It’s Monday, and you’re a leader who wants to learn how to give better feedback. Since your company recently brought on an artificial intelligence chatbot to help you improve your skills as a manager, you open a new window and begin typing. The AI gives you a few general tips—remind the employee what they’re doing well, listen actively, frame challenges as opportunities for growth—and you figure it’s enough to get your week started. But then suddenly it’s Friday, and closing your laptop for the week you realize you applied none of the tips in any of your check-in or performance…
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When stress rises, most people do not suddenly become someone different. They often become more intensely who they are or were rather than who they are working on becoming. Old habits, protective behaviors, and familiar patterns tend to reappear, sometimes before we even realize it is happening. A leader who normally listens well may become controlling. A collaborative team member may withdraw. A person who values calm communication may become reactive or defensive. In moments of uncertainty, pressure, or exhaustion, people often revert to what feels familiar and protective, even when those behaviors no longer serve them or the people…
Below, Mark Pincus shares six key insights from his new book, Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love!. Mark is the founder of Zynga, the pioneer of social mobile games. He is one of the tech industry’s most prominent entrepreneurs, known for repeatedly spotting and shaping the internet’s biggest hits. What’s the Big Idea? We’re entering an era where turning ideas into reality has never been easier, but success still depends on how you think, not just what you build. By staying playful, grounded in your purpose, and relentlessly testing ideas without becoming attached to them, you dramatically…
Creating a government fund to own AI stock and benefit all Americans would require many hard choices. Should the U.S. government require artificial intelligence companies to transfer half of their stock to a sovereign wealth fund—a government-run fund that invests surplus state revenues for long-term savings and economic stability? About 7 in 10 Americans who were asked this question in a June 2026 survey answered that it should. The survey was conducted around the time that Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduced related legislation. His measure is intended to create government oversight over disruptive AI threats, while allowing all Americans…
There’s an entire universe of great music outside the confines of Spotify and YouTube Music, and you don’t need a subscription to access it. Over the years, live concert tapers have archived thousands of shows from artists like Grateful Dead, Phish, Billy Strings, and beyond. While getting a hold of these shows once required you to scour through sketchy torrent sites—or, further back in time, exchanging tapes with strangers in the mail—the entire process has now been streamlined into a slick mobile app. The only hard part is deciding what you should listen to first. This tip originally appeared in…
D’Wayne Edwards, legacy sneaker designer at Nike and president of Pensole Lewis College, has been studying Bruce Lee since he was in high school. “I thought he was this guy who did karate,” says Edwards. “But he was an incredible philosopher.” Having received his design education entirely on the job (first at Skechers and then at Nike), Edwards says he gleaned so much of his approach to design from watching and reading Lee’s work. “He doesn’t have a fighting style,” says Edwards. “His fighting style is whatever his opponent forces him to do. That’s how I look at design.” Edwards…
Sitting in the office, scrolling social media, and seeing friends live their best lives on an Italian vacation is not a fun way to spend your summer. Thankfully, there is a remedy. Today (Saturday, August 1) just so happens to be National Spritz Day. Sipping on a spritz can help dull the FOMO. Here are some fun facts about the refreshing cocktail, as well as some fun places around the country to get a good deal on one. What is a basic spritz recipe? At its core, a spritz is made of three ingredients: prosecco, a bitter Italian aperitif, and…
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world it was possible to balance work and parenting over a 10-week summer. Not only do working parents have to scramble through the spring to sign their kids up for appropriate camp or childcare before all the slots are filled, but the cost of just one week of camp can be exorbitant. (And it’s not like you get a partial refund if your kid gets sick and misses a day.) But that’s just the first half of the problem. Even if camp worked out beautifully, there’s still not enough coverage…
There are more than 1.5 billion iPhone users worldwide, according to DemandSage’s February 2026 data. Every iPhone comes with Apple’s default Clock app preinstalled. This is the app that hundreds of millions of people around the planet rely on each day to make sure they get up for work on time, know what hour it is in a different country, or take a meal out of the oven before it burns. Despite being such a crucial app, though, Clock—like Apple’s Messages app—is a frustrating experience. Compared to many third-party and Android clock apps, Apple’s Clock lacks extremely basic features that,…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most high-performing women spend 60% of their time on the work organizations publicly reward — committees, ERGs, mentoring, external visibility — while only 10% of it actually drives promotion. The fix isn’t better time management; it’s a weekly discipline built on one question: did anything I did this week move me closer to the people who decide my next opportunity? I was finishing my doctorate. I had two teenagers, one across the country at boarding school. I was working full-time, flying cross-country for school visits, writing and analyzing data in…