Browsing: Success
What I learned from a series of business failures before helping to build more than 100 corporate ventures
Jan Sedlacek is founder and managing partner of Stryber, a strategic growth consultancy headquartered in Switzerland. I experienced failure first-hand…
Verge Genomics CEO: Why I urge my employees to share their fears and vulnerabilities—and do the same with them
Alice Zhang is CEO and cofounder of Verge Genomics. I started my biotech company Verge Genomics out of graduate school…
Former Yum Brands CEO: How active learning took me from 30 trailer parks to the helm of a $32 billion global corporation
When I was in my late thirties, I lobbied to become the chief operating officer of Pepsi’s beverage division in…
AI will make coding skills more, not less, valuable—and it’s more important than ever for children to learn them
The year 2024 has continued to see the long-awaited rise of generative AI in many aspects of life. Every day,…
I’m nearing 65 and am better than ever at my job. With more boomers opting not to retire, I’m not alone
In 2007, I wrote an article making the case for law firms to reconsider their mandatory retirement policies. It was…
After vanquishing Trump in court, E. Jean Carroll urges women to focus on the presidential election
E. Jean Carroll took on former President Donald Trump and won, and now she wants other women to know that…
Many Americans believe social media offers an inaccurate picture of wealth and success; 57% of social media users say that…
Google employees grill Sundar Pichai and CFO Ruth Porat on why they’re not getting pay rises amid blowout earnings
Google is looking pretty good to outside investors to outside investors. In the first quarter of 2024 revenue was up…
I couldn’t make a living wage when I was released from prison. Now I run a successful business
The stigma that comes with having been in prison is difficult to overcome because it is both internal and external.…
How to get workers to stop fearing AI and embrace change? Build ‘AI playfulness’ teams, expert urges
Artificial intelligence—and generative AI, in particular—can be powerful instruments to boost office productivity, so long as people actually use them.…