August 12, 2024 Tech failures like the Crowdstrike outage are the new normal. Here’s how leaders can prep for them PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada says companies can’t stop incidents from happening, but they can reduce the risks. BY Stephanie Mehta Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto … Continue reading Tech failures like the Crowdstrike outage are the new normal. Here’s how leaders can prep for them
July 14, 2024 Why does it seem like Gen Z workers are always late? In a new survey, almost half of Gen Z respondents said being 5 to 10 minutes late is the same as being on time. BY Henry Chandonnet As the business mantra goes, early is on time and on time is late. For … Continue reading Why does it seem like Gen Z workers are always late?
Amazon Seeks More AI Updates Like Rufus To Outpace Competitors by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 12, 2024 Have you met Amazon Rufus, an AI shopping assistant now available to all U.S. customers? I met Rufus a few weeks ago, and it can be a little spooky at times. Rufus can answer questions in … Continue reading Amazon Seeks More AI Updates Like Rufus To Outpace Competitors
Learn how four big brands use generative AI to streamline marketing, from creative ideation and copywriting to data analysis and advertising. Taylor Peterson on June 24, 2024 Now that the novelty of AI has settled and marketing teams are using it across their operations in creative, efficient ways, we’re starting to see some interesting … Continue reading How brands like Klarna and Mars are using AI in marketing operations
June 18, 2024 What Apple’s, OpenAI’s, and TikTok’s logos would look like if surrealists had designed them Salvador Dalí could have done a lot for logo design. BY Hunter Schwarz Surrealism grew out of postwar, post-pandemic Europe a century ago. The movement gave us artists like Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and Max Ernst. Today, Europe is … Continue reading What Apple’s, OpenAI’s, and TikTok’s logos would look like if surrealists had designed them
US Surgeon General says that social media, like cigarettes, should come with warning labels But warning labels can’t happen without Congressional support. karissa bell Mon, Jun 17, 2024 NBC via Getty Images The US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, says that social media should come with warning labels about its potential health impacts much … Continue reading US Surgeon General says that social media, like cigarettes, should come with warning labels
June 01, 2024 How to find the balance between telling it like it is and displaying good people skills More often than not, telling it like it is is not indicative of intelligence. BY Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic If you’re like most people—someone who pays attention to the feelings of others, and tries to act with empathy in … Continue reading How to find the balance between telling it like it is and displaying good people skills
May 10, 2024 Film and TV art crews are facing an unemployment crisis. Here’s what it’s like for workers The Art Directors Guild just suspended its Production Design Initiative program due to high unemployment. For some workers, it confirmed what they already knew. BY Joe Berkowitz The Art Directors Guild (ADG) recently sent an email to … Continue reading Film and TV art crews are facing an unemployment crisis. Here’s what it’s like for workers
May 04, 2024 Why leaders should never act like Elon Musk during a transition These steps can help leaders maintain high employee morale through a major transition, such as a merger or acquisition. BY Brenda Jacobsen It can be difficult to maintain high employee morale throughout a major transition, such as a merger or acquisition. Employees … Continue reading Why leaders should never act like Elon Musk during a transition
April 18, 2024 Like listening to waterfalls and birds on Spotify? Now when you play them you are helping protect them ‘Nature’ is now an official, credited artist on streaming platforms, so when you listen to them, conservation organizations will get the royalties. BY Kristin Toussaint On April 18, a new artist is debuting on … Continue reading Like listening to waterfalls and birds on Spotify? Now when you play them you are helping protect them
