re in a meeting, the slides are rolling, people are nodding, others are fiddling on their phones, and then it happens. You have a question. You want to be seen as engaged, so you open…
Healthcare is at the end of its MS-DOS era
In 2003, when the New York Times asked Steve Jobs why the iPod became an overnight success, he didn’t talk about its storage capacity, hardware specs, or marketing campaign. He said,…
GLP-1s broke the system
The explosive rise of GLP-1 medications—such as Mounjaro, Ozempic, and Wegovy—has ignited more than just headlines. It has fundamentally shifted how Americans access and pay for…
The secret playbook for successful M&A
After a few slow years, M&A is heating up again. Crunchbase counted 537 M&A deals in Q4 2024. It’s the strongest quarter in seven years, up 46% year-over-year, much of it driven by an…
What women’s soccer fans can teach brands about building loyalty
I’ve lived in the United States long enough to call it soccer now—but where I come from, it’s most definitely football, and it is life. I grew up 20 minutes from Dens Park, home to…
In the AI era earned media is king, and content its queen
Managing brand and reputation in this new AI-driven world is no longer “business as usual,” it’s a profound recalibration of how information is discovered and consumed. Earned media is…
Here’s how AI will reinvent nonprofits
It’s March 2028 and Dr. Sarah Chen is having her morning coffee in her San Francisco apartment while managing a global education nonprofit that reaches 2.3 million children across 47…
Charlie Kirk shot and killed at event at college in Utah
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an act that drew renewed attention to the threat of…
Phillies fan tells internet to stop harassing ‘Phillies Karen’ after viral clash
Another week, another viral sports controversy. If you haven’t heard of the “Phillies Karen,” you’re either living under a rock or simply not chronically online. The saga started when…
FDA flags salmonella in even more frozen foods: Full list of products to avoid
A recall of frozen fruits and vegetables from a salmonella outbreak has grown. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an expanded list of affected foods on September 10. A recall…
Producer inflation falls in August, pointing to softening demand
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in August amid a compression in trade services margins and mild increase in the cost of goods, suggesting that domestic businesses were probably…
Mark Hamill’s All-Time Favorite Books by Stephen King
In the past year, the actor Mark Hamill—best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the original “Star Wars” trilogy—has starred in not one but two adaptations of works by Stephen King: “The…
Joby’s bet on Blade is paying off: Uber deal boosts air taxis in NYC and other key markets
Soon you may be able to book an Uber ride in the skies. On Wednesday, the San Francisco-based ride-sharing service announced it is partnering with Joby Aviation, a company developing…
Why New Yorkers Yearn for Barneys
On September 8, 1993, the opening night of the brand-new Barneys flagship store on Madison Avenue, the escalators shrieked. The two-hundred-and-sixty-seven-million-dollar palace of…
Novo Nordisk layoffs: 9,000 jobs cut as weight-loss drug competition with Eli Lilly heats up
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical giant behind the popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, just announced plans to cut 11% of its workforce as competitors like Eli Lilly…
One of Chantal Akerman’s Best Films Is in Legal Limbo
Much of direction is production: the material conditions under which a movie is made plays a major role in the creative process. Movie lovers tend to think of producers as dictators of…
Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’
Mustafa Suleyman says that designing AI systems to exceed human intelligence—and to mimic behavior that suggests consciousness—would be “dangerous and misguided.” Source link
What is ‘BYOAI’ and why it’s a serious threat to your company
Months ago, I warned about “shadow AI”: employees moving faster than their companies, using AI without permission or training, while managers pretended not to notice. The right response…
Don’t let the fear of self-promotion cost you job opportunities
Forrest Gump’s mama was right when she compared the human experience to a box of assorted chocolates. It’s true: “You never know what you’re gonna get.” And these days, the same could be…