June 01, 2024 4 leadership principles that drive company culture This tech cofounder and CEO calls them the “Four I’s”—instinct, integrity, intensity, and inclusion. Here’s how to cultivate the values they stand for. BY Ameesh Divatia There is a quote from leadership and company culture expert Larry Senn that says, “Culture is not an initiative. Culture … Continue reading 4 leadership principles that drive company culture
May 28, 2024 Adam Neumann ‘shut out’ of WeWork buyback, capping a fraught saga between founder and company Rebuffed, Neumann slammed the plan to go with an offer that was $200 million less than his own as “unrealistic and unlikely to succeed.” BY Clint Rainey With two days until WeWork is expected to emerge from bankruptcy, … Continue reading Adam Neumann ‘shut out’ of WeWork buyback after company accepts a bid from Masa and former Softbank pals
May 17, 2024 Former OpenAI leader blasts company for ignoring ‘safety culture’ Jan Leike, a coleader in the company’s superalignment group, wrote on X that OpenAI’s safety culture has ‘taken a backseat to shiny products.’ BY Chris Morris Not all the departures from OpenAI have been on the best of terms. Jan Leike, a coleader in … Continue reading Former OpenAI leader blasts company for ignoring ‘safety culture’
May 25, 2024 Why your company should embrace the four-day workweek At Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies Summit, these execs from 4 Day Week Global, Kickstarter, and Public Policy Lab made a solid case for the four-day workweek. BY Claire Zhao The push for a four-day workweek has recently surged in popularity, spearheaded by Sen. Bernie … Continue reading Why your company should embrace the four-day workweek
May 02, 2024 Carvana stock price is soaring after the ‘best financial results in company history’ The online used-car retailer, which was close to bankruptcy just a few years ago, enjoyed skyrocketing profit in the first quarter of 2024. BY Michael Grothaus Shares of Carvana Co. are going through the roof in premarket trading this morning … Continue reading Carvana stock price is soaring after the ‘best financial results in company history’
April 26, 2024 What every company needs to know before embarking on global expansion Scaling your business to foreign markets requires more than simply marketing in a new language—it requires a commitment to understanding local culture, customs, and social conventions BY FastCo Works When globe-trotting consumers connect seamlessly to a rideshare driver after touching down in … Continue reading What every company needs to know before embarking on global expansion
April 19, 2024 Selena Gomez and her mom, Mandy Teefey, want you to work on your mental fitness—and their company Wondermind can help Mother-and-daughter duo Mandy Teefey and Selena Gomez started Wondermind to be a ‘mental fitness ecosystem’ aimed at tackling the mental health epidemic by making resources more accessible. BY KC Ifeanyi When Mandy Teefey … Continue reading Selena Gomez and her mom want you to work on your mental fitness—and their company Wondermind can help
New offering will combine social media campaign management with analytics powered by Talkwalker’s Blue Silk GPT genAI technology. Chris Wood on April 9, 2024 Social media management company Hootsuite announced it will acquire Talkwalker, an AI-powered social analytics platform. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but it’s expected to close in 2Q 2024. Hootsuite, … Continue reading Hootsuite to acquire social analytics company Talkwalker
March 12, 2024 Bosses, your company is not as highly trusted as you think it is A wide-ranging new survey from PwC shows top executives are increasingly out of touch when it comes to trust from their customers and employees. BY Shalene Gupta To paraphrase the Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow, virtually every transaction has … Continue reading Bosses, your company is not as highly trusted as you think it is
Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge. Nicola Agius on February 26, 2024 Google accused the U.S. government of wanting to punish it for being more successful than its competitors. The company made the comments in an unsealed post-trial brief … Continue reading Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success
