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Zoom’s Return-To-Office Could Doom The Company
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…
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Education Issues, Ballot Initiatives To Watch In This Week’s Election
With the 2024 presidential election a year away, voters this week will help shed light on how — or whether — education issues have the potential to inform the agendas of presidential hopefuls. On the ballot this week are two gubernatorial contests, numerous high profile state board of education elections,…
Apple’s New Space Black MacBook Pro May Be Cool, But Contrast Is The Unobvious Caveat For Accessibility
In the wake of last Monday’s “Scary Fast” Apple event during which the company announced the M3 family of processors and MacBooks Pros for them to power, this Monday sees embargoed reviews of said laptops hit the street. Scrolling X/Twitter today, I came across this post by my friend Ben…
What Black Businesses Can Learn From Keith Lee’s Stop In Atlanta
Maintaining positive experiences and relationships with customers is crucial for a business's cash flow and sales growth. According to research done by Bain & Company, increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25% to 95%. Overall, pointing to the fact that an increase in customer retention can lead…
Inside UCLA And Mattel’s ‘Party At The Pier’ And How They’re Making Life-Saving Pediatric Care Accessible To Every Child
Over the weekend, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital held its 24th annual “Party on the Pier” fundraising event at the famous Santa Monica Pier, intended to raise money that directly goes to high-priority programs for patients being treated at the hospital. For its part, venerable toymaker Mattel describes the hospital on…
12 Agency Pros Share Visual Marketing Trends Brands Can Capitalize On
Since long before the advent of marketing and advertising, humans have been compelled by what they see. Visuals are so effective in marketing, for example, because they can convey complex messages quickly and engage audiences on a visceral level by tapping into emotions. Visual elements can create a memorable impact,…
Beijing Tries To Breathe New Life Into Its Belt And Road Initiative
Given the growing dissatisfaction among participants in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing had to feel pressure for some gesture at rejuvenation at this year’s summit. But while Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke glowingly of the future, he effectively described the same arrangements that have long prevailed: China would…
To Close Racial Economic Gaps, We Need Bold Federal Action On Banking
In an era when public and private institutions are finally acknowledging the generational economic harms to Black people by racist financial practices, the federal government has just missed a prime opportunity to advance economic justice. On October 24, new guidelines to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) were issued. This landmark…
Find A Job That Aligns With Your Values With These 5 Steps
Nearly two-thirds of employees are potentially leaving their jobs over the next year due to lack of alignment between their values and that of their employers, Amba's Generation Gap: Understanding The Priorities of The Gen-Z Workforce 2022 report revealed. Why? We all desire meaning and purpose in life. This work…
Labor Unions Become More Influential As Technology Impacts Jobs
This article was produced as part of New America's Initiative on the Future of Work and the Innovation Economy. Labor unions are having a come-back moment in the United States, and they are poised to become more influential as emerging technologies such as AI grip the U.S. job market and…
IQ, EQ—But What About The Most Important One: LQ And I?
Sara Gilbert is an award-winning Business Strategist & Mindset Coach for service-based entrepreneurs. For decades (if not centuries), we focused on IQ—intellectual quotient—even if it wasn't always called that. IQ is defined by how “smart” a person is, their knowledge and their capacity to learn and to hold information. We…
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