Don’t just spend big bucks on training. This is how leadership development...
Take a moment to think about the last leadership development experience you or your team had. How much really changed afterward? All too often, the answer to that question is “Not much.” Companies...
View ArticleYour employees think your efforts at empathy are dishonest. Neurobiology...
The 2023 Ernst & Young LLP “Empathy in Business Survey” found that 86% of employees believe empathetic leadership boosts morale, but 52% of employees currently believe their company’s efforts to...
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Summer isn’t a season. It’s an annual rebrand for you and everyone else
I was texting with a friend before meeting her at a bar on a Saturday night in early June. The night felt heady and special not because there was an occasion, like a birthday or goodbye party, but...
View ArticleThese 5 steps will help you get your inbox under control
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. To keep up with 1,000-plus weekly email messages, I...
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These jaw-dropping houses are pieces of art—and you can rent them
Christian Bourdais and Eva Albarrán are building what may be the most interesting architectural project on the planet: a collection of 16 extraordinary buildings sprawling more than 425 acres in the...
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Maine’s proposed flag looks a lot like one of its old ones. That’s intentional
When voters in Maine head to the polls in November, they’ll have an important choice to make: whether they should change the design of the state flag. The proposed redesign by Adam Lemire, a resident...
View ArticleAn ultimate guide to supporting your colleague with hearing loss
After a client event, my coworkers and I went for a group dinner. The restaurant was crowded and noisy. But only one of my colleagues knew about my hearing loss. Halfway through our dinner, my...
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The Olympic pool for diving and water polo gets its heat from data centers
As Olympic athletes jumped off diving boards and flipped through their artistic water sports routines in Paris, they were doing so in a pool heated by a nearby data center. The Aquatics Centre, a...
View ArticleFTX ordered to pay $12.7 billion to customers
A U.S. court has ordered bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX to pay $12.7 billion in relief to its customers, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Thursday. FTX drew customers in...
View ArticleBumble cuts revenue outlook and slows some monetization efforts
Bumble shares slumped nearly 36% to a fresh record low after the women-centric dating app slashed its annual sales growth forecast and paused some revenue-generation efforts, turning the spotlight on...
View ArticleAfter winning over the NBA, Amazon Prime Video sets its sights on Hollywood
When Mike Hopkins was approached about leading Amazon Prime Video, his view of the streaming service matched one held widely in Hollywood—it was nothing more than a perk for subscribers of the online...
View ArticleS&P 500 jumps 2.3% on its best day since 2022—turning around a brutal start...
U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slowing economy. The S&P 500 jumped 2.3% for its best...
View ArticleAlaska’s capital is flooding from a glacial dam outburst—a new normal with...
More than 100 homes in Alaska’s capital Juneau have been damaged by a glacial dam outburst north of the city, an increasingly frequent phenomenon exacerbated by climate change. The flooding began on...
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7 must-have gadgets for your desk to make you more productive
Whether you’re working from home, in a traditional office, or part of a hybrid experiment, your desk serves as the command center for your daily operations. But even the most motivated among us can...
View Article7 ways to unlock the full potential of your workforce—and retain top talent
Thriving companies rely on high-performing employees to drive success through innovation and productivity. However, employee development often doesn’t receive the attention, funding, and focus it...
View ArticleSpotify is full of AI music, and some say it’s ruining the platform
Artists have long criticized Spotify for its meager royalties system and its questionable content moderation practices. Now artists must contend with an entirely different problem: increased...
View ArticleHow I wrote a book in 15 minutes a day
The first time I tried to write a novel I was 23. I had all the time in the world. I was a full-time graduate student. I lived alone, I had no children, and it took me three years to finish a draft....
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How a team of climbers designed a gravity-defying boulder for a new Olympic...
Most of us have seen enough basketball courts, lap pools, and race tracks to know how athletes are supposed to move on each surface. But what about a gravity-defying boulder? Having made its debut at...
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Why the U.K.’s Royal Mint is buying up old circuit boards
At the Royal Mint in the U.K., near a building where billions of British coins are made each year, gold is now being harvested from electronic waste. “It’s essentially urban mining,” says Inga Doak,...
View ArticleFrom heat waves to hurricanes, climate disasters hit renters the hardest
In an era of climate extremes, it’s not a renter’s market. Hurricanes, wildfires, and other deadly weather events forced an estimated 2.5 million people in the U.S. from their homes last year. Though...
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