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Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions
John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings — like “lachesism,” the hunger for disaster, and “sonder,” the realization that everyone else’s lives are as complex and unknowable as our own. Here, he meditates on the meaning we assign to words and how these meanings…
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Suspicion: The Silent Underminer
The detrimental impacts of suspicion are profound and often underestimated. They encompass compromised personal connections, heightened social alienation, deep-seated distrust, emotional and psychological strain, cultivation of a negative perspective, and a proclivity towards detrimental actions such as…
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Why Managers Struggle to Delegate
Most managers know they should offload more tasks but falter. In this brief video, MIT SMR columnist Sanyin Siang reveals why many leaders are still doing everything themselves and suggests a simple mindset shift for effective delegating.
Stop trying to delegate tasks. Start delegating problems.
That’s the key…
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How SMEs Can Prepare for the EU’s AI Regulations
Imagine you are the HR manager of a medium-sized manufacturing company with 250 employees spread across Europe and North America. You receive hundreds of resumes for each job opening, often more than 500 for a single position. Your small HR team cannot possibly review them all thoroughly, so you…
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How SMEs Can Prepare for the EU’s AI Regulations
The EU AI Act, which will take effect fully in August 2026, is transforming how companies of all sizes build and deploy AI systems. Applications of AI labeled as high risk—including common tools like CV screeners—will soon face strict compliance … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.”
— Arianna Huffington, Businesswoman and CEO of Thrive Global
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Fragility Is Anti-agility
In a world where adaptability is key, your ability to swiftly embrace new ways when faced with shifting circumstances defines your path to survival and triumph.
Embracing new steps for a fresh dance, a new melody for a different bird, and innovative approaches for an evolving world is crucial. Those resistant to…
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Leaders at All Levels: How Bayer Simplified to Unleash Innovation
When faced with serious business challenges, the 150-year-old pharma giant didn’t do a typical restructuring. It radically streamlined to let teams operate more like startups, as Michael Lurie explains in this video.
What happened when pharma giant Bayer radically simplified its…
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He Went from Tech CEO to Dishwasher. Now, He’s Behind 320 Restaurants and $750 Million in Assets.
Andrew K. Smith discusses how storytelling drives scale, how founders lead and how family stays part of the journey.
Key Takeaways
- Smith built Savory Fund alongside his wife, Shauna, who now serves as CEO. Their approach blends personal and…
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The words we use to describe our emotions affect how we feel, says historian Tiffany Watt Smith, and they’ve often changed (sometimes very dramatically) in response to new cultural expectations and ideas. Take nostalgia, for instance: first defined in 1688 as an illness and considered deadly, today it’s seen as a…
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