May 09, 2026 Is an AI agent is your new coworker? Make sure to lean into your humanness BY The Conversation Judging by a slew of recent corporate announcements, your next “co-worker” might be an artificial intelligence agent—doing the work of an assistant, job scheduler, morning debriefer, learning coach and more. JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. … Continue reading Is an AI agent is your new coworker? Make sure to lean into your humanness
May 09, 2026 First job? Lean into emotional intelligence to thrive BY Harvey Deutschendorf Congrats! You got your first job! While you may have had temporary jobs while going to school, you might be feeling a variety of emotions, including excitement as well as some anxiety at the prospect of a first full-time job. While being … Continue reading First job? Lean into emotional intelligence to thrive
April 07, 2026 Laid off? Lean on your relationships, not your network BY Morag Barrett In 2025, companies directly attributed 55,000 job cuts to artificial intelligence—more than 12 times the figure from just two years earlier. In 2026, the pace has only accelerated. Block eliminated 4,000 roles in a single announcement. Amazon cut 16,000 corporate positions. … Continue reading Laid off? Lean on your relationships, not your network
April 06, 2026 Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is fighting the gender gap in AI adoption BY Pavithra Mohan Lean In, the feminist organization founded by Sheryl Sandberg, has a new focus: fighting the gender gap in AI adoption. The nonprofit has put out new research that digs into how women use AI in the workplace relative … Continue reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is fighting the gender gap in AI adoption
September 05, 2025 With uncertain futures, creatives must lean into imagination BY Kwame Taylor-Hayford Despite the upsides of progress and innovation, the future can also be a never-ending source of anxiety. For many, early excitement and enthusiasm for experimentation eventually gives way to massive fears about disruption. For creatives especially, recent opinions about the future typically … Continue reading With uncertain futures, creatives must lean into imagination
Comforting items are selling this holiday season: Scarves, hats, and gloves, humorous Christmas and Hanukkah cards and bright colors. BY Associated Press After the busy Black Friday holiday weekend, Kristen Tarnol, owner of Emerald Forest Gifts in Studio City, California, is already asking her supplier to send more fuzzy alpaca scarves and warm slippers that were … Continue reading Small businesses lean into ‘cozy’ and ‘festive’ trends this holiday season
When there is less to go around, we must reevaluate targets and leverage data to focus on high-impact activities. Amy Strickland on November 21, 2023 As senior marketing leaders, you’re undoubtedly well-acquainted with the challenge of doing more with less. You’ve heard the standard guidance — prioritize, automate and use data. It’s good advice. But … Continue reading Maximizing impact: Marketing resource allocation in lean times
By Clint Rainey November 15, 2023 Video-streaming platform Rumble is famously the site that Russell Brand fled to after being demonetized by YouTube in the wake of accusations of sexual harassment. It’s meanwhile been profiled by the New York Times as “the right’s go-to video site.” And last year, when Pew Research released a … Continue reading What if Rumble users actually lean Democrat? That’s what its CEO claims
Steven Imke — February 17, 2020 According to lean startup expert Eric Ries, “Lean Startup” consists of three components. Business Model Design Customer Development Agile Engineering The three components were designed to help businesses to become efficient, reduce the amount of time to get their product design right, and reduce the amount of initial cash … Continue reading Lean Startup – What You Need to Know
Brands should take a minimum viable data approach to collecting data, and then be clear about their intention with customers. Jeremy Korst on October 1, 2019 Every year companies invest billions of dollars collecting customer data to apply to marketing analytics. According to a recent CMO survey, reliance on marketing analytics to make decisions has … Continue reading Better data vs. big data: The importance of taking a lean data approach
