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Unpacking Boris - Vaughn Tan
 This article explains why conventional goal-setting is usually self-defeating, and how organizations can free themselves to act more autonomously
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Editor's Note: It doesn't matter whether we're talking about a startup, an established business, a government agency, an NGO, or a not-for-profit. When it comes time to set strategic goals, the organization's internal leaders spend a lot of time and often spend a lot of money going through a goal-setting process for agreeing on shared goals. The problem is that they still end up working at cross purposes to each other. The organization's leaders have usually agreed among themselves on what shared goals to pursue, but have not agreed on what those shared goals mean in terms of implications for their respective areas of responsibility - and specifically what tradeoffs (= desirable outcomes) each leader's area will (or won't) have to sacrifice to achieve the shared goals.
WorkWorkWhy do Japanese people rush to eat fried chicken at Christmas? When you travel to Japan, you expect to eat delicious sushi, incredible ramen, fantastic foods you've never heard of. But the surprise comes when you realize that one of their greatest delicacies is... fried chicken. What's more! There are KFC everywhere.
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WorkOpenAI may become a for-profit because it needs 'more capital than imagined' In November, Musk expanded his lawsuit against the AI startup and several of its co-founders, accusing it of anticompetitive behavior and calling it a “market-paralyzing gorgon.” Later in the month, Musk’s attorneys filed a preliminary injunction against the AI startup, several of its co-founders, and Microsoft to stop its transition to a for-profit company. Work
WorkWorkTrump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and fervent Trump loyalist, helped set off the altercation earlier this week by criticizing Mr. Trump’s selection of Sriram Krishnan, an Indian American venture capitalist, to be an adviser on artificial intelligence policy. In a post, she said she was concerned that Mr. Krishnan, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in India, would have influence on the Trump administration’s immigration policies, and mentioned “third-world invaders.”
WorkNPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump “The most vulnerable stations serving the most vulnerable people are going to be the ones that are hurt the hardest,” said Eric Nuzum, a former NPR executive and a co-founder of Magnificent Noise, an audio consulting and production company. “We’re talking about very rural parts of the United States.” WorkYellen Issues Debt Limit Warning to Congress The United States borrows money to pay its bills and obligations, including funding for social safety net programs, interest on the national debt and salaries for members of the armed forces. If the United States is unable to raise the debt limit, it will soon be unable to make many of those payments, including to investors who have bought government debt.
WorkWorkCanadian Ministers to Meet Trump Aides at Mar-a-Lago to Discuss Border, and Tariffs Mr. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on imports from Canada when he takes office in January unless the country reduces the flow of migrants and fentanyl into the United States. Such a move could be devastating for Canada, whose economy depends heavily on exports to the United States. Many Canadian industries are tightly integrated across the border.
WorkWorkAn Anonymous Post Accused the Alexander Brothers of Sexual Assault Years Before They Were Charged Susan Necheles, a lawyer for Oren Alexander, and Joel Denaro, a lawyer representing both Oren and Alon Alexander, declined to comment on the blog post. Though the post does not mention Tal Alexander, his lawyer, Deanna Paul, referred to it as libel. In an emailed statement, she said anyone facing such a post “should take legal or judicial steps to address it. Repeated false media attacks are obviously dangerous.”
WorkWork2024 is on its way to being the hottest year ever The WWA’s report set some critical resolutions for 2025 to combat the rising influence of climate change. The report calls for a “faster shift” away from fossil fuel usage, improvements in early warning systems for extreme weather events, a greater focus on reporting of heat related deaths and financing for developing countries and regions hit hardest by the effects of climate change. WorkHouthis claim to have targeted Ben Gurion airport after Israel hits Sanaa??a Hopes of a ceasefire before the Biden administration leaves office in the US on 20 January have yet to be fulfilled and winter is setting in across the strip. Several deaths from the cold have been reported, including that of a nurse from the European hospital in the south of Gaza. He was found dead on Friday morning inside his tent in the Mawasi area west of Khan Younis. WorkWorkLondon chauffeur given community order for stalking Qatari princess She sentenced Abousalah, of Park West, Edgware Road, to a 12-month community order as well as a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement. She also put in place a three-year restraining order, ordering him to avoid Al-Thani and her husband, as well as the Hyde Park area. WorkThe trends that shaped EVs, robotaxis, and electric flight in 2024 | TechCrunch Rebecca Bellan covers transportation for TechCrunch. She’s interested in all things micromobility, EVs, AVs, smart cities, AI, sustainability and more. Previously, she covered social media for Forbes.com, and her work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, i-D (Vice) and more.Rebecca studied journalism and history at Boston University. She has invested in Ethereum. Work2024: Founder mode, AI, and the 'Rise of the Broligarchs' Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as a tech reporter at Adweek, a senior editor at VentureBeat, a local government reporter at the Hollister Free Lance, and vice president of content at a VC firm. He lives in New York City. WorkWorkWorkWorkTrump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban “President Trump alone possesses the consummate deal-making expertise, the electoral mandate and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the government — concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged,” the brief said. WorkWorkWorkMigrants and End of Covid Restrictions Fuel Jump in U.S. Homelessness Veterans were the lone group among whom homelessness declined last year, the report found. That continues a long-term trend driven by bipartisan support for services and housing that is at odds with the rancor of the broader homelessness debate. The number of homeless veterans fell by 8 percent last year and is down more than half since 2009. WorkIn Syria, U.S. Hopes to Avoid Replay of Afghanistan Even so, U.S. officials remain wary of Mr. al-Shara. They fear he might be sweet-talking to win international backing as he plots to consolidate power and perhaps impose strict Islamic rule, much as Taliban leaders did in 2021 in Afghanistan. WorkBezos' Blue Origin just got approval to launch its New Glenn for the first time In May, NASA tapped Blue Origin for its next crewed flight to the moon. The Pentagon also selected Blue Origin, along with SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, to provide launch services for the U.S. Space Force. The three companies will compete for contracts potentially worth up to $5.6 billion over five years starting in 2025. WorkAmazon union workers vow to keep fighting The Teamsters fight for better conditions for Amazon workers comes around the same time that the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), is urging for more strong safety measures at Tyson (TSN-0.36%) poultry processing plants. A boiler explosion at a Tyson Georgia facility early Friday morning left one worker dead and others severely injured. WorkWorkAirline stocks had an incredible 2024 One name in particular has had an especially good 2024. United Airlines (UAL-1.56%), which competes with Delta Air Lines (DAL-1.92%) as the preeminent domestic name in the space — the two companies are dueling to see who can build the country’s biggest airport lounge — has seen its stock rise nearly 140%. When a so-called “capacity crisis” of unsold seats depressed airfares, United told investors that it saw the headwind coming and cut down on supply in order to turn the situation into a major tailwind. WorkThe Dow sinks 500 points as Nvidia and Tesla lead tech decline Investors continued to offload AI stocks on Friday, locking in profits during the holiday season. Shares of Super Micro Computer (SMCI-4.55%), Palantir (PLTR-3.69%), and Nvidia (NVDA-2.42%) — another Magnificent Seven stock — fell sharply, dropping by 5.5%, 3%, and 4.4% respectively. WorkWorkBoeing's space business could experience liftoff in 2025 Speaking of SpaceX, CEO Elon Musk was talking trash about Calhoun on his X social media platform on Christmas, saying that “Boeing is on a much better track with the new CEO” and that “the prior guy had no idea how airplanes or rockets worked. Just zero.” WorkTesla's Stock is Soaring Even as Its Car Sales Sag Some analysts wonder whether he has lost interest in cars as he juggles numerous other activities. They include X; SpaceX, the federal government’s main rocket contractor; and his role as co-head of a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, which will advise Mr. Trump on slashing federal spending. WorkOpenAI Details Plans for Becoming a For-Profit Company With the change in structure, Mr. Altman and his colleagues must find ways to compensate the nonprofit for its loss of control. OpenAI said the nonprofit would receive shares in the P.B.C. but added that the value it would receive was still being negotiated by independent financial advisers. WorkNASA's Parker Solar Probe Sends Signal Home Still, there was some fear this time that the probe might not survive this time. Parker’s heat shield is designed so that the front of the vehicle can withstand facing the blistering heat of the sun’s outer atmosphere, which reaches millions of degrees, while the back, which contains the probe’s sensitive instruments, sits at a comfortable 85 degrees Fahrenheit. WorkWorkBerrien Moore III Is Dead Dr. Moore and his colleagues operated in an age of refrigerator-size supercomputers that were both few in number and highly coveted by scientists awed by their ability to process reams of data. Dr. Corell remembered Dr. Moore vying for time on one belonging to the University of New Hampshire with Jochen Heisenberg, the son of the nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate Werner Heisenberg. WorkWorkGoogle CEO Pichai struggled to navigate a pressure-filled year One internal meme that got more than 2,000 likes, compared Google to Star Wars' Anakin Skywalker. The meme shows an image of a smiling childhood Skywalker, framed by one of the company's original, colorful employee badges. The meme progresses Skywalker's age in two later versions of the badge. WorkWorkWorkWorkCandice Miller Contends With a Tangle of Debt After Her Husband's Death Nearly six months later, Mr. Miller’s widow, lawyers, lenders and courts are still untangling an extraordinary financial mess. As they do, the saga raises fundamental questions about the ease with which someone was able to convert a patina of ornate wealth into millions of dollars in loans. WorkA Month On, a Tenuous Cease-fire Holds Between Israel and Hezbollah The truce took effect more than a year after Hezbollah began attacking Israel in solidarity with its ally Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in Gaza that led the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Israel retaliated by assassinating Hezbollah’s leadership and pummeling the group’s bases. |
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