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How Part-Time Senior Leaders Can Help Your Business Technological innovation, advances in remote work, and reshaped post-pandemic priorities have led to companies hiring fractional leaders, or part-time senior talent, to occupy key leadership roles. These leaders, who typically have 20 to 30 years of experience, blend strategic and functional leadership with a hands-on approach, and they offer their skills to multiple organizations, typically startups or small and medium-sized enterprises. The arrangement enables organizations to benefit from senior leadership without the expense and commitment of a full-time hire, and it allows senior executives both career flexibility and stability. This article looks at the pros and cons of fractional leadership and outlines three crucial conversations to have before engaging in this kind of arrangement.
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 Somewhere between San Luis Obispo and Monterey, California, I wondered if the rain would ever cease. Pounding storms had followed me on my two-week solo road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco, so much so that the Pacific Coast Highway was closed to motorists through Big Sur — one of my planned pit stops. While I meticulously planned the drive and itinerary down to the hour, I never once considered a backup plan for something as common as a closed road. At a loss for what to do, I scrambled to find an Airbnb in a remote area for the night. I had unintentionally broken one of the top road trip rules, according to seasoned roadtripper and blogger Lori Blalock. WorkBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Ousted: What to Know
Bangladesh’s embattled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday under pressure from the military following escalating clashes between police and anti-government protesters that resulted in at least 300 deaths, including more than 90 on Sunday alone.
Work'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Finale Didn't Need a Battle
The end of a season in the Song of Ice and Fire universe comes with certain expectations. Game of Thrones set the bar high with a debut outing that culminated in the execution of its apparent hero, Ned Stark; the secession of the North; the death of Khal Drogo; and the birth of Daenerys’ dragons. In subsequent seasons, the final episode or two consistently delivered battles, bloodshed, shocking reversals of fortune. House of the Dragon carried on that tradition in a Season 1 finale that opened in the immediate aftermath of King Viserys’ death, as Aegon II ascended a contested Iron Throne, the Green and Black factions rallied their respective allies, and Aemond’s dragon Vhagar killed Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys and Lucerys’ dragon Arrax. WorkThe Inside Story of Noah Lyles' Incredible 100-M Win
Noah Lyles and his long-time sports psychologist, Diana McNab, have been executing a pre-race routine all season long. Together, they come up with a sort of script, which lays out the psychological game plan on race day—from what Lyles should think when he wakes up, when he arrives at the track, when he’s warming up, when he’s in the blocks, and so on. This mental script is meant to produce strong physical results.
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Mexican-themed fast-food chain Taco Bell will muscle up its tech assets at locations across the U.S. this year, saying it will introduce voice compatible artificial intelligence (AI) systems to handle drive-thru orders at hundreds of U.S. locations. The announcement by company owner Yum! Brands came a month after McDonald's ended tests of a similar platform that--according to some customers--could get a bit buggy.
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WorkAI Has a Revolutionary Ability to Parse Details. What Does That Mean for Business? - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
Humans have relied on generalizations forever as a mental shortcut — and a way of running a business efficiently. But just as advancements in AI are making it possible to move beyond a handful of customer personas to infinitely personalizable products and messaging, they are also revealing to us a broader world full of ever-changing unique detail. Weinberger, a technology philosopher, and Zanini, a business innovation strategist, show us four areas in which the particular is making itself known and used in business and in life: Strategy, talent management, leadership selection, and supply chain management. Business leaders who see this trend are better positioned to see new opportunities and make better decisions in all these areas.
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In recent years companies have removed college-degree requirements from many of their job postings. They’ve done this for good reason: Talent is scarce, and requiring degrees eliminates almost two-thirds of workers from consideration, a disproportionate number of them Black and Hispanic. But there’s a problem: For every 100 of these new postings, fewer than four additional candidates without degrees are actually hired. The authors of this article argue that it’s time to do more to make skills-based hiring a reality, and they present six ways that companies and hiring managers can do so. Work
WorkPhasing out the 'D-word' - STAT (No paywall)
As I roamed the meeting rooms and halls of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia last week, I kept hearing a word — dementia — I’ve come to loathe as someone with early Alzheimer’s. Work
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In late 2021, after 18 months of long COVID symptoms, Oonagh Cousins, a member of Great Britain rowing team, was ready to resume training. She’d contracted COVID-19 in early 2020, and although her initial case was mild, Cousins spent the next year and a half experiencing a fatigue that went far beyond just feeling tired. “It was like a deep sickness,” she says, a “sludgy, deep weakness” that flared up after even mild exertion. WorkWorkHow to spend a food weekend in Sorrento - Travel (No paywall)
Perched on the edge of a cliff, overlooking Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples, Sorrento’s location has long been part of its appeal. A historic centre of narrow alleyways and medieval architecture only adds to the allure with hotels, restaurants and gift shops secreted among its warren of streets. WorkWhere to go hiking in Cappadocia, Turkey - Travel (No paywall)
“You’re not claustrophobic, right?” says tour guide Giray Özcas as we squeeze through a four-foot-high tunnel, 260ft beneath the hoodoos and rock churches that tessellate the landscape of Cappadocia. I’m not, as far as I know, but as we descend further, the air becomes stuffier, the walls close in tighter and I’m relieved when we emerge into a large, echoing cavern. It’s dimly lit by electric light, but its walls are blackened with char marks from ancient linseed lamps. Its perimeter is riddled with hollow doors, each one leading into another tunnel, spidering off into the darkness. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkJPMorgan Chase is opening more small-town branches in middle America
When it comes to prioritizing locations for new branches, Roberts said it\'s a \"balance of art and science.\" She said the bank looks at factors such as population growth, the number of small businesses in the community, whether there is a new corporate headquarters, a new suburb being built, or new roadways. WorkWorkWhy Is Iran Expected to Attack Israel? What to Know About the Crisis.
Hezbollah has been engaged in tit-for-tat attacks with Israel for months, raising fears that the region was teetering toward a wider war. Hezbollah has fired thousands of rockets and drones at Israel, saying it was acting in solidarity with Hamas, which is also backed by Iran. Israel has retaliated as well as evacuated tens of thousands of its citizens in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. WorkOpinion | JD Vance Just Blurbed a Book Arguing That Progressives Are Subhuman
Pinochet-inspired helicopter memes have been common in the MAGA movement for years. And as the historian David Austin Walsh wrote last year, there’s long been a cult of Franco on the right. Nevertheless, it’s extremely unusual for a candidate for vice president of the United States to openly align himself with autocratic terror. WorkA Family Reunion Menu Over 150 Years in the Making
But, here, those in attendance were connecting across centuries and continents, as the descendants of William D. Coleman, Liberia’s 13th president who emigrated from the United States in 1853, met and broke bread with their American relatives, whose ancestors had stayed in Kentucky. This year was of particular significance: It was the first time the Coleman-Richards family reunion was held in the same county where William D. Coleman’s American ancestors were enslaved. WorkWorkIs the United States in self-destruct mode?
Even if you think the American Constitution is the most brilliant political document in human history (and it arguably is), it was written in the late 18th century, which means it’s a product of a very different world than the one we currently inhabit. WorkWorkAfter 6 Months of Purgatory on Capitol Hill, Senate Axes Bipartisan Tax Bill - Inc.com (No paywall)
On Thursday, the Senate killed a bipartisan bill with backing from the Biden administration that would have expanded the child tax credit and enacted a series of business tax breaks designed to encourage innovation and growth. Facing widespread Republican opposition, the $79 billion piece of legislation failed to muster the 60 votes needed to start debate. The vote fell largely on party lines with 48 Senators voting to advance the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act and 44 voting against. Three Republican Senators--Rick Scott of Florida, Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma--voted with Democrats to open debate. WorkWorkWorkWhy Japanese markets have plummeted - The Economist (No paywall)
As fears of an American recession spread, Japan’s markets took another beating. On August 5th the Topix plunged by 13% in its worst performance since 1987. The index is now almost a quarter below its peak, reached barely a month ago. The yen, meanwhile, is snapping back: it is up 12% from less than a month ago, when it was at its weakest in 37 years. These sharp moves carry implications not just for Japanese investors and firms. The country’s financial heft means that they could become a source of further volatility in nervous global markets. WorkWorkWhy do conservatives in America love Zyn? - The Economist (No paywall)
You have probably heard of Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News host. But what about Tucker Carlzyn? Mr Carlson has earned the moniker for his enthusiasm for Zyn, a small white pouch, placed between the lip and the gum, that delivers a jolt of nicotine. He has called it “a powerful work enhancer, and also a male enhancer, if you know what I mean”, and likened its effect to “the hand of God reaching down and massaging your central nervous system”. Thanks in part to Mr Carlson, Zyn has become a symbol for a new boyish blend of conservative masculinity. WorkThe infectious disease doctor shortage will hit marginalized people the hardest
Physician shortages span across all specialties: A recent Association of American Medical Colleges report projected that by 2036, the U.S. will have a deficit of 86,000 physicians. The speakers at the press briefing noted that the infectious disease care shortage itself goes beyond insufficient numbers of physicians — there’s also a dearth of infectious disease specialized nurses, clinical microbiologists, pharmacists, and lab technicians. WorkDavid Lynch Says He Has Emphysema
According to the American Lung Association, emphysema, also referred to as chronic obstructive lung disease, is a lung disease that causes shortness of breath. Smoking and air pollution are the most common causes. Early warning signs of the disease include coughing up mucus, wheezing and chest tightness, the A.L.A. says on its website. WorkUsha Vance Defends JD Vance's 'Childless Cat Ladies' Claim as a 'Quip'
Mr. Vance, then a Senate candidate, did not explicitly refer to challenges facing Americans struggling to have children during the 2021 interview, which lasted five minutes. He said the people he was referring to were “obsessed with their jobs” and controlled by “D.C. and New York status games.” WorkVirginia Man Threatened to Kill Kamala Harris, Authorities Say
In a statement on Monday, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia, said: “Open political discourse is a cornerstone of our American experience. We can disagree. We can argue, and we can debate. However, when those disagreements cross the line to threats of violence, law enforcement must step in.” WorkThe Memo: No AI training? Go rogue
Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation that were on the call but not allowed to speak during it, said they were told during the meeting that Walmart would start requiring thousands of workers from its smaller offices and remote locations to move to one of its main office hubs or consider their jobs gone. WorkHouse of the Dragon season 2 is as bleak as it gets
As various characters vainly claimed that peace was their goal, Daemon\'s finale visions of the events of Game of Thrones reminded us otherwise. This war might feel like the war to end all wars but there is no such thing. Instead, it is just another fight to the death of many hundreds of thousands. WorkWorkTraders Bet on Fed Emergency Rate Cuts, but Officials Need More to React
Monday’s sell-off was far less drastic than that moment. Investors dumped stocks because they have become nervous that the economy might fall into a recession after a few weak economic data releases in the United States, including a jobs report last Friday that showed unemployment rising. But even as they sank, markets continued to trade in an orderly fashion. WorkWorkWork'Pig butchering' scammers target BBC reporter
Knowing the profile for ‘Jessica’ was fake, the reporter played along for more than two months to find out what psychological tricks the pig butchers employ to trick victims around the world into investing into fake crypto schemes. |
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