Exceptional leaders often excel as skilled storytellers, and for good reason. Once a company hits a certain level of organizational complexity, one of the most important tasks the CEO has is to craft intellectually coherent and captivating narratives about the firm, its purpose, and its performance. Failure in this task means undermining the very existence of the company; a sin…
Middlebury is paying students $10,000 to take the semester off. Other schools are housing students in everything from trailers to rooms at a casino resort—or leaving them to fend for themselves. By Alex Perry, Forbes Staff Priscila Sepulveda is set to begin her junior year as a film major at…
When we hear the word rich, we tend to think of wealth in terms of money, status, and assets. We believe owning a business, earning six-figures or more a year, or having luxurious homes and cars equals success and happiness. Money is great, isn't it? It can buy us the…
People with disabilities don’t all think alike. Anyone with even the smallest experience with disability or connection to disability issues can recognize the old conflicts between disabled and non-disabled people. Disabled people struggle to gain recognition, accommodation, accessibility, and opportunity from non-disabled people. Non-disabled people tend to be indifferent and…
Artificial Intelligence will gift us with more benefits and advantages than any other invention or discovery in history. On that, everyone agrees. But it will also require more skills and mastery than anything else. It will place that onus not just on each of us, but also on those in…
Diversity, equity, and inclusion has become an important part of corporate culture. Many companies are hiring DEI officers to ensure that the workplace is a safe place for everyone. Whether you’re a person of color or someone with a disability, you should feel welcome and respected at work. Although 76%…
Even by the relatively lofty standards of the tech sector, the hype around generative AI may have broken new ground. McKinsey estimate that the technology could add between $2.6tn to $4.4tn of economic value annually across industries ranging from banking to life sciences. Chat GPT, probably the most well known…
“Plaintiffs have a fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment, which includes climate as part of the environmental life-support system.” Those were the magic words in the final decision in Rikki Held et al v. the State of Montana signed by Montana District Court Judge Kathy Seeley in…
Remote work has taken the world by storm, transforming the traditional workspace into a virtual hub of innovation, and I helped many companies figure out their hybrid work models. And remote work couples very well with a less familiar concept: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Drawing from my enlightening interview with…
Joel Goldstein is the President of Mr. Checkout Distributors. In the dynamic realm of retail, a significant metamorphosis is underway, driven by remarkable technological advancements and a seismic shift in consumer preferences. The modern customer, armed with unprecedented access to information and an array of shopping options, now demands a…
American manufacturing companies ramped up construction of new factories this year, working especially hard at building semiconductor facilities but also erecting new factors for food and beverage processing, chemicals and plastics. At the same time, some companies have added facilities nearby, such as in Mexico, in a move called “near-shoring.”…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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