April 02, 2026 What to do after a life-defining mistake BY Next Big Idea Club Below, co-authors Joshua Steiner and Michael Lynton share five key insights from their new book, From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You. Joshua has worked in government, finance, and the nonprofit sector. After serving as chief of … Continue reading What to do after a life-defining mistake
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The $2 million martech procurement mistake hiding in plain sight
The real risk in martech isn’t the platform. It’s how teams evaluate, approve and govern procurement decisions. By Tonya Walker January 23, 2026 Last quarter, I watched a marketing team spend $ 180,000 on an attribution platform they’d been lobbying for all year. The demos were impressive. The business case was approved. … Continue reading The $2 million martech procurement mistake hiding in plain sight
Why ignoring consumers’ AI concerns will be a costly mistake
There’s a significant gap between how marketers and consumers feel about AI. Here’s what to do about it. Constantine von Hoffman on March 19, 2025 Marketers love AI, but consumers … not so much. That’s the broad takeaway from our review of nine recent reports on AI and marketing. Understanding the specifics of what … Continue reading Why ignoring consumers’ AI concerns will be a costly mistake
How to repair your reputation after you make a mistake at work
May 30, 2024 How to repair your reputation after you make a mistake at work We all make mistakes. Here’s how to deal with the situation and repair your reputation as a hardworking and responsible person. BY Stephanie Vozza Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes, though, they’re more than just awkward. Perhaps you dropped the ball on a … Continue reading How to repair your reputation after you make a mistake at work
Why it’s a big mistake to hire tech workers who show no sign of this
May 23, 2024 Why it’s a big mistake to hire tech workers who show no sign of this The failure to look for this trait directly impacts the ability to best serve a multigenerational workforce and customer base, this tech leader writes. BY Jen Brown The tech sector has a growing skills gap, but it’s not … Continue reading Why it’s a big mistake to hire tech workers who show no sign of this
OpenAI president: ‘Our mistake was definitely just being slow to respond’
By Max Ufberg March 10, 2023 It’s been four months since OpenAI debuted its chatbot, ChatGPT, and so far the hype train shows no sign of slowing down. These days everyone from teachers to journalists to HR departments are experimenting with generative AI. But there’s also been a wave of criticism over the … Continue reading OpenAI president: ‘Our mistake was definitely just being slow to respond’
Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors
Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 9, 2023 Google’s chatbot Bard, a conversational service for search, on Wednesday shared inaccurate information in a promotional video suggesting that Alphabet, the company’s parent, is losing ground to rival Microsoft. Bard’s error was discovered just prior to Google’s presentation. As of … Continue reading Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors
The biggest mistake leaders make when someone resigns—and what to do instead
By Mita Mallick January 30, 2023 “You’re resigning?” My former manager had bellowed into the phone. “After everything I have done for you! How can you resign and do this to me?” He continued to shout at me for a few more minutes. Until I finally was able to interrupt him and squeeze in a, … Continue reading The biggest mistake leaders make when someone resigns—and what to do instead
Marketing Mistake 5: Not Having a Long-Term Digital Marketing Strategy
Pallavi Tyagi December 21, 2021 Hi, welcome back to another blog of Your Digital Marketing Journey in this season. I’m talking about the mistakes that I made as a first time entrepreneur and we are up to mistake five. I’m going to start off this blog with the quote that you may have heard, which … Continue reading Marketing Mistake 5: Not Having a Long-Term Digital Marketing Strategy
Marketing Mistake 2: Not Having a Marketing Budget For a Small Business
Pallavi Tyagi November 30, 2021 This season I’m talking about the marketing mistakes I made with my first startup, and I’m hoping that you may benefit from my failures as well as my subsequent experience working with other entrepreneurs. I didn’t realise this mistake while I was working at my first startup. But now that … Continue reading Marketing Mistake 2: Not Having a Marketing Budget For a Small Business